Abdominal pain can happen to people in every age and gender, especially in small children who cannot speak a word. However, the abdominal pain is classified into 2 types: acute and chronic. And there are several causes of the disease depending on age and symptoms divided into 3 groups: newborns, small children, and older children.
Causes of acute abdiminal pain
- Abdominal pain often comes with these symptoms: vomiting, fever,and diarrhea according to gastroenteritis. This is often found in young children.
- Abdominal pain often comes with these symptoms: vomiting with bile, hematochezia, fever, and crying according to intussusception.
- Abdominal pain often comes with these symptoms: diarrhea, fever according to food poisoning and enteritis. Which is found in all age of children.
- Abdominal pain often comes with these symptoms: vomiting and fever; the pain occurs around the lower part; the ride side of the body may cause by appendicitis. Usually found in the group of older children.
- Abdominal pain often comes with these symptoms: rash, severe abdominal pain, but no fever, considered as Henoch-Schonlein purpura symptom.
The symptoms of chronic abdominal pain
Abdominal pain can take 7-14 days with unstable conditions in many months. Parents should observe whether the baby has these following symptoms or not.
- stomachache, xiphoid pain, less intake, may cause by Gastritis or Gastric ulcer
- Vomiting, acid burbs and chest pain, may cause by Gastroesophageal reflux.
- Jaundice considered as symptoms of liver disease or bile obstruction such as, hepatitis.
- Diarrhea may cause by enteritis and ulcerative colitis.
- Chronic constipation and Hirschsprung ‘s disease.
What parents can do
- Observing common symptoms such as vomiting, fever, fever or no rash is like a faint.
- Pain in the abdomen, pain in the neck, pain in the neck, pain in the chest, pain in the neck, pain in the stomach
Accident or not such as concussion.
Diagnosis
First, the physician must perform a physical examination, and other special tests may be required, including laboratory examinations. Radiographic examination such as abdominal x-ray. Abdominal ultrasound CT scan
Some patients may require gastroscopy. It is recommended to visit a pediatrician. It will require the tools and expertise of the doctor, especially for children. To find the cause of local pain.
However, if your child has severe abdominal pain. Especially fever Multiple vomiting Fluke Parents do not calm down. Should take the children to see the doctor will be prompt.
Children’s Health Center
Phayathai 2 Hospital, 2nd Fl., Building B
Call 02-617-2444 ext. 3219-20.
