What causes fever and stomach pain in children?

Children are prone to fever when they catch a little cold. Fever makes people feel uncomfortable and awkward, and may even cause stomach pain. In the following article, the editor will introduce the causes of fever and stomach pain in children, and what parents should pay attention to their children in daily life.

In life, your child will inevitably have a stomachache. Understanding the various possible causes of your child's stomach pain will help you take timely measures to diagnose and treat it.

1. Intestinal spasm. This is the most likely cause of stomach pain in children. In the pediatric surgery clinic of the Children's Hospital, most of the stomach pains in children are caused by pediatric intestinal spasms (intestinal cramps), which occur in children ranging from 1 or 2 years old to 11 or 12 years old. The most common age is between 4 or 5 years old and 5 or 6 years old. The main cause of intestinal cramps is improper eating (such as eating too much; eating a lot of cold food, etc.).

The most likely cause of stomach pain in children

At this time, parents should not be anxious. First, they should check whether the child has any pain at pressure points. If so, don't worry too much, it is not a big problem.

2. Acute pancreatitis. Children aged 2 or 3 do not get the disease very often, but the incidence rate is relatively high in children aged 4 or 5 and above. The causes are mostly overeating, and most of them are greasy and indigestible food; pancreatitis caused by biliary ascariasis blocking the bile duct (this situation is not common); leukemia patients used L-mendomycin. The symptom is pain on the upper left side of the belly button. The parents found that the child ate a lot and had a stomachache (crossed his legs), and would not let anyone touch the upper left side of his belly button.

Pancreatitis can usually be cured, but acute hemorrhagic necrotizing pancreatitis can quickly lead to shock. Symptoms include severe abdominal pain (the child does not allow parents to touch his stomach), vomiting, poor mental state, and gray complexion. If rescue is not timely, it may result in death. The first step in first aid for pancreatitis is fasting, followed by adjusting the liquid diet.

In the article, we learned the reasons why children have fever and stomach pain. First of all, many children will suffer from acute enteritis during the fever, and may also develop appendicitis. Mothers should observe their children's complexion and physiological state, and go to the hospital for treatment if necessary.