What to do when a child has abdominal pain, vomiting and fever

Children’s abdominal pain, vomiting and fever may be caused by acute gastroenteritis and appendicitis, which can be treated by symptomatic and causative treatment.
1. Symptomatic treatment: when the body temperature exceeds 38.5 ℃, antipyretic drugs such as ibuprofen can be used to lower the body temperature; if the temperature is not more than 38.5 ℃, physical ways to lower the temperature; if the vomiting is frequent, the first fasting, water for about 2 hours, when the vomiting improves, can be a small amount of times a light and digestible diet, and at the same time can be taken orally rehydration salts in order to prevent dehydration.
For abdominal pain, first check whether the child is combined with abdominal distension, if there is no abdominal distension can be localized hot compresses and massage of the abdomen; if the abdominal distension is obvious, you can use corkscrew or enemas to relieve the pain.
2. Causal treatment: If the child has a history of messy eating or unclean diet, most of them are suspected to be caused by acute gastroenteritis, such as bacterial infection, according to the drug sensitivity to choose the application of antimicrobial drugs, such as cefixime, etc.; such as viral infections, with a self-limiting, symptomatic treatment can be.
In addition, we need to pay attention to observe the site of abdominal pain, especially when there is persistent pain in the right lower abdomen, we should be alert to the possibility of appendicitis, we need to do abdominal ultrasound, and we can also rule out the possibility of combining with surgical emergencies, such as appendicitis, cholecystitis, intussusception, intestinal obstruction, etc., and then we can see whether we need to have a surgical operation according to the specific situation of the child.
In addition, if the gastrointestinal function is weakened by respiratory tract infection, it is necessary to treat the respiratory tract inflammation first; if necessary, it is also necessary to check the electroencephalogram for encephalitis, so as to avoid delaying the optimal time for treatment.
Children with abdominal pain, vomiting, fever, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time. The above drugs should be used according to the doctor’s prescription.