Symptoms of appendicitis in children

Quite often, children have abdominal pain. It can occur in the case of influenza, and in the case of digestive disorders, and in various infectious diseases, and in colic, pneumonia and in case of infection with worms and the like. But it can also be the symptoms of appendicitis in children.

This acute disease of the abdominal cavity requires urgent surgical intervention. After all, pain is the main symptom of having such a dangerous ailment. At the initial stages of its manifestation, pain sensations in 80% of cases are localized not in the region of the appendix, but are observed throughout the stomach or in the epigastric region.

As a rule, a child can not specifically and precisely indicate the place where it hurts. That is why this feeling is called indistinctly localized and unfocused. Often the patient indicates its localization in circular motions in the middle of the abdomen.

Many believe that the symptoms of appendicitis in children, namely, its acute form, can not be manifested. And this opinion is erroneous. Since appendicitis may well arise in a newborn. The main causative inflammation is a decrease in immunity. Because the viruses are actively attacking an already weakened body of the child, an appendix penetrates the infection, which causes inflammation.

In addition, the cause and the development of such a condition can be sore throat, flu, otitis or ARVI. What factors affect the appendicitis of a child, and what is the nature of their manifestation, are influenced by many factors. It depends on various morphological changes directly in the appendix, on its location, the age of the child and the complications that have joined.

The first symptoms are characterized by the appearance of mild, dull pain in the navel. The same pain can be observed in the upper half of the abdomen. At the end of six hours, such feelings appear in the ileal right region. After that, the child's well-being worsens.

There is sluggishness, refusal to eat. The child lies more. Although often the symptoms of acute appendicitis are manifested in a different way. For example, the abdomen may sharply fall ill, the temperature may rise and nausea may appear. During walking the pain gives not only to the right side of the abdomen, but also to the right leg. The child does not allow you to touch this area, and when you press suddenly screams, as this causes a very unpleasant sensation.

In itself, appendicitis is a very cunning and insidious disease, which can well be masked for any other diseases, which leads to difficulties in its diagnosis. This is mainly due to the location of this process. Everyone has it different. And the process of the disease can be different.

So, if the appendix is located in the pelvic region, then the symptoms of appendicitis in children are characterized by frequent urination, accompanied by increased pain in the abdomen. When the location is normal - pain is seen in the back and rectum. When podepchenochnom - affects the area of the stomach, gradually changing belly, or rather in its right side.

Until the child reaches the age of three, the pain in one place does not focus. Therefore, the presence of ailment is often judged solely by the changed general condition for the worse. The child becomes tearful, restless, refuses any food. Often there is vomiting, diarrhea, the temperature rises (sometimes up to 39.5 degrees). Dehydration of the body comes, so the mucous membranes of the mouth and tongue become dry.

But after three years and up to seven, the symptoms of appendicitis in children are completely different. The child clearly indicates the localization of pain in the navel. These feelings are not strong. At the same time, he can not snatch, and the temperature rise does not exceed 37 degrees. But in any case, the baby should immediately be shown to a specialist. And to clarify the diagnosis you need to do a blood test