What to do if you have hand, foot and mouth disease and stomach pain

There are many symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease. Some babies experience stomach pain. Because babies have limited ability to express themselves, they can sometimes only express their discomfort through specific actions, so parents need to observe their baby's symptoms in a timely manner. If you feel unwell, go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time. Hand, foot and mouth disease generally manifests as damage to the oral mucosa, and the symptoms are more prominent. So, what should you do if hand, foot and mouth disease is accompanied by stomach pain?

1. Do people with hand, foot and mouth disease often have stomach pain?

Won't.

What are the symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease?

Most children develop the disease suddenly, first showing symptoms of high fever, mostly above 38 degrees, accompanied by symptoms such as headache, cough, runny nose, etc. The temperature persists. The higher the temperature, the longer the course of the disease and the more serious the condition.

Herpes can be seen in the oral mucosa and lips of children at the same time as the fever or 1-2 days after the fever. After the herpes breaks, ulcers will form, which are very painful. Children often show discomfort such as irritability, crying, drooling, and not eating.

1-2 days after oral herpes, maculopapular rashes can be seen on the palms, soles of feet and buttocks of the child, most commonly on the soles of the feet. The herpes are round or oval, flat, as small as a grain of rice or as large as a pea, hard and filled with turbid fluid, and surrounded by a red halo.

The rash of hand, foot and mouth disease in children rarely appears on the trunk and face, and usually disappears in about 7 days without causing scars or leaving marks.

2. Misconceptions about hand, foot and mouth disease

2.1. Rash may be hand, foot and mouth disease

The incubation period of hand, foot and mouth disease is generally 3-7 days. It mainly affects the hands, feet, mouth and buttocks. It is characterized by no pain, itching, scabs or scars. There may be red halos around maculopapular rashes and herpes, with less fluid in the blisters, and may be accompanied by symptoms such as cough, runny nose, and loss of appetite. Parents often mistake roseola, which first appears on the neck and torso, for hand, foot and mouth disease.

2.2. Vaccination to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease

There is currently no effective vaccine to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease. Prevention depends on regular attention.

2.3. Antibodies are produced after one infection

There are more than 20 types of enterovirus that cause hand, foot and mouth disease. If a child has been infected with hand, foot and mouth disease once, he or she will only gain immunity to a certain type of virus and will not have cross-immunity to reinfection with other types of viruses. He or she may still contract hand, foot and mouth disease again due to infection with other types of viruses.