Abdominal pain is the most common of all the major and minor illnesses in babies, and older babies will tell their mothers that their stomach hurts, but babies who can’t talk yet can only express themselves by crying. So, why does your baby have abdominal pain? In fact, mothers only need to observe the following daily life, you can find the cause of the child’s stomach pain.
Ten common causes of abdominal pain
1, acute gastroenteritis
Babies suffering from acute gastroenteritis will not only have abdominal pain but also vomiting and diarrhea symptoms, often accompanied by fever, and stools in the form of thin paste or thin water, related to unclean diet.
2.Inserted hernia
Babies with a history of congenital hernia are embedded in the external ring or scrotum, often crying and vomiting. Careful observation reveals a swollen inguinal scrotal area with a hard mass. Very few children can return the hernia sac to the abdominal cavity on their own after sleeping, and acute ingrown hernia in pediatric patients requires emergency surgery.
3. Infant intestinal flatulence
Infants with intestinal flatulence will suddenly cry loudly, their abdomen will swell, their fists will be clenched, and their legs and abdomen will curl up between them.
4.Intestinal cramps
Intestinal cramps are caused by strong contraction of the muscles of the intestinal wall, and can be caused by cold, overeating, large amounts of cold food or too much microlactation. Most children with intestinal spasms can heal themselves. The abdominal pain is more serious, the stomach is harder, the baby will cry and roll over, and when the pain is relieved, the abdomen is softer, and there will be vomiting, and the spirit will be better after vomiting.
5.Appendicitis
Babies with appendicitis will have diarrhea and vomiting, and some of them will have fever. Appendicitis abdominal pain usually starts in the upper abdomen or around the belly button, and then moves to the lower abdomen, where the abdominal pain is unbearable and refuses to be pressed. Appendicitis early will not have fever or gastrointestinal symptoms, but if there is typical metastatic lower abdominal pain, the mother has to pay attention to the baby may be appendicitis.
6. Intestinal roundworm
The presence of parasitic roundworms in the human intestine can cause mild abdominal pain. If there are too many roundworms, they will collect in the intestine and block the intestine, thus causing persistent and severe pain, as well as vomiting symptoms. Babies aged 3 to 5 years old should be routinely dewormed every year or every two years.
7.Biliary tract roundworm
If the roundworm that can drill a hole gets into the bile duct, it forms a biliary roundworm, and the affected baby will have severe pain in the upper abdomen, even rolling and crying on the bed or floor. Babies with biliary roundworms sometimes have jaundice, anorexia and anorexia of oil.
8.Intestinal lymphadenitis
Most children with mesenteric lymphadenitis have a history of upper respiratory tract infection a week ago, and also have a high fever of 39 degrees or more at the onset of the disease. Some children will vomit and have diarrhea, and then ultrasound examination will show enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes.
9.Bacterial dysentery
Bacterial dysentery occurs in summer and autumn. The onset of the disease is urgent, with a high fever of 39℃ or more, followed by an increase in the number of stools, paroxysmal abdominal pain and then diarrhea, with a “gurgling” sound in the stomach, severe dehydration, poor skin elasticity and general weakness.
10, intussusception
Diarrhea, enteritis, etc. may induce intussusception, the child will have paroxysmal abdominal colic and accompanied by vomiting symptoms, blood in the stool or jam-colored is the biggest feature of intussusception, a few children also have ileal organic lesions.