The pain around the navel of the child may be related to intestinal parasites, acute gastroenteritis or inflammation and enlargement of the mesenteric lymph nodes, etc. The causes of different treatments are also different, and can be relieved by medication and general measures.
1. Intestinal parasite infection: such as roundworm or pinworm infection, which can be manifested as pain around the navel, anal itching, body weakness and other symptoms, can be orally administered albendazole, mebendazole and other drugs for deworming treatment.
2. Acute gastroenteritis: it can show the pain around the umbilicus, also can be accompanied by diarrhea, fever and other symptoms, such as bacterial infection, can be applied antibacterial drugs, such as cefixime and other anti-infective; also can be used bifidobacteria to adjust the intestinal flora; if fever ≥ 38.5 ℃ can be used to use ibuprofen and other antipyretic drugs; such as diarrhea is too much, need to be taken orally rehydration salts to prevent dehydration.
3. Mesenteric lymph node inflammation and enlargement: can be manifested as pain around the navel, often accompanied by fever, dyspepsia and other symptoms, usually caused by bacterial infections, the application of antibacterial drugs, such as cephalexin and other anti-infective, but also the local use of the navel patch to alleviate the symptoms.
Children around the navel pain should take the child to the hospital as soon as possible to identify the cause, under the guidance of the doctor for treatment. The above drugs need to be used in accordance with medical advice.