Many moms will read this article after their kid will complain about pain in the tummy. For them I will say right away - urgently to the doctor! And all the rest will tell about the possible and very dangerous causes of the pain in the abdomen of children and that it is necessary to immediately take.
It so happened that for all three years in the role of moms never faced the situation when the baby is enough for the belly and shouts «Hurt!». Lived calmly, he treated standard ARVI and did not even think that I would have to experience what, fortunately, it was already over.
One September day after a walk, my son bent and, holding a stomach, stuck «Mom, hurt!». I put it in the crib and tried to burn. The pain was all intensified, and when the son had already stopped crying and squeezed into a lump, called a taxi and rushed to his private pediatrician. She looked at son and sent to the children's surgeon, but I told me that the situation is very similar to the sharp appendicitis. Surgeon was another opinion and sent us to the hospital with a diagnosis «colitis». Two days my baby spent in resuscitation and almost died of painful shock. Then we were treated with an acute intestinal infection, and then discharged home. A month later, the situation was repeated with shocking accuracy. Now I, not Medal, I was lucky to Surgeon, and he grinned and reproached me in the fact that I «Something fed» child. Again resuscitation from which we came to the regional children's surgery. And then the urgent operation and 3 weeks of nightmare in the department. Son cut out appendix. And a month ago his (appendix) just «Basin» Antibiotics. Month the child went on the blade of the knife, and after surgery, the surgeon said that if we arrived in the day later, he would have done nothing.
I told this story not to scare you, dear moms. Just my situation is not a single case. This is completely and near! And those «Professional» Doctors too! But, having passed through all this hell, I realized that the children's tummy is not what is treated at home or advice from the Internet. About everything I want to tell you.
OKI (acute intestinal infection)
This is the most common cause of abdominal pain. From various intestinal infections suffer most often children aged 6 years. Why? Child immunity is imperfect, and intestines It is not always possible to cope with infection. Microbes live everywhere - on the kitchen table, door handles, toys, television remote and t.D. Any infection causes vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, weakness, temperature increase, and the body instantly dehydrated in small children. And if an adult with poisoning is enough to drink activated carbon and drink a lot of fluid, then it is possible to restore the serious losses of the children's body only in the hospital (antibiotics, droppers).
What to do mom? If you suspect poisoning, try to provide a rich fractional child (teaspoon every 5 minutes) alkaline drink (borzhomi without gas, human electrolyte). Along with this eliminate dairy products, raw vegetables and fruits. A disinfectant in such cases is categorically contraindicated!
Carefully follow the child's condition. As soon as notice that the baby lies without power, or the vomiting / diarrhea does not stop - are going and go to the children's infectious compartment. And do not be afraid, it just sounds so scary. Child rolling, and every day and let go home.
To prevent infection, I recommend readers our site carefully monitor the nutrition of the baby. Eggs, meat, fish, milk require careful and long-term heat treatment. All kitchen surfaces, toys, floor need to wash once a week with a household soap. Do not give the baby products with a dubious shelf life (often babies take place «Rubbing», «Masha», ice cream, citrus. From the Small years, learn children to wash the handles, do not take anything from the floor, do not stroke cats-dogs.
Mesadenit
This terrible word indicates inflammation of the lymph nodes of the peritoneum. The reason for the mesadenite can be the usual ARVI (most often it happens) or intestinal infection. Lymphogenic distribution of infection - from one node to another - gives such a complication. At the same time, lymph nodes and neck can be inflammed, and behind the ear, and near the joints, but only inflammation of lymphatic tissue in the intestine causes such acute pain.
What to do mom? The most bad in this disease is diagnosis only on ultrasound. That is, at home, you do not distinguish mesadenit (symptoms: acute pain, nausea, diarrhea).
Another unpleasant moment - the launched mesadenit can cause the suppuration of lymph nodes, and this is how easy it is to understand, very scary and is treated only by surgical path.
So the only thing that mom can do is to provide a speedy hospitalization in the surgical department. On time recognized mesadenitis is treated with antibiotics, however, for a long time.
To prevent. No matter how banal it sounds, but the prevention of meadenite is the absence of infections, both viral and bacterial. So, dear moms, increase your child's immunity with all possible ways!
Acute appendicitis
Each of us lives with Appendix. And everyone knows about it. But not many of us know about the symptoms of inflammation of appendicitis. The temperature increase (and the vomiting arising on its background), diarrhea and acute pain in the right iliac region (and even gives in groin and crotch) - far from their full list. The baby complains of the tummy, turns around with a hacker, can only lie on the side? There are all reasons for the concern of parents. And every child has symptoms individual, it is only characteristic only acute pain. Readers Our site should know that the most acute pain occurs when you let go of a hand from the place of pressing in a painful area - this is the first sign that we need to lead to surgeons.
At kids, appendicitis proceeds especially violently, complicated very quickly. No one knows clear reasons for inflammation of the blind intestine. Do not listen to grandmothers, the reason for acute appendicitis is not eating seeds with husks. As the surgeon answered me, most often - this is an individual feature of the body. Although nutrition errors play a considerable role.
What to do mom? Many believe that Appendix is inflamed of children aged 6-10 years. Such a critical period. But in our surgery, the operation was made by a seven-day child. Therefore, we do not read nonsense about age-related features on the Internet, but we immediately go to surgery. Better, as they say, reinforce.
Even if the child can not tolerate pain, in no case give it an anesthetic until diagnosis - the result will be a lubricated clinic and the wrong diagnosis. Do not try to prick but-shpu - it is strong Lowering pressure, And this is fraught!
Do not be afraid to bring the child to the hospital, the naobum of him «cut» No one will be. The diagnosis is confirmed (or not confirmed) on the ultrasound, and only then the decision will be made.
To prevent. Proper nutrition will significantly reduce the likelihood of inflammation of appendicitis. People who use many vegetable food - almost outside the risk group. And it should be constantly monitoring the chair's chair, because constipation can lead to different intestinal inflammation.
In addition, I want to say that some people (2-4%) are found not one appendix.
Invagination and intestinal obstruction
My grandmother in childhood always forbade us and sister to run and jump after meals. He said that there would be a corpus. «Little fears», - We thought, and not going to listen to her. But she was right. For three weeks in the surgical department, I understood it. You would have seen how many kids come with suspicions of invagination. Available language is the intestinal of the intestine or the situation when one gauge is like «inserted» to another ... symptoms of invagination: constipation, acute grasp abdominal pain, vomiting, weakness. No gas accidents are added to the symptoms of obstruction, a sharp kneading peristaltic sacrament (not heard in the abdomen).
What to do mom? And again only ultrasound will set the correct diagnosis. To alleviate pain, you can give a child an antispasmoditik, and in an emergency to show his doctor. The fact is that in the first few hours such a situation is reversible - the baby will make the belly, the intestine is blowing the intestines or lead a special substance, they will repeat the ultrasound. If invagination disappeared - the kid will drink a barium suspension, which will come out with the first chair (testimony of intestinal passability), and you will be released home. If you start the situation - it is not necessary to do without surgery!
To prevent. Most often invagination are found in kids up to five years, mainly in boys. If your child is in the risk group, try to keep track of its nutrition, do not allow moving games after meals.
I want to add that the baby's tummy is the most difficult to reach a place to diagnose. If the symptoms of angina or allergies you may notice yourself, then to diagnose the listed diseases is the case for an experienced surgeon! And you, as a loving parent, should exactly, the experienced child surgeon and show - this is your main task!!!
