Patient's question:
My son has been complaining of stomach pain recently. Sometimes it gets better after he has a bowel movement, but sometimes he still feels pain, though it's not very severe. We've seen a doctor who prescribed some digestive aids for us. This time the pain is more severe, and he also has a fever of 38.5°C. Everyone says it's due to indigestion or a blocked digestive system. But what exactly is going on?Doctor's answer:
Hello, acute pancreatitis is not very common in children, and the incidence rate is relatively higher in children over the age of 4 or 5. The reasons are mostly overeating, and the food consumed is often greasy and difficult to digest; pancreatitis caused by bile duct obstruction due to Ascaris lumbricoides (this situation is not very common); leukemia patients using L-asparaginase. The symptom is pain in the upper left side of the navel. The parents at home noticed that the child ate a lot of food and had stomach pain (with legs crossed), and did not want to be touched on the upper left side of the navel. Pancreatitis is generally treatable, but acute hemorrhagic necrotizing pancreatitis can quickly lead to shock. The symptoms include severe stomach pain (the child does not want the parents to touch the stomach), vomiting, poor mental state, and grayish complexion. If rescue is not timely, it can lead to death. The first step in emergency treatment for pancreatitis is to fast, followed by a transition to a liquid diet for regulation.