What happens if my child suddenly has stomach pain?

Nowadays, many families have only one child, and the level of attention paid to the children is unprecedented. However, because many families are too indulgent towards their children, the children often eat a lot of snacks, which causes the children to often suffer from sudden stomach pains. So what causes children to have sudden stomach pains? Let me introduce the reasons to you below!

Acute gastritis and chronic gastritis

1. Acute gastritis is an acute inflammation of the gastric mucosa caused by various reasons. The causes include bacterial infection, bacterial toxin contamination, viral infection, etc. Chemical factors such as taking aspirin, quinine, anti-tumor drugs, indomethacin, etc. can cause damage to the gastric mucosa; dietary factors such as excessive drinking, overeating, too rough food, and stimulation of too cold or too hot food; physical factors such as foreign bodies in the stomach, gastric stones, and gastric radiotherapy. The onset of acute gastritis is usually rapid. Acute gastritis caused by bacteria or toxins contaminating food usually occurs within a few hours, usually not more than 24 hours.

2. Chronic gastritis is often caused by incomplete treatment of acute gastritis. Gastric and duodenal ulcers are often related to seasonal changes, mental factors, improper diet, or a history of long-term use of ulcer-causing drugs such as aspirin. High mental stress and overexcitement of the vagus nerve can worsen ulcers and cause acute perforation.

Gastrointestinal neurosis

Gastrointestinal neurosis is a functional disease of the stomach caused by dysfunction of the cerebral cortex (i.e. dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system that controls the stomach). It is a systemic disease. Dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system is often caused by the influence of various mental factors, such as excessive mental stress, long-term insomnia, long-term failure to resolve certain ideological contradictions, unexpected misfortunes, etc. It is more common in young and middle-aged people, and more common in women than in men. The main manifestations are gastrointestinal secretion and motility disorders, often accompanied by systemic neurological symptoms such as stomach pain, abdominal distension, bitter taste in the mouth, bad breath, insomnia, premature ejaculation, frequent farts, mental distraction, palpitations, chest tightness, forgetfulness, and headache. It should be noted that not all patients have all the symptoms, some patients only have one or several of them.

Other causes

Many patients with stomach problems have had this experience: anger, tension, and anxiety will aggravate stomach problems. This is because these negative emotions can cause autonomic nervous system dysfunction in the stomach, making the gastric smooth muscle tense, affecting gastric motility, and causing excessive secretion of gastric acid and pepsin, which can damage the gastric mucosa. Therefore, patients will feel very uncomfortable in their stomach.

After reading the editor's introduction, I believe you have a more comprehensive understanding of the reasons why children suddenly have stomach pain. If your child has this situation, it is best to take the child to the hospital for a detailed examination in time. Timely treatment is the most correct choice. In addition, pay more attention to let your child develop good eating habits and pay attention to nourishing the stomach in daily life.