1. How to Deal with Abdominal Pains in
Young Kids
Learn about the Causes, Symptoms
and Treatment of Stomach Pains in
Children
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2. Abdominal Pains in Children
Challenges
 It is usually quite a challenge to deal with
abdominal pains in kids as they express
themselves neither clearly nor verbally.
 On the other hand some children cry over minor
abdominal discomforts such as overeating.
 Other stomach pains could simply be a sign of
dangerous illnesses lucking around therefore
requiring both guardians & parents alike to take
necessary precaution and know how to react to
arising situations.
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3. Abdominal Pains in Children Cont…..
 To be able to act wisely you need to understand
the cause of the abdominal pains in kids,
symptoms and modes of its treatment
 You need help to identify when to act with a
sense of urgency or when to actually relax and let
things sort themselves out.
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4. Causes of Abdominal Pains in
Children
 Stomach Infections: There are different causes of
stomach infections mostly resulting from either
viral or bacterial factors.
 Most of the viral infections easily fade off without
any intervention while most bacterial infection
requires an antibacterial drug to stop.
 It is always advisable to see a medical
practitioner and get help in identifying the cause
of infection plus help your sick child.
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5. Causes of Abdominal Pains in
Children
Cont….
 Poisoning: Kids are known to play with all sorts of
things, sometimes these things end up in their
mouth where they ought not to be, the result is
poisoning of body cells where the object lands.
 The pain experienced here depends on what your
child might have swallowed; in some cases it
would require surgery to remove the ingested
objects.
 It is very important to find out what they have
ingested to be able to take action. Nevertheless,
adults need to ensure that whatever their child
uses as toys is both safe and clean altogether.
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6. Causes of Abdominal Pains in
Children
Cont….
 Food Poisoning: This ranges from a simple
stomach discomfort to a chronic or sharp stomach
pain that is caused by swallowing food which is
not properly cooked or has elements that the
body is allergic to.
 Normally a simple discomfort fades away within
24 hours and requires no special treatment but
one should seek medical attention for any pain
going beyond 24hrs plus when the pain increases
instead of decreasing with respect to time.
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7. Causes of Abdominal Pains in
Children
Cont….
 Ingesting Drugs or Any other Harmful Chemicals:
Drugs are one of the most harmful objects that your
child can be exposed to. Adult drugs are usually of
higher and stronger dosage than what a child’s body
can support and it is very important that they not
given to youngsters nor placed within their reach.
 In case your child happens to swallow improperly kept
drugs/chemicals then you need to find out which drug
s/he took and rush the child to hospital immediately.
 It is also important to disclose to the doctor the details
of the exact drug that is involved.
 Parents and guardians need to take precaution
enough by storing drugs safely away from children’s
reach.
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8. How to Deal with Abdominal Pains in
Children
 It is important that one understands the cause of
the abdominal pain before you take any action to
cure or treat it.
 In some cases you might be required to see a
pediatrician while in other times the situation will
ease on its own.
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9. How to Deal with Abdominal Pains in
Children
 I agree with you that your child’s health is very
dear to you and therefore advise you to embrace
precautionary measures to be on the safest side
rather than having to undergo surgery or other
medical procedures to deal with the pain.
 You may also find more info on dealing with all
forms of Body pains from HLpain.com especially
the article on How to Deal with stomach pains.
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10. Thank You for Your Precious
Time
Hope you have learnt a thing or two that you can take
home.
The End
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