Intestinal cramps

Introduction to intestinal fistula Intestinal fistula, also known as spastic colic, is the most common functional abdominal pain in children with acute abdominal pain. The clinical manifestations are usually healthy children. If sudden and intermittent abdominal pain occurs suddenly, and abnormal signs are not found during the interval, it is the main feature of the disease. The abdominal pain of a child can last for a few minutes or tens of minutes, and it is time to stop. After repeated episodes of tens of minutes or hours, abdominal pain can no longer occur. Individual children, their recurrent abdominal pain can be delayed for several days, the degree of abdominal pain is also different, and severe cases can appear on the spot. The cause of intestinal cramps may be caused by improper diet (such as eating a large amount of raw food, overeating, overfeeding, or excessive sugar in the food, causing intestinal gas accumulation), or it may be climate change. (such as cold and cold, etc.) to cause intestinal spasm in children, may also be caused by stimulation of intestinal parasite toxins. Several of the above-mentioned predisposing factors may cause temporary ischemia of the intestinal wall, or cause parasympathetic nerves to excite, causing smooth muscle spasm of the stomach, thereby causing abdominal pain. basic knowledge Sickness ratio: 0.1% Susceptible people: more common in children Mode of infection: non-infectious complication:

Cause of intestinal fistula

First, the gastrointestinal factors.

(1) Excessive intestinal gas production. There are four major sources of intestinal gas: the swallowed gas; the neutralization of gastric acid production, which is diffused from the blood and produced by bacterial fermentation.

(2) Increased intestinal motility.

(three) gastrointestinal hormones.

(4) Dietary factors. Some studies have shown that intestinal fistula in breastfed infants is associated with maternal drinking milk, and food allergies may be a cause of intestinal spasms.

(5) Other factors.

Second, non-gastrointestinal factors.

Intestinal fistula prevention

As a parent, there may be a very concerned question, is there any way to reduce the onset of intestinal fistula? Parents may wish to pay attention to the following points, if you carefully do the following, the child's intestinal fistula must be significantly reduced:

1, because some children's abdominal pain may be related to milk allergy, therefore, children with recurrent intestinal fistula can try to temporarily stop drinking milk and use soy milk or other milk substitutes for observation.

2, to prevent children from overeating, and not to eat a lot of cold food.

Intestinal fistula complications Complication

Severe cases can lead to blood supply to the intestinal wall, followed by intestinal necrosis, if not actively treated, can lead to death.

Intestinal fistula symptoms Common symptoms Children's lower extremity distorted vomiting facial color flushing red bloating children crying

In small babies, the onset of intestinal fistula is mainly characterized by persistent, difficult to appease crying. The main manifestations are crying and uneasiness, which may be accompanied by vomiting, cheek flushing, tumbling, and distortion of both lower extremities. When crying, the face is flushed, the abdomen is inflated and tense, and the legs are lifted up. The attack can be terminated by the child's exhaust or defecation. In small babies, it can be repeated and self-limited.

Clinical manifestations of intestinal fistula: Infants and young children can not tell their own abdominal pain, but only manifested as a sudden onset of paroxysmal crying, sometimes crying from sleep. Every time it takes a few minutes to ten minutes, it will stop. The degree of abdominal pain varies, and the severe ones may be accompanied by limbs, tumbling, pale, cold hands and feet.

Clinical manifestations of intestinal fistula: Preschool or school-age children can generally express their own abdominal pain. The abdominal pain is most in the middle abdomen or umbilical cord. The intestinal fistula induced by constipation often shows left lower abdominal pain, but sometimes abdominal pain is difficult to locate. Abdominal pain is also usually a paroxysmal attack, and there is no discomfort during the interval.

Clinical manifestations of intestinal fistula: Although the degree of abdominal pain in older children is light and heavy, the general condition is better. Simple intestinal fistula can often heal itself within a few tens of minutes to a few hours.

Examination of intestinal fistula

Routine examination: 1. Blood routine. 2. It will be regular. 3. Biochemical items. 4. Abdominal penetration.

Diagnosis of intestinal fistula

Differential diagnosis

(1) Diseases that often need to be identified

1, intussusception:

It is a disease that should be identified first in infants and young children. It is a fat male infant who occurs in 4 to 10 months. It can occur in the whole year and peak in spring. Typical clinical manifestations include paroxysmal crying, vomiting, abdominal sausage-like masses, and jam-like (blood) stools. Paroxysmal crying is caused by the intussusception of the intussusception, which is often more severe and regular than the simple intestinal fistula. Vomiting occurs almost in every intussusception, and simple intestinal fistula is less common. Most children have access to abdominal sausage-like masses, usually located along the colonic frame, half of which are located in the right upper abdomen. The mass is larger than the intestine that is touched by the intestinal tract, and has some elasticity and tenderness. Jams may be discharged after more than 6 hours of onset. Gas or barium enema can confirm clinical diagnosis (except rare intussusception) and can be used to try intussusception by increasing the pressure of the intestine.

2, acute appendicitis:

Acute suppurative appendicitis occurs mostly in children over 5 years of age, but it is not impossible in infants and young children. The typical symptom of appendicitis is metastatic right lower abdominal pain. In the early stage of the disease, the child often reports self-abdominal or upper abdominal pain, and some can not determine the abdominal pain. At this time, it can be confused with intestinal fistula. After a few hours, the abdominal pain is mostly fixed in the right lower abdomen. Abdominal pain is generally persistent, but appendicitis with obstructive properties such as fecal stone obstruction and parasites in the appendix can be mainly paroxysmal and spastic pain for a period of time, and should also be differentiated from intestinal fistula. The main point of identification is that all types of appendicitis must have fixed tenderness in the right lower abdomen. The disease may be slightly longer and may have muscle tension, which is different from intestinal fistula. Sometimes it takes several checks to determine if the tender point is fixed. In addition, appendicitis is often accompanied by early nausea, vomiting, and later fever and increased white blood cells.

3. Acute gastroenteritis or intestinal infection:

It can occur in children of all ages. In addition to paroxysmal abdominal pain, symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea and fever may occur, and dehydration may occur due to vomiting and diarrhea. All of the above are not typical manifestations of intestinal fistula, but the initial stage of the disease still needs to be differentiated from intestinal fistula. Intestinal infections, including bacterial dysentery and amoebic dysentery, should be diagnosed in conjunction with laboratory tests of stool.

4, mesenteric lymphadenitis:

Children are more common and generally have a history of upper respiratory tract infections. The child often reports self-reported faint abdominal pain, which is paroxysmal. Sometimes it is not possible to determine the location of abdominal pain, and often the right lower quadrant pain, because the mesenteric membrane is rich in lymphoid tissue. Physical examination may have tenderness in the right lower quadrant, but the tender point is not fixed, nor is it accompanied by muscle tension. Do not forget to check the throat and lungs of the child for suspected mesenteric lymphadenitis.

5. Intestinal ascariasis and biliary mites:

Abdominal pain caused by intestinal ascariasis is actually a bowel pain, and it is paroxysmal, sometimes vomiting and abdominal tenderness, it is difficult to touch the mites. Although the disease is similar to the clinical manifestations of intestinal fistula, it is also determined to be identified because of different treatment methods. The typical clinical manifestation of biliary mites is severe paroxysmal abdominal pain. The upper right side of the upper abdomen is the most important pain, which may be accompanied by local tenderness and muscle tension. Biliary locusts are sometimes associated with intestinal ascariasis and should be noted. The locust complication is related to the national health conditions and living habits, so the diagnosis must be combined with medical history. Although the disease has decreased in recent years, it is still a common disease in rural areas with poor sanitation.

6, constipation:

Chronic constipation generally does not cause abdominal pain, but constipation caused by temporary causes can often induce sigmoid colon fistula and paroxysmal abdominal pain. This disease occurs mostly in children. Abdominal pain is often in the lower abdomen or to the left, sometimes touching the gut tube or / and dry hard stool blocks. Abdominal pain can often be relieved or disappeared after enema with Kaisailu or soapy water. In addition, infants and even newborns sometimes cry before defecation, crying after defecation, whether the bowel spasm is caused by local stimulation of the stool or nerve reflexes.

(2) Other diseases that need to be identified

Surgical: intestinal torsion of the sacral kidney and ureteral calculi, superior mesenteric artery compression syndrome.

Internal medicine: biliary tract abdominal type, allergic purpura abdominal type, epilepsy porphyria and other related diseases should even notice abdominal pain caused by lobar pneumonia and pericarditis.

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