What causes my child’s stomach to ache?

Why do parents always hear their children complaining about stomachaches? Some parents, due to lack of experience, become anxious when this happens and worry about serious illnesses. In fact, when encountering this situation, parents don’t need to be too anxious. This situation needs to be analyzed in combination with the stage the baby is in. If your baby complains of stomach pain, don't worry, just check to see if the following situations occur.

1. Your stomach is cold

The baby's is relatively thin, especially around the belly button. When the smooth muscles of the gastrointestinal tract are stimulated by cold, it causes spasmodic abdominal pain. You can use hot towels and massage.

2. Growing too fast

Because they grow too fast, the blood supply to the stomach and intestines is relatively insufficient. In addition, the autonomic nervous function is still unstable, so the gastrointestinal smooth muscles are prone to spasmodic contractions, resulting in paroxysmal abdominal pain. You can gently massage your baby's belly in a clockwise direction, or apply hot compress to the abdomen with a hot water bottle or hot towel.

3. Moving too much

The pain usually occurs after strenuous exercise. This causes gastrointestinal oscillation and a relative reduction in blood supply to the digestive organs, leading to abdominal pain. Moderate exercise is recommended.

4. Feeling nervous

Functional abdominal pain may be related to food allergies, orthostatic adjustment disorders, psychological and emotional disorders, etc. Parents need symptomatic treatment.

5. The body is calcium deficient

If calcium deficiency occurs, the excitability of neuromuscular system will increase, and the smooth muscle of intestinal wall will contract strongly when slightly stimulated, causing intestinal cramps and stomach pain. Need calcium supplementation

6. Smoke inhalation

The baby's blood-brain barrier and liver detoxification function are not perfect. Inhaling smoke will cause intestinal dysfunction, thereby causing abdominal cramps. Keep your baby away from cigarettes.

Since children themselves are a relatively special group of people, many special situations will occur. The six situations described above can all cause stomach pain in children. Parents can make judgments and analyses based on their children’s situations. If none of these problems exist, other diseases should be considered and further examination is required.