How to tell if a child has gastritis and why a child has gastritis

Pediatric gastritis is not uncommon and can occur at any age during childhood, but is most common in school-age children.

According to the length of onset, gastritis is divided into two categories: acute gastritis and chronic inflammation.

The onset of acute gastritis is generally acute, manifested as loss of appetite, epigastric pain, nausea and vomiting, vomit can be blood-like coffee-like, and more bleeding can occur, manifested as hematemesis and black stool, and even the first symptoms. Symptoms such as fever are often associated with infections caused by infection.

Chronic gastritis is often manifested as reversible, irregular abdominal pain, which can appear during or after eating, the pain site is mainly above the abdomen and around the navel, and can be accompanied by anorexia, nausea, vomiting, abdominal distention, acid reflux, hiccups and other symptoms, and gastric mucosal erosion can be accompanied by vomiting blood and black stool. Those with a long course of disease may have anemia and emaciation.

5 It can be seen that the occurrence of gastritis has a lot to do with the child's bad eating habits, and only by correcting bad living habits, active exercise, and reasonable diet, can the child have a healthy stomach. If the child is found to have unexplained abdominal pain, as well as anorexia, weight loss and epigastric tenderness, you should think about whether you have gastritis, and take your child to the hospital for examination, and if necessary, do gastroscopy to confirm the diagnosis.

1.Acute gastritis.

1) General** bed rest, removal**, light liquid diet or appropriate fasting. Patients with vomiting and diarrhea should be supplemented with electrolytes and water in time.

2) Symptomatic** gastric mucosal protector and antacidic suppressant; Antibiotics should be given to people with bacterial infections.

3) Special treatment Acute purulent gastritis should be given a large dose of sensitive antibiotics as soon as possible, and surgery can be performed when an abscess is formed locally and the drug is ineffective. Corrosive gastritis caused by swallowing strong acids and alkalis can be treated with milk, egg whites or other liquid mucosal protectors, and analgesics such as morphine can be given in severe pain.

2.Chronic gastritis.

1) Generally** quit smoking and avoid alcohol; Avoid drugs that damage the gastric mucosa, such as aspirin, indomethacin, erythromycin, etc.; Eat regularly and avoid excessively hot, salty and spicy foods; Active**Chronic oral, nasal, and pharyngeal infection foci.

2) Medications**.

1) Drugs to protect the gastric mucosa Commonly used drugs are colloidal bismuth hypocitrate (CBS), sucralfate, mezlin-S, aluminum hydroxide gel, gastrin, etc.

2) Drugs to adjust gastrointestinal motor function: domperidone for epigastric fullness, etc. If hiccups, bloating, or reflux are the main symptoms, gastric motility drugs can be used.

3) Antibiotics If the gastroscopy finds that Helicobacter pylori is positive, antibiotics should be taken, clarithromycin, ampicillin, etc., all have the effect of clearing HP, generally two can be used, often combined with gastric mucosal protectors and antacids.

4) Gastric acid-lowering drugs such as alkaline antacids, sodium bicarbonate, aluminum hydroxide; H2 receptor antagonists cimetidine, ranitidine; Proton pump inhibitors omeprazole, ssoprazole, etc.

5) Analgesics Patients with severe epigastric pain can take oral atropine, probenzine, belladonna tablets or 654-2 to reduce gastric acid secretion and relieve abdominal pain symptoms.

6) Other symptomatic drugs can be used to help digestion, such as pancreatic enzymes, yeast tablets, lactase, dimethicone tablets, etc. To prevent bile reflux, aluminum magnesium carbonate and cholestyramine can be taken to adsorb bile; For patients with hematemesis and blood in the stool, cifenamiguanidine is taken orally.

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