Stomach ache. Medical care for a child

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Stomach ache. Medical care for a child

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Abdominal pain may have different reasons. If it is short-term and not strong, while the temperature does not rise, you can do with home remedies. However, if the pain recurs, you need to see a doctor to find out the reasons. Emergency care is needed if the pain is sharp and severe, and is also accompanied by fever. It can be caused by trauma or acute inflammation of the appendix.

Symptoms of abdominal pain in an infant

The causes of abdominal pain are colic and indigestion, gas formation.

First aid

Give your child dill water to drink (dill seeds brew with boiling water and insist) to reduce gas formation.

Give your child a light massage of the abdomen in a clockwise circular motion (2 hours before or after a meal). Periodically lay it on your stomach.

With severe pain, a gas outlet tube helps, which must be inserted into the anus, after laying the child on his back and bending his legs at the knees.

To prevent colic, do exercises: put the baby on his back, bend and unbend your baby's legs, pressing them to the tummy.

Symptoms of abdominal pain in a baby after a year

The abdomen can hurt at the beginning or during SARS, tonsillitis, flu, especially at elevated temperatures. This is a sign of a general intoxication of the body caused by a virus. Pain can be accompanied by nausea and even vomiting. Usually, the pain spreads throughout the abdomen, the child cannot pinpoint the exact location of the pain.

First aid

Reassure the child.

Give your baby fruit drink, tea, compotes and just water to reduce the effects of intoxication.

After consulting a doctor, if you are sure that the pain is a sign of a cold, you can give no-shpu as an anesthetic.

Abdominal pain due to poisoning

Such pain is usually accompanied by diarrhea and nausea, vomiting and fever are possible.

First aid

Give your child activated charcoal (1 to 4 tablets depending on age).

Drink water at room temperature to prevent dehydration.

If the child is sick, wash his stomach. To do this, give 1 liter of water to drink, and then induce vomiting. Do not rinse the stomach with a solution of potassium permanganate or soda, as this will cause additional irritation of the mucous membrane and only increase pain.

After each liquid stool, let the child drink a solution of rehydron (as a result of vomiting and diarrhea, the body loses minerals, so they need to be replenished).

Smecta helps to cope with mild digestive disorders (for children, 1/2 sachet for 1/2 glass of water).

Psychogenic abdominal pain

Children often complain of abdominal pain in case of emotional discomfort or stress. For example, a kid quarreled with a friend and does not want to go to kindergarten, a child has not learned his lessons and is afraid to get a deuce at school, a teenager lags behind his peers in sports results and is very worried about this, etc. Everything can affect bowel function emotions: from anxiety to pleasant excitement. They can lead not only to pain and lack of appetite, but also to nausea, diarrhea or constipation. In these cases, the pain is concentrated in the center of the abdomen. Such abdominal pains are typical for children and teenagers.

Help child

It is necessary to find out the causes of stress at home, at school, in sports or in the child's relationships with peers. Try to find contact with him, talk heart to heart, calm and encourage the child, create a comfortable environment for him at home. If you can’t solve the problem, contact a psychologist or psychotherapist.

At night, give your child valerian or motherwort tablets, a glass of warm milk with honey. Helps to establish spiritual comfort and relieve psychological pain calm atmosphere in the house. Do not allow your child to watch TV and play computer in the evening, especially before bedtime. Much more useful is an evening walk and water procedures, a contrast shower in the morning and a warm shower or bath in the evening.

Author: Basharova N.A.

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