Acute Abdominal Pain or Stomach Pain in children
Posted by Dr Health on March 27, 2014
What is acute abdominal pain?
Acute abdominal pain is a sharp pain in the stomach.
It is usually around the bellybutton.
Acute pain happens all of a sudden.
The pain can last several minutes or hours.
It happens within minutes or over a few days.
Who can get it?
Stomach pain is very common in children.
What causes the pain?
The stomach pain may or may not be caused by illness.
The following symptoms could be due to an urgent condition. Call your doctor if your child has:
Stomach pain for more than 1 hour.
Very sharp stomach pain.
Diarrhea, bloating, or gas.
Vomiting, especially if...
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