Child's stomach twitching

When a child's stomach cramps, it means that his stomach and intestines are cramping. It is well known that children's gastrointestinal function is not fully developed. They may suffer from gastrointestinal cramps due to eating too much spicy food or other unhealthy eating habits. This should be given full attention. So what is causing the child's stomach twitching? What should parents pay attention to? How to care for your baby?

Causes of abdominal twitching in children

1. The main manifestation of intestinal spasm is crying and restlessness, which may be accompanied by vomiting, flushed cheeks, rolling, curling of lower limbs and other symptoms. Parents should prevent their children from overeating and eating spicy food, and should use local hot compresses and pay attention to maintaining a good living order and eating habits.

2. Symptoms of abdominal epilepsy in autonomic epilepsy are sudden onset of abdominal pain, mostly located around the navel or upper abdomen, and in a few cases radiating to the lower abdomen. The pain is very severe, like colic or cutting, and lasts for several minutes or more than a few hours. A small number of patients have attacks accompanied by a certain degree of impaired consciousness, but rarely do they effectively lose consciousness. It is often accompanied by gastrointestinal symptoms such as loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.

3. Tics are characterized by repeated, rapid, purposeless, involuntary contractions of single or multiple muscle groups. Tics are commonly found on the face, such as squinting, blinking, twitching of the corners of the mouth, twitching of the shoulders, upper and lower limbs, and involuntary vocalizations or swearing. It can be a simple local muscle twitch or a complex involuntary movement. It is often accompanied by symptoms such as attention deficit, obsessive-compulsive thoughts and actions, and self-injurious behavior.

86% of abdominal twitches are caused by tics

Taiyuan Anding Hospital stated that in clinical consultations, 86% of children with abdominal twitching suffered from tics. However, many parents mistakenly believe that their children are just playing with their stomachs or have stomach discomfort and do not pay attention to it until their children show other symptoms of tics (such as shaking hands, swearing, shrugging shoulders, kicking legs, etc.), then they become anxious. Because the disease was not taken seriously in the early stages, it not only worsened the condition, but also made diagnosis and treatment more difficult and more expensive, which had a huge impact on the child and the family.