Hi Dr., My 2.6 Year Old Son Is Having Abdominal

Posted on Wed, 5 Aug 2020

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Question : Hi Dr., My 2.6 year old son is having abdominal pain at night and he is getting disturbed during sleep. Can I give Decolic for this?

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (31 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You can give him Decolic

Detailed Answer:
Hi...
I understand your concern.

You can give him Decolic.
But I would prefer you deworming him too.

The possibilities are -

1. Worm infestation.
This can be managed by over the counter deworming medications. I suggest Pyrantel Pamoate available as OTC.
>2 years: 11 mg (base)/kg orally 2 doses 2 weeks apart - not to exceed 1 g/dose.

2. Mesenteric adenitis.
This is swelling of the lymph nodes in the origin which is most commonly viral in origin and is self-limiting.

Best regards
Dr Sumanth Amperayani

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