Article excerpt: "Traditional Chinese Medicine Ancient Methods for Infant and Child Health Preservation"
Reasons for abdominal pain
1. Gastroenteritis. Acute gastroenteritis, intestinal lymphadenitis, dysentery, hepatitis, pancreatitis, etc. can all easily cause abdominal pain. The pain of hepatitis is a dull pain, more pronounced in the right abdomen, while pancreatitis is very painful. The pain of pancreatitis is intense and urgent. If pancreatitis progresses downwards, it can easily lead to death.
2. Allergic diseases. Some are gastrointestinal allergies, which can also easily cause abdominal pain.
3. Poisoning. For example, lead poisoning, mercury poisoning, chromium poisoning, food poisoning, etc. can all cause abdominal pain and require emergency treatment.
4. Intestinal intussusception. Children's delicate organs can easily cause intestinal intussusception. Intestinal intussusception can be very painful, and it is important to seek medical treatment promptly.
5. Intestinal obstruction. Intestinal obstruction may be caused by local intestinal spasms, vomiting, and blocked bowel movements in children who have eaten too much.
The location of pain and accompanying symptoms
When there is abdominal pain in the upper and middle parts, it is usually located under the chest and above the navel, and is more common in lesions of the stomach, duodenum, and diaphragm. Upper abdominal pain and possible heart problems, heart disorders.
2. Food allergy pain, such as urticaria, mainly occurs around the navel in the intestines. The quickest way to relieve abdominal pain in this situation is to pull out two jars of fire on the stomach and remove the rash.
3. Abdominal pain accompanied by fever suggests possible inflammation. At this point, targeted treatment is needed.
4. Abdominal pain accompanied by vomiting, bloating, lack of anal exhaust, constipation, etc., indicates intestinal obstruction. If accompanied by rectal bleeding, it is very dangerous, which may indicate intestinal intussusception, strangulation intestinal obstruction, and necrotizing colitis, which are all very serious.
5. Along with abdominal pain, there are also frequent urination, urgency to urinate, painful urination, and even some children may have the color of washing meat water when urinating. This situation is a disease of the urinary system.
If there is chills, high fever, and coughing accompanied by abdominal pain, it may indicate the presence of lobar pneumonia and requires timely treatment.
The abdominal pain with clear causes mentioned above requires timely medical attention.
Reasons for Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnosis of Abdominal Pain
Mid abdominal coldness
The most common manifestation is that some children may experience abdominal pain immediately after catching a cold, especially when they have caught a cold, drank cold water, or been frozen. If their stomach is exposed to the outside and the cold wind blows, they will soon experience abdominal pain, which is known as abdominal coldness.
This situation is like sudden pain, and the pain is quite severe. As long as you cover it with hot water and rub your hands to warm it up, it will be relieved. Whenever it gets cold, it worsens. Pale complexion, and overall fear of cold, sometimes accompanied by vomiting and diarrhea, with clear urine and possibly loose stools.
Dietary therapy formula:
Dried ginger, tangerine peel, brown sugar water.
10 grams each of dried ginger and tangerine peel, 1 tablespoon of brown sugar, three bowls of water, bring to a boil, boil for another 20 minutes, then boil two bowls. Drink half a bowl each time. The effect of abdominal coldness is very good for this type of condition.
The traditional Chinese patent medicines and simple preparations for treating abdominal pain caused by wind cold is Huoxiang Zhengqi Liquid. Huoxiang Zhengqi Liquid can not only treat abdominal pain caused by dampness, but also treat typhoid fever. In addition, Xiangsha Yangwei Wan and Liangfu Wan have therapeutic effects.
Milk and food stagnation
Mainly characterized by full bloating, severe abdominal distension, and pain, refusal to press, very painful, afraid of others pressing on his stomach. I have no appetite and don't want to eat. When an older child burps upwards, the smell is quite sour and unpleasant.
Or it could be abdominal pain, which subsides after diarrhea. Nowadays, many children experience this condition, where they eat a lot of food at once, leading to stagnation and abdominal pain. After the abdominal pain subsides, it is common for children to exercise well, eat some radish, go to the bathroom, and have their stool expelled. The abdominal pain immediately disappears.
Dietary therapy formula:
Eat raw radish.
Eating raw white radish or green radish is fine. No need to blanch, just shred and mix. Or another more straightforward way of eating is to eat directly.
San Xian Chenpi Radish Water.
Take 5 to 10 grams of Jiao San Xian each, then add half a radish root, slice it, and boil three to two bowls of water. After boiling, drink it for 20 minutes. Drink half a bowl each time, which can treat stomach pain caused by eating injury. Chenpi is used to regulate qi, digest food, and relieve bloating.
Abdominal pain of spleen and stomach deficiency cold type
Pale complexion, easily sensitive to cold, may vomit, clear urine, and loose stool. The body is tired and weak, the whole body lacks energy, the limbs are not warm enough, and touching the hands and feet is not so warm. I feel that this child lacks vitality, which is due to a lack of energy and spirit, and is prone to fatigue.
The abdominal pain is continuous and intermittent, and it is relieved when it is warm. I like to warm and press it, and it is relieved when I eat something hot.
Dietary therapy formula:
Dried ginger, red dates, brown sugar water.
10 grams of dried ginger, 10 red dates, 1 tablespoon of brown sugar, and 3 bowls of water. Bring to a boil and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes. Cook two bowls and drink half a bowl each time, three times a day.
Hot compress method for cold type abdominal pain
Put 20 grams of cloves, 10 grams of cardamom, 10 grams of cinnamon, 10 grams of patchouli, and 10 grams of tangerine peel in an iron pan and stir fry for about 15 minutes. If you often do it at home, make a cotton cloth bag, sew a bag with cotton cloth, put the medicine into the bag with a shovel after frying, seal the mouth, and apply the bag to your stomach. We call it hot compress on the navel or abdominal pain area. Some abdominal pain is around the navel, while others are in the upper abdomen, lower abdomen, and so on. A set of medicine can be used two to three times and can be repeated.
The above formula can be used for both deficiency cold type and moderate cold type abdominal pain.
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