Many times our little one has told us “my belly hurts”, Is a very common problem in children, but this discomfort should not be downplayed, because it can hide any type of pathology.
Belly pain is one of the biggest causes of pediatric consultation. You should see a doctor if the child's discomfort does not stop after one or two hours and prevents the child from eating, playing, etc. It is important, so that the doctor can diagnose the cause of the tummy ache, not administer medications.
A study published in the journal Pediatrics, reveals that recurrent tummy pain in children, may indicate emotional discomfort. Psychiatrists claim that children who at two years often complain of tummy ache, and subsequently continue to suffer from the same disorder, suffer from nervous tension or psychosocial disorders, and only 10% or less, have tummy pains related to organic problems, such as constipation, parasitosis, food allergies ...
It is important that doctors recognize that these children will have an emotional disorder, in fact, experts believe that cognitive therapy and some selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors can be studied for the treatment of recurrent tummy pain.
