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Why The Stomach Is Hard And Bloated?
My 3 year old son keeps getting erect like he needs to urinate. And it sounds like he is trying to go potty. But he doesn t urinate, instead he holds his stomach area kicks and screams. His belly seems kinda bloated and hard. I tried a warm bath,and keeping him preoccupied to see if it would just come out. But he still just screams and holds himself in what appears to be pain.
Tue, 9 Feb 2016
Hi Dear,
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query your son have symptoms of hard and bloated stomach. Well there can be many reasons for symptoms you mention in query like food intolerance, consuming foods known to cause gas in some people, such as milk products, crohn’s disease , gastroenteritis or irritable bowel syndrome. Need not to worry. You should give child proper rest. You should them plenty of fluids to rehydrate. I would suggest you to eat more fibrous food and take antacid after every meal and drink warm water several times a day. If condition doesn't get well then consult pediatrician and get complete examination done. Doctor may order certain tests like routine blood tests, stool test, endoscopy and ultrasound. Doctor may prescribe anti inflammatory medications along with proton pump inhibitors.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query your son have symptoms of hard and bloated stomach. Well there can be many reasons for symptoms you mention in query like food intolerance, consuming foods known to cause gas in some people, such as milk products, crohn’s disease , gastroenteritis or irritable bowel syndrome. Need not to worry. You should give child proper rest. You should them plenty of fluids to rehydrate. I would suggest you to eat more fibrous food and take antacid after every meal and drink warm water several times a day. If condition doesn't get well then consult pediatrician and get complete examination done. Doctor may order certain tests like routine blood tests, stool test, endoscopy and ultrasound. Doctor may prescribe anti inflammatory medications along with proton pump inhibitors.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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