Children’s - Home Remedies for Abdominal Pain

Abdominal pain is a widespread complaint of children, particularly in the age group between 5 to 10 years. It is predictable that about 10% to 18% of school going children undergo from regular pain in the abdomen.

The treatment of abdominal pain in children will depend upon the basic causes. The only successful treatment for this difficulty, resulting from digestive disturbances, is a thorough cleansing of the digestive tract and adoption of a sensible diet there after. The most excellent way to start the treatment is to put the child on a diet of fresh fruit or vegetable juices for 2 times in a day. Orange juice will be particularly beneficial. It can be given diluted with warm water on 50: 50 bases. If probable, the bowels should be cleansed every day with a lukewarm water enema. If this is complete, the symptoms will quickly disappear. The child can there after be placed on an select diet of fresh juicy fruits such as orange, apple, pear, grapes, pineapple and papaya for a further day or 2. This may be followed by a limited diet consisting of lightly cooked vegetables, juicy fruits and buttermilk for about 2 or 3days and there after he may be acceptable to embark upon a well balanced diet, appropriate for his age. The importance should be on whole grain cereals, fresh fruits and steamed or lightly cooked vegetables. The patient should avoid acid forming foods, very hot and very cold foods as well as concerted sweets.

Certain home remedies have been established beneficial in the treatment of abdominal pain caused by digestive disorders. The most significant of these is the use of ginger. It is very helpful in stomach ache resulting from dyspepsia, flarulence, colic, spasm and some other painful affection of the stomach and the bowels, not accompanied by fever. Half teaspoon of fresh ginger juice, mixed with half a teaspoon of honey constitutes as a successful herbal medicine for treating this situation in children. It should be taken 2 times daily.

Coriander is one more effective home remedy for abdominal pain, take place from digestive disorders. One teaspoon of coriander juice, added to 1/2 glass of fresh buttermilk may be given to the child two times daily in treating this situation. Chutney made from dry coriander, green chilies, grated coconut, ginger and black grapes, without seeds, is also helpful in abdominal pain due to indigestion and can be given to the child in small quantities.

Bishop’s weed is also a precious home remedy for stomach ache resulting from diarrhoea, dysentery, atonic dyspepsia, cholera, colic, flatulence and indigestion. 1/2 teaspoon of these seeds with a little rock salt may be given 2times daily in treating this situation. The volatile oil extracted from the seeds is also helpful and should be given in doses of 1 or 2 drops.

Application of sizzling fomentations over the site of the pain will give relief. Pain in the stomach can frequently be relieved by a general hot bath when other procedures have failed. The hotness of the water should be increases after the patient enters the bath, as hot as can be borne, say 100 degree to 120 degree F. In more than a few cases, drinking a couple of glasses of hot water will give relief. The temperature of the water should be as hot as can be consume without problem. Cramps in the stomach can also be reassured in the similar method Application of radiant heat over the abdomen two times or three times every day will also give great relief.

In case of repeated abdominal pain arising from psychological and emotional factors, skilled help from a psychiatrist will be necessary to discover the cause of his worries and prescribe the methods of cope with every day problems.

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