How to judge whether a child has gastritis?

Many people think that gastritis is a "patent" for adults, but it is not. According to the data, children's gastritis has shown a high incidence trend, mostly occurring in preschool children and primary school students, with obvious family aggregation. 6 17 children with recurrent abdominal pain for more than 4 weeks were examined by gastroscope in Beijing Children's Hospital. The results showed that 42.3% people suffered from chronic superficial gastritis.

Children with abdominal pain and emaciation should be careful to get infantile gastritis.

The most common symptom of chronic gastritis in children is recurrent abdominal pain. Abdominal pain is mostly persistent dull pain or paroxysmal spastic abdominal pain, which can occur before or after meals, at night or irregularly, and can be accompanied by vomiting, bloating, emaciation, anemia and even gastrointestinal bleeding. So what are the symptoms of chronic gastritis in children? Let's take a look with director Yan Runju.

Is the child's appetite and development slow? See if it's chronic gastritis.

Generally speaking, the clinical manifestations of chronic gastritis are recurrent epigastric discomfort, irregular epigastric or periumbilical abdominal pain; Abdominal distension, nausea, vomiting, pantothenic acid, belching, anorexia, bad breath in the morning, bitter taste, mental fatigue, emaciation, constipation or diarrhea; Some children will not have clinical symptoms.

Director Yan Runju said that parents can pay attention to whether their children have chronic gastritis through three situations in daily life:

First, whether it is easy to have long-term stomach discomfort and poor appetite;

Second, observe the child's defecation. If it is frequent diarrhea and the stool smells bad, it proves that the child may have digestive problems, so pay attention;

Third, whether the child's growth and development process has slowed down, if there is a thin body and unhappy growth, we should also consider the child's gastrointestinal problems. If the above symptoms appear, they should be sent to the hospital, and the doctor can judge the symptoms through professional diagnosis. Don't blindly use drugs to aggravate the condition.

Therefore, adults must pay attention to their children's eating habits. Don't often let children eat some cold or irritating food, and don't eat too much fried food. Pay attention to drinks, too Don't drink too much in a short time, drink plenty of water to ensure the quality of sleep. Do more outdoor sports if you have nothing to do, don't be too tired, and combine work and rest.

In normal life, children's staple food, vegetables, fish, especially hard fruits such as beans, should be fully cooked or cooked to make them completely soft and rotten, which is more conducive to the digestion and absorption of children's bodies. For some coarse foods with high crude fiber content, children should try to avoid eating them at this time. Generally speaking, children with chronic gastritis should try to keep the principle of meticulous work and try to be nutritious.

Yan Runju, director of the Department of Pediatrics of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing Sanxitang Chinese Medicine Clinic, said that under normal circumstances, a light diet is not only conducive to the digestion and absorption of children's bodies, but also conducive to the recovery of children's stomach diseases. Children should consciously avoid some foods that are not easily digested by the body. When eating, try to develop a good habit of chewing slowly, so that food and saliva can be fully mixed, which is beneficial to digestion, reduce the burden on the stomach and avoid some unnecessary harm.