What should I do if my child has a stomachache in the middle of the night?

Because children's physical development is not yet complete, they may develop various diseases. There are many reasons that lead to these diseases. Parents must pay special attention. If the child has a stomachache in the middle of the night, be sure to give the child medicine in time. If it is particularly serious, be sure to go to the hospital for treatment in time.

Stomach ache is one of the most common symptoms in babies. Generally speaking, common causes of abdominal pain include intestinal cramps, ascariasis, dysentery, intussusception, appendicitis, etc. Because the causes of stomach pain in children are complex, a comprehensive assessment from multiple aspects is generally required to confirm the diagnosis. If parents understand the general causes and classifications of their baby's stomachache, they will not panic when facing their baby's stomachache.

There are many kinds of abdominal pain. Usually, the general cause of abdominal pain can be understood according to the baby's age characteristics, degree and location of abdominal pain.

Judging from their age, stomach pain in babies under one year old is mostly caused by intussusception. Babies around three years old are more likely to have intestinal cramps. Stomach pain in preschool children is mostly caused by intestinal roundworms or autonomic nervous system dysfunction.

Determined by pain level

Severe abdominal pain: lying still and not daring to move, mostly due to acute inflammation, such as acute appendicitis, acute cholecystitis, etc.; severe abdominal pain like colic, mostly due to ascariasis, urinary stones, etc.; tearing abdominal pain, common in visceral perforation, such as stomach and gallbladder perforation.

Determined by the location of the pain

Pain in the upper and middle abdomen is often caused by stomach problems; pain in the right upper abdomen is often caused by liver and gallbladder diseases; pain in the lower and middle abdomen is often caused by intestinal diseases; overall abdominal pain is often caused by organ perforation or necrosis or bleeding of diseased tissue; pain around the umbilicus is often caused by small intestine diseases; pain in the right lower abdomen is often caused by appendicitis.

After listening to the above introduction by the editor, parents and friends should now be very clear about the situation of children's stomachache. It is best to always have some medicines at home. At the same time, you must pay attention to food hygiene when feeding your children, and don't eat too much food at one time under normal circumstances.