Patient's question:
My child has been experiencing intermittent stomach pain recently. When taken to the hospital for a check-up, it was said that there was nothing wrong. I would like to ask, what exactly is going on here? What causes the intermittent stomach pain in children?Doctor's answer:
It could be intestinal cramps. This is the most likely cause of abdominal pain in children. At the pediatric surgery outpatient department of a children's hospital, the majority of children's abdominal pain is caused by pediatric intestinal cramps (intestinal spasms), affecting children aged 1 to 2 years to 11 to 12 years old. The most common age range is between 4 to 5 years and 5 to 6 years. The main cause of intestinal cramps is an unsuitable diet (such as overeating, consuming large amounts of cold food, etc.).