What to do if your child has stomach problems

Nowadays, many children suffer from stomach problems. This is a relatively serious disease for children, and it must be treated in time during the illness, otherwise it will affect the child's physical health and normal development. When a child has stomach problems, it is generally necessary to determine the cause first before a specific treatment method can be developed. Here are some common causes of stomach problems in children!

1. “Modern” Food

Modern children like to eat high-calorie, high-fat foods, such as fried foods. Little do people know that long-term intake of these foods will damage children's gastric mucosa and lead to gastrointestinal dysfunction. The main symptoms include upper abdominal distension or pain, vomiting, diarrhea, etc.

2. Helicobacter pylori infection

It has been confirmed that the main pathogen causing acute and chronic gastritis in children is Helicobacter pylori. About 50% of the normal population is infected with Helicobacter pylori. Among patients with chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer, the infection rate of Helicobacter pylori is as high as 70% to 80%.

The bacterium is an S-shaped, microaerophilic, Gram-negative bacillus that can colonize and persist in the human gastric mucosa. After several years, it can cause chronic active gastritis, duodenal or gastric ulcers, and even gastric cancer in susceptible individuals. my country is a high-incidence area for this bacterial infection, and childhood is a period of rapid increase in infection. However, not all people infected with Helicobacter pylori will develop "stomach problems". This is because the pathogenicity of Helicobacter pylori is not the same, and in addition to Helicobacter pylori, there are many other factors that cause chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer and other diseases, including gastric acid, bile reflux, mucosal barrier and so on.

Clinically, recurrent abdominal pain, anorexia and weight loss are the three main symptoms of Helicobacter pylori in children. In the past, anorexia in children was generally believed to be caused by indigestion and food accumulation, but in fact this is not the case. Many children often have upper abdominal pain above or around the navel, which does not last long and can be relieved on its own. The disease is characterized by repeated recurrent abdominal pain.

3. Drug Effects

It is inevitable that children will get sick as they grow up, and the treatment of diseases requires the use of medicines. The most commonly used drugs in clinical practice are antibiotics, antipyretics and analgesics, hormones, etc. Some drugs can also cause certain damage to the gastric mucosa. The main symptoms in children may be upper abdominal pain, nausea, acid reflux, and may even induce gastric bleeding. A small number of patients may also have diarrhea.