Gastritis in children appears for various reasons. Photo: Getty
Gastritis in children: 4 types
There is a disease of 4 types.
List of causes of unpleasant disease, except for violationsdigestion, complement bad habits that affect acidity, stress, irregular diet. Much to change - in the power of the parents. But for the beginning make a diagnosis.
Symptoms of gastritis in a child
To distinguish diseases of the stomach - only by a gastroenterologist, but attention can be paid to the domestic manifestations of the disease. Gastritis in a child has its own symptoms.
- The appearance of pain on an empty stomach.
- During a small snack, the pain syndrome can recede, and it can flare up after consuming a large portion.
- Soreness after 20 - 60 minutes after the end of the meal (depending on the type of disease).
- The pain arises on the right under the ribs or under the so-called spoon (it is especially clearly seen when the child lies on his back, when pressing on the stomach).
- There are digestive disorders like nausea, vomiting, belching, heartburn, and constipation.
- The pain intensifies during physical exertion, aggravating in spring and autumn.
Gastritis in children develops in the same way thatand in adults, therefore, the diagnosis will be identical - ultrasound, the study with the help of a probe (only the tubes are thinner and less traumatic), the analysis of harmful microorganisms is H. Having survived an unpleasant research procedure, the child begins to adhere to the prescribed therapeutic course.
Treatment of gastritis in children
The treatment of gastritis in children is a gentle fractional (4 - 7 times a day) meals and intake of painkillers and / or coating agents. It will require a different approach to the diet itself.
- Reduce the amount of salt.
- Exclude smoked, fried, marinated.
- There is a ban on dishes from fast-food restaurants, snacks. Instead of salty crackers, you can take self-dried crackers from yesterday's bread.
- At bedtime, a child suffering from stomach ailments is undesirable. Dinner should be 3 hours before bedtime, but you can not refuse a glass of kefir or yogurt.
- A useful habit is the ability to thoroughly chew food and drink on an empty stomach a glass of mineral (non-carbonated) water.
- Parents can focus on the treatment table number 1, and then - to diversify the menu dishes from 5 tables.
The tradition of eating is not dry and fractional -good family custom, as well as trusting relationship with son, daughter. The stomach also suffers from unnecessary experiences (the psychosomatics of the disease lies in the psychological "non-digestion" of life situations). Tasty dishes can be filled with love and attention, then gastritis is relieved faster and calmer. It is also useful to know:
