Why does my baby have stomachache in the middle of the night?

If your baby has stomachache in the middle of the night only occasionally and not often, it may be common diarrhea caused by eating something bad, or there may be something in the breast milk that causes the child's gastrointestinal allergy. This shows that mothers should pay more attention to their diet during the breastfeeding stage. If you often have stomach pain in the middle of the night, there are many reasons, generally caused by multiple reasons. Let’s take a closer look at what causes children to have stomachaches in the middle of the night.

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. 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.

The above are the possible reasons why children often have stomachaches in the middle of the night. When a mother finds that her child has a stomachache, she must find out the cause of the stomachache. You cannot ignore the problem just because the pain goes away after a while. It is best to seek medical attention immediately when your child has stomach pain, if conditions permit. After all, it could be caused by more serious reasons.