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Suggest Treatment For Stomach Pain In A Child
Question: I have a 9 year old son. who complains of his belly hurting. I asked him on a 1-10 scale he says its a 4 to 5. in the past he has had poop troubles. what should i do
Brief Answer:
Diet modification and drugs for stomach pain
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query in Healthcaremagic.com.
This is Dr. Swarnava Dattagupta answering your query.
I understand your concern.
In children of this age, such stomach pain is very common and bowel problems are common too. This generally occurs because of irregular food habits, intake of rich spicy food and difficulty to digest.
Do not worry.
If such patients come to me, I generally advise the following-
Diet modification- though he is a kid, still diet modification should start early. Avoid rich fatty spicy diet as much as possible, take plenty of water orally, take lots of dietary fibers.
Regular and timely intake of food is important. Feed him in small amounts in regular intervals. This helps in easy digestion.
Deworming should be done at 2-3 months interval. Albendazole 400 mg once in the day can be given for this purpose (only 1 dose)
Probiotics like lactobacillus XXXXXXX for 2-3 weeks will be helpful.
For stomach pain, antispasmodics like dicyclomine is useful as and when needed.
In case pain doesn't relieve after these measures, you may consider taking him for an abdominal scan to find out any underlying problem.
Hope I have answered your question.
If you have any further questions I will be happy to help.
Regards.
Diet modification and drugs for stomach pain
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query in Healthcaremagic.com.
This is Dr. Swarnava Dattagupta answering your query.
I understand your concern.
In children of this age, such stomach pain is very common and bowel problems are common too. This generally occurs because of irregular food habits, intake of rich spicy food and difficulty to digest.
Do not worry.
If such patients come to me, I generally advise the following-
Diet modification- though he is a kid, still diet modification should start early. Avoid rich fatty spicy diet as much as possible, take plenty of water orally, take lots of dietary fibers.
Regular and timely intake of food is important. Feed him in small amounts in regular intervals. This helps in easy digestion.
Deworming should be done at 2-3 months interval. Albendazole 400 mg once in the day can be given for this purpose (only 1 dose)
Probiotics like lactobacillus XXXXXXX for 2-3 weeks will be helpful.
For stomach pain, antispasmodics like dicyclomine is useful as and when needed.
In case pain doesn't relieve after these measures, you may consider taking him for an abdominal scan to find out any underlying problem.
Hope I have answered your question.
If you have any further questions I will be happy to help.
Regards.
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