Gastritis in children

Very often in school age children have pain in the stomach, which lead to gastritis. If your child complains that he has a tummy ache or stomach, his stools are not regular, loss of appetite, then it is imperative that a consultation of the gastroenterologist.

The symptoms of gastritis in children manifested as pain in the upper abdomen of varying intensity, heartburn, heaviness in the stomach, discomfort, poor appetite, belching, nausea and vomiting, constipation, loose stools relieved, gray patches on the tongue, facial pallor. The causes of gastritis in children are related to their active growth and development, their body goes through transitional changes and they are connected by external factors that often leads to gastritis.

 

External causes of gastritis in children are unhealthy diet, lack of regular food, substandard food, the mind and mental overload, excess or lack of physical activity, the presence of the stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori, allergies, poisoning.

Diagnosis of gastritis in children is carried out comprehensively, as well as in adults. Begin by asking the patient child or his mother, conduct palpation, inspection apparatus gastroscope. For the diagnosis of gastritis in children is taken very seriously, as children often suffer the infectious nature of the disease that cause similar symptoms. Sometimes, for examination of the sick child and using X-rays and ultrasound of the stomach.

Treatment of gastritis in children assigned complex and acute gastric lavage is performed initially, and then have treatment.