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Child Having Pain In Tummy, Difficulty In Releasing Gas, Constipation, Medicine Not Helping. Reason And Cure?

Hi, i have a 1 year old baby girl and she is most of the time in pain, she croses her legs and doesnt want to b touched in the tummy when the pain stards,sometimes it gets very wors up til the point that she wont sleep for up to 3 days in a row,sometimes she stops eating and will only drink water...she has difficulty releasing gas,gets constipation very quickly but the pain is always there everyday wether she has constipation or not. I have tried many things,the dockters only give her medicine to help release gas...i dont know what else to do, she is like that since she was born....what do u think might b the problem with her?
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Hello Good Evening,

Hey why are you so careless about a little kid who is unable to describe her problem.

This might be a intestinal Intussusception, in which a part of the intestine has invaginated into another section of intestine.

Early symptoms can include nausea, vomiting, pulling legs to the chest area, and intermittent moderate to severe cramping abdominal pain.

This can be diagnosed by:

-Physical and Per rectal examination.
-X-ray abdomen
-USG

The intussusception can be treated with either a barium or water-soluble contrast enema or an air-contrast enema, which both confirms the diagnosis of intussusception.
If it cannot be reduced by an enema or if the intestine is damaged, then a surgical reduction is necessary.

So do not delay more and to a good pediatrician, and get evaluated your daughter.

Regards,

Dr. Naresh Jain.
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Child Having Pain In Tummy, Difficulty In Releasing Gas, Constipation, Medicine Not Helping. Reason And Cure?

Hello Good Evening, Hey why are you so careless about a little kid who is unable to describe her problem. This might be a intestinal Intussusception, in which a part of the intestine has invaginated into another section of intestine. Early symptoms can include nausea, vomiting, pulling legs to the chest area, and intermittent moderate to severe cramping abdominal pain. This can be diagnosed by: -Physical and Per rectal examination. -X-ray abdomen -USG The intussusception can be treated with either a barium or water-soluble contrast enema or an air-contrast enema, which both confirms the diagnosis of intussusception. If it cannot be reduced by an enema or if the intestine is damaged, then a surgical reduction is necessary. So do not delay more and to a good pediatrician, and get evaluated your daughter. Regards, Dr. Naresh Jain.