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What Does Abdominal Pain In A Child Indicate?

6 year old daughter said her belly hurt Thursday night at around 11 pm then fell asleep for the night. woke up had breakfast said she felt better and went to school, came home said she still felt ok and had supper, fell asleep right after supper for 4 hours then woke up. then couple more hours later said belly hurt again and now wont sleep says it feels like when she has to puke but comes and goes, belly is bloated and when I pressed on right bottom side she said it made the icky feeling worse when I pressed. she will not sleep now, she has no fever and has not vomited but did have mild diarrhea, but has continued all night to drink water. no other symptoms have been noticed or have appeared. Chances of a appendicitis?
Tue, 19 Dec 2017
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Hi, very sorry to hear about your daughter. I can understand your concern for her abdominal pain.
Yes, appendicitis comes with fever, vomiting and right lower abdominal pain which might radiate to umbilical region. The other possible diagnosis of bloated abdomen and mild diarrhea are indigestion, gastritis or acidity. Without general physical examination, it will not be possible to come to a diagnosis. However, if there is no fever and no vomiting, giving her plenty of oral fluids, probiotics, antispasmodic might help to reduce the pain. Avoid spicy,oily food, dairy products for few days. If the pain becomes unbearable, kindly visit ER or local doctor.
Hope your daughter gets well soon.
Thank you.
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What Does Abdominal Pain In A Child Indicate?

Hi, very sorry to hear about your daughter. I can understand your concern for her abdominal pain. Yes, appendicitis comes with fever, vomiting and right lower abdominal pain which might radiate to umbilical region. The other possible diagnosis of bloated abdomen and mild diarrhea are indigestion, gastritis or acidity. Without general physical examination, it will not be possible to come to a diagnosis. However, if there is no fever and no vomiting, giving her plenty of oral fluids, probiotics, antispasmodic might help to reduce the pain. Avoid spicy,oily food, dairy products for few days. If the pain becomes unbearable, kindly visit ER or local doctor. Hope your daughter gets well soon. Thank you.