Pancreatic diseases can occur in children of any age, including newborn babies. In this case, the course of the disease in the child is not as pronounced as in adults: acute pancreatitis is relatively rare, and chronic pancreatitis can be asymptomatic, without severe pain and digestive disorders.
It is possible to diagnose a pancreatic disease in a child with ultrasound and biochemical blood analysis. The reason for going to the doctor may be a change in the behavior of the baby, a decrease in appetite, tearfulness and drowsiness.
When acute pancreatitis in children, the stomach does not hurt as much as in adults: pain, as a rule, is located in the upper abdomen and around the navel, there is a fever, nausea and vomiting. The cause of its development is most often an allergic reaction to food or medications, especially if they are uncontrolled.
Most often, acute pancreatitis is accompanied by pancreatic edema, which is the cause of pain in it. Significantly less often accompanied by purulent processes, but this, as a rule, occurs in the presence of an inborn pathology of the digestive system.
As a rule, the pancreas in a child hurts when the baby's eating habits are disturbed, long breaks between meals, and in the presence of products such as smoked sausages, chips, hot croutons, carbonated drinks, fat, fatty meat, etc. in the diet. A threat to the health of the baby can be eating candy with liqueur, fast food and canned food.
Such food over-activates the pancreas and causes excessive production of digestive juices, a partial outflow of which can negatively affect its tissues. The cause of pancreatitis in children may be a trauma to the abdomen or back, as well as an excessive physical load of the child, which caused his overstrain.
For this reason, children are particularly in need of food control and eating habits. But if nevertheless the pancreas in the child hurts and during the inspection the pancreatitis is revealed, treatment should be started without delay. First of all, you need to properly organize meals and provide peace.
The disease should be under constant medical supervision. With properly selected treatment and compliance with all recommendations, the forecast is favorable.