Child has stomach ache after meal

Children have stomach pain after eating. There are many reasons for this symptom. It may be related to the child's poor gastrointestinal condition. For example, if a child has a stomach disease, he may have stomach pain after eating. In addition, the child is relatively young and his nervous system is not fully developed. At this time, it may cause intestinal spasm, which is also easy to lead to such symptoms. Let's take a look at this aspect.

Child has stomach ache after meal

Children's nervous system is still in the process of development, and the regulation of intestinal peristalsis is unstable. The parasympathetic nerves are easily excited, which can easily cause excessive intestinal peristalsis and spasms. Intestinal spasms can occur when encountering triggering factors such as food allergies, cold, hunger or indigestion, excessive intestinal gas, etc. Paroxysmal abdominal pain is the main manifestation of intestinal spasm. The location of the abdominal pain is not fixed, and it occurs every few minutes to tens of minutes. Each time it lasts for 3 to 5 minutes and will stop naturally without medication.

When you have abdominal pain, observe your abdomen. You will often see a bulging belly, but it feels soft to the touch, with no fixed tender points and no lumps. Sometimes you can feel a cord-like object, which is actually the intestinal tract that is spasming. Abdominal pain often relieves or disappears naturally after defecation or passing of gas.

Intestinal spasm is a benign abdominal pain. As time goes by, the nervous system matures and the abdominal pain will heal without medication. However, it needs to be distinguished from abdominal pain caused by other diseases. If other intestinal diseases are mistaken for intestinal spasms, it will not only cause pain to the child, but may even put his life in danger.

If you are diagnosed with intestinal spasm, you can take the following measures:

1. Eliminate factors that induce intestinal spasms: such as avoiding allergic foods, placing a hot water bottle on the abdomen (be careful to prevent burns), drinking hot water, etc. For those with intestinal bloating, perform abdominal massage. For those suffering from constipation, you can use enema, glycerin suppository or soapy water enema to relieve constipation.

2. Use antispasmodics under the guidance of a doctor, such as belladonna, 654-2, etc.

3. Pay attention to prevention in daily life. For example, arrange children's diet and daily life reasonably, eat less cold drinks and foods that are difficult to digest, etc.