What are the common stomach issues in young children?

Question

Hi doctor,

My son is 2.5 years old. For a week he is complaining of stomach pain. As of now he is totally fine, but he is not ready to eat anything. Also, when we give him buffalo milk he takes it, but many a times he vomits.

Whereas if we give him NAN 4 he is fine. Very fresh and active but sweats a lot due to low diet. Any advice on diet or any health medicines would be helpful.

Please help.

Thank you.

Answer 1

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

Your son could be suffering from gastritis or worm infestation as a cause of pain in stomach. I would suggest you to give him tablet Junior Lanzol (Lansoprazole) 15 mg twice a day for five days to suppress gastric acid.

Give plenty of curd. Give the child small but frequent meals. Give a fiber rich diet. I do not think there is much to worry about. He should be fine soon.

I hope this helps.

Thank you.

Answer 2

Hello,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

Powdered milk contains fat-free milk. Children usually do not like the fat component of buffalo or cow milk that is they do not like the taste of the milk. So, you can add some flavoring agents like Complan or Horlicks in buffalo milk so it gets tastier for him. Secondly, you can reward your child after drinking milk with chocolates so that gradually he develops liking for buffalo milk.

Hope this helps.

Thank you.