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What Causes Recurring Stomach Pain In A Child Post Treatment For Stomach Infection?
Hi, my son is 7 years old. He had stomach infection after having pizza. He was vomiting and passing loose stools. He had severe stomach pain too. He was given Taxim antibiotic syrup and domstal syrup for 5 days. But now he complains of stomach pain but less severe through out the day. He used to complain of stomach pain on and off. He keeps telling that he gets stomach in the morning through out the day till night. He was given deworming medicine in april 2015. Not sure why is this stomach pain. Please help.
Tue, 18 Aug 2015
Hi,
Welcome to health care magic,
Stomach pain could be due to improper treatment of that antibiotics or failure to complete the course of antibiotics.
The other causes could be acute gastritis, gastroenteritis or food allergy.
He must undergo routine blood investigations and H.pylori,liver function tests,urinalysis and stool for blood,abdominal ultrasound to detect the underlying cause.
Treatment is mainly depend on the cause but you may take symptomatic treatment meanwhile.
Antacids like h2 blockers (ranitidine) or proton pump inhibitors (pantoprazole or rabeprazole) will help to reduce excess acid production in stomach.
He can also be given digene gel or liquid or ulcero-protective agents like sucralfate or bismuth subsallicylate to reduce the burning sensation.
Apart from medications he should also try some non-medical or dietary measures like liquid diet or soft diet.
Consult local doctor or pediatrician for further advice.
Regards,
Welcome to health care magic,
Stomach pain could be due to improper treatment of that antibiotics or failure to complete the course of antibiotics.
The other causes could be acute gastritis, gastroenteritis or food allergy.
He must undergo routine blood investigations and H.pylori,liver function tests,urinalysis and stool for blood,abdominal ultrasound to detect the underlying cause.
Treatment is mainly depend on the cause but you may take symptomatic treatment meanwhile.
Antacids like h2 blockers (ranitidine) or proton pump inhibitors (pantoprazole or rabeprazole) will help to reduce excess acid production in stomach.
He can also be given digene gel or liquid or ulcero-protective agents like sucralfate or bismuth subsallicylate to reduce the burning sensation.
Apart from medications he should also try some non-medical or dietary measures like liquid diet or soft diet.
Consult local doctor or pediatrician for further advice.
Regards,
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