What to do if your two-year-old baby has stomach pain

Baby stomachache is a common symptom for many parents, and this symptom can have both physical and emotional effects on the baby. There are many diseases that cause abdominal pain in children, such as ascariasis, acute appendicitis, growing gastrointestinal pain in children, bacterial dysentery, etc. Different treatments are needed for different causes of abdominal pain in babies!

1. Ascariasis

When the environment changes or the child has a fever, diarrhea, hunger or eats spicy food, he or she will suddenly have abdominal pain. The child will cry, roll on the ground, bend over, sweat, and look pale. The abdominal pain is most severe around the navel. It is often accompanied by vomiting, and even roundworms may be vomited out. Abdominal pain can be relieved or even disappear on its own. The pain may occur for several minutes each time, may occur every other day, or may occur several times a day.

2. Acute appendicitis

At first, the child feels pain in the stomach or around the belly button, which turns into pain in the lower right abdomen after a few hours. Pressing the right lower abdomen of a child with your hand will intensify the child's crying. The child is often accompanied by symptoms such as nausea and vomiting, and then has a fever, and the body temperature can rise to around 39°C. The abdominal pain is usually not severe, but the child often lies in bed with his right leg curled up or walks with a bent back. If the child cannot express the pain in words, his crying will be different from usual, and he will curl up his body and break out in cold sweats. If the baby cries for more than 3 hours, parents should suspect the possibility of appendicitis.

3. Gastrointestinal growing pains in children

The main feature of growing gastrointestinal pain in children is that it recurs over a certain period of time. Each pain is short, generally not exceeding 10 minutes. The main location of abdominal pain is around the abdomen, followed by the upper abdomen. The pain comes and goes, and recurs repeatedly. The abdominal pain can be mild or severe. In severe cases, the child may cry and roll for a long time. The stomach is slightly hard, and the whole abdomen is soft during intervals. It may be accompanied by vomiting, but the child is in good spirits after vomiting. The pain has no certain regularity and the degree of pain is also inconsistent. Mild cases are only abdominal discomfort, while severe cases are intestinal colic. The child is in unbearable pain and can hear "gurgling" bowel sounds. However, this pain can be relieved quickly, and the child's mental state, diet and activities will return to normal after the pain is relieved.

4. Bacillary dysentery

The onset is often sudden, with a fever of 39°C or even higher, increased frequency of bowel movements, paroxysmal abdominal pain before diarrhea, and increased "gurgling" sounds in the stomach, but no obvious abdominal distension. The sick child was severely dehydrated, had poor skin elasticity, and suffered from general fatigue. This disease is more common in summer and autumn, mainly due to bacterial infection caused by neglect of food hygiene. When sending children to the hospital for treatment, parents can also provide comprehensive care to help the children relieve pain. The sick children must be isolated, and tableware can be disinfected by boiling in water for 15 minutes. Toys given to children can be made of wood or plastic which are easy to disinfect. The child's bed sheets and blankets can be exposed to sunlight for 6 hours for disinfection.