Pancreatitis in a child: causes, signs, treatment

Pancreatitis in a child

Around us there are a lot of negative factors that can harm the health of both an adult and a child. One of these is pancreatitis. Yes, he may not be

only in adults, but also in our children. A small organism is very active and therefore it quickly reacts to irritants. Almost every infectious or allergic disease gives a sharp blow to the pancreas and can lead to the development of the disease. To begin to deal with such an ailment as pancreatitis in a child, you need to know everything about him: why it appears and how to treat it.

Causes

Of the many reasons the most common are:

1. Incorrect feeding of the baby (too long breaks between meals).
2. Eating foods that have an annoying effect: chips, soda, canned food, instant food. All this disrupts the pancreas. With active functioning, it begins
   
   to produce a large amount of juice (digestive), which leads to the development of pancreatitis.
3. Food poisoning.
4. The use of various drugs, especially antibiotics, which provoke the development of reactive pancreatitis.
5. Diseases of the duodenum or gall bladder (gastroduodenitis, food stasis).
6. Dumb abdominal injuries. With this kind of shock, damage to the pancreas can occur.
7. Calcium deposition in the pancreatic duct. If it is normal, then there is no reason to worry, and if it is elevated, it causes the activation of pancreatic enzymes, which provokes pancreatitis in a child. An excess of vitamin D can also cause such changes.
8. Blockage of excretory ducts. This condition is observed in those children who have worms in the body. They can cause pancreatitis in a child.
9. Inherited diseases.

Reactive pancreatitis in a child

Such a disease can occur due to commonplace acute respiratory infections or acute respiratory viral infections, as well as acute gastroenteritis (the use of poor-quality food products and poisoning by them). Reactive pancreatitis is the most common type of disease that develops in children. Symptoms are similar:

-   abdominal pain;

- decreased appetite ;

vomiting

- severe nausea;

- frequent diarrhea;

- drowsiness;

- apathy;

- allergic rashes.

Reactive pancreatitis in children - treatment in a hospital or at home?

If you have such a question, then the answer is clear. Pancreatitis in a child is treated in a hospital. Do not self-medicate, because there is a high probability of harming your child. In case of similar symptoms, immediately contact a highly qualified doctor who will prescribe several special tests, and then find out what type of pancreatitis your child has and assign the best treatment. If your baby has an acute form of the disease, then get ready for the fact that for some time you will have to stay in the hospital for hospitalization. All other types of this ailment can be dealt with at home. Usually, the doctor recommends special diets, eliminates the cause-provocateur of the disease and prescribes various medications that are aimed at eliminating some symptoms (vomiting, constipation, etc.).