Stomach pain in a 5-year-old child may be caused by functional dyspepsia, or it may be a symptomatic manifestation of certain diseases, such as gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastritis, etc., and the cause should be identified in a timely manner.
1. Functional dyspepsia: Functional dyspepsia may be related to gastrointestinal dyskinesia, visceral sensory hypersensitivity and increased secretion of gastric acid, manifesting itself as early satiety, mid-upper abdominal pain and other symptoms caused by gastric and duodenal dysfunction, which can cause stomach pain in a 5 year old child, but without organic disease.
2. Gastroesophageal reflux disease: the disease is caused by the lower esophageal sphincter dysfunction and (or) abnormalities in the structure of the stomach contents back into the esophagus and even oropharynx, can cause acid reflux, heartburn, heartburn and other symptoms, manifested as a 5-year-old child with a stomach ache, but also may lead to laryngitis, sinusitis and other complications.
3. Gastritis: gastritis in children with chronic superficial gastritis is common, and Helicobacter pylori infection, bile reflux, persistent stress and other factors that act on the gastric mucosa caused by long-term damage, manifested in the epigastric pain or colic, lack of appetite, bloating, etc., which can lead to 5-year-old children with symptoms of stomach ache, the need for active treatment.
5-year-old children with stomach pain, there may be other reasons, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor to give targeted treatment or treatment.