Patient's question:
Is it a disease if a child often cries at night?Doctor's answer:
Baby nighttime crying comes in two types: one is physiological crying. This is an instinctive response and a way for infants to express emotions and needs, possibly due to hunger, temperature changes, fright, or nightmares. In this case, parents only need to calmly soothe the baby to help it calm down. The other type is pathological crying, which should be taken seriously. Any disease that causes pain, itching, or discomfort to the baby can make it cry uncontrollably, such as fever, eczema, rickets, oral herpes, pinworm infection, and intussusception. When a baby cries at night for no apparent reason, parents should first consider physiological causes and then think about pathological factors. If necessary, it is important to seek medical attention promptly.