An ulcer is a painful, unpleasant and degenerative health problem that affects millions of people each year. While most people associate ulcers with adult stress and diet, in truth many children also suffer from the stomach sores. Since it's relatively simple to help a child who suffer from ulcers it's important to know how. Read on to learn help children with ulcers.
Instructions
1. Look for the specific signs of ulcer in children since it's hard for a child to localize and verbalize the symptoms of an ulcer. Ask the child to point to where the pain is and see if she identifies the area between the abdomen and the breast bone, which is where ulcer pain generally occurs. Also be aware the excessive burping or flatulence may also be symptoms of various kinds of ulcers.
2. Take your child to a doctor who can run a few simple tests or even treat the child for ulcers without testing for an ulcer. The doctor is likely to test for a bacterial infection called H. pylori. If the doctor prescribes antibiotics it's important for you to make sure the child finishes the entire course of the medicine if you want to help her get better.
3. Give your child a mild antacid such as Tums to help alleviate some of the pain caused by stomach acid. Check with your doctor is this is OK for your child's case. In general, antacids are considered harmless and quite effective for temporary alleviation of the effects of ulcers in both adults and children.
4. Stay away from trying to help your child with treatments of conventional wisdom since these treatments, such as milk, often do more harm than help when it comes to ulcers. In the case of milk, the acidity of the substance actually exacerbates the problem, despite most people's intuition and assumptions that milk is an easy cure-all for acid-like symptoms.
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