Why does the child's belly button hurt?

The belly button is the scar left when we cut the umbilical cord after birth, and the belly buttons are all sunken. The shape is basically the same for everyone, but some people's belly buttons are deeper, and some people's belly buttons are shallower. Sometimes children often cry and complain about pain above the belly button, which makes parents very anxious and they don't know what to do? So, what does it mean if a child has pain above his belly button? Let’s take a look at the introduction below.

Usually, the general cause of stomach pain can be understood based on the baby's age characteristics, degree and location of stomach pain.

Judging from age

Stomach pain in babies under one year old is mostly caused by intussusception. Stomach pain in babies around three years old is more likely to be caused by intestinal cramps. Stomach pain in preschool children is mostly caused by intestinal roundworms or autonomic nervous system dysfunction.

Determined by pain level

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.

Determined by the location of the pain

Pain in the upper and middle abdomen is often caused by stomach problems; pain in the right upper abdomen is often caused by liver and gallbladder diseases; pain in the lower and middle abdomen is often caused by intestinal diseases; overall abdominal pain is often caused by organ perforation or necrosis or bleeding of diseased tissue; pain around the umbilicus is often caused by small intestine diseases; pain in the right lower abdomen is often caused by appendicitis.

A child's body is very fragile and easily attacked by diseases. When a child cries and complains of stomachache, especially when the child has pain above the belly button, parents must pay attention to this problem and take the child to check the body in time, mainly for gastrointestinal problems, so as not to delay the treatment and cause adverse consequences.