The treatment of reactive pancreatitis

Reactive pancreatitis in a baby is rarely independent. Most often it occurs against the background of another underlying disease.

Its primary cause may be various diseases, especially in children, since their body has not yet completely formed protective systems. Treatment of pancreatitis and underlying disease usually proceed in parallel.

The changes in the child's habitual diet can also provoke the disease. In any case, the first suspicious symptoms should be the reason for contacting a doctor.

Development of pancreatitis in a child

Unlike other forms of a disease, reactive pancreatitis is considered the least dangerous.

As it develops mainly on the background of other pathologies, the symptoms often mix with each other, and it is difficult for the layman to differentiate them.

The development of any pancreatitis is associated with pancreatic problems.

In children, especially in small children, the digestive system does not work as in adults, and it is not yet ready for loads that would be normal for an older person.

Therefore, children also suffer morbidly infectious diseases or even a change of diet.

For example, with ODS or under the influence of grafting the body weakens, which provokes disruptions in the digestive system, overloading it. As a result, and there is reactive pancreatitis.

Inflammation in the pancreas is characterized by the accumulation of enzyme masses in it, which cause swelling of the organ.

Without getting into the intestines, the secret of the pancreas does not participate in the process of digestion, which provokes further pathological processes.

When the disease develops under the influence of enzymes, self-destruction of the body begins. This can lead to acute and chronic forms of pancreatitis.

Sometimes, more serious dysfunctions, for example, congenital pathologies or diseases of the liver and gallbladder, are the causes of reactive pancreatitis.

Occasionally, children have pathological features of the structure of the digestive system, which prevent the withdrawal of secretion from the pancreas.

Injuries to internal organs can also become a factor that provokes the onset of the disease.

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The use of strong medicines, especially antibiotics, sometimes contributes to the development of pathologies.

If you consider nutrition and dietary characteristics as the cause of the disease, then first of all you should pay attention to the timeliness and adequacy of complementary feeding or the presence of flavor additives and spices in the child's food.

If the complementary issue concerns only infants, the presence of flavoring in foods is undesirable for a child of any age.

Heavy food with spices and a pronounced taste will provoke intensive secretion of the pancreas secret and load the digestive system.

Therefore, it is especially important for children to observe the norms of healthy nutrition and to minimize the consumption of harmful foods( chips, fast food, etc.).Of course, you need to closely monitor the quality of food to prevent poisoning.

The right meal schedule is important for children. The child's organism does not tolerate long periods of fasting, so an uneven diet can lead to problems with the digestive system.

Symptoms of pancreatitis in a child

Reactive pancreatitis itself is rather a harbinger of more serious varieties of the disease and does not go into chronic form.

He, reaching a critical point in his development, "reincarnated" immediately into other types of pancreatitis.

Timely diagnosis and identification of the problem will help prevent complications and irreversible pathological changes.

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The main symptoms of reactive pancreatitis in children are expressed in:

• painful sensations in the abdomen at the level and above the navel that can irradiate into the lower back;
• nausea before vomiting. Vomit can contain both food elements and simply be represented by pure gastric juice( on an empty stomach);
• belching eruption and bloating;
• temperature. It can be either slightly elevated( about 37 degrees) or critically high;
• diarrhea, which may contain poorly digested food;
• presence in the language of white plaque, accompanied by dry mouth;
• moody and irritable mood of the child.

The younger the child, the more difficult it is to differentiate the symptoms of an ailment. Especially it concerns those cases when the symptoms of different diseases are mixed: the main one, which caused the weakening of the organism, and actually the signs of the most reactive pancreatitis.

It is worth analyzing the presence of negative conditions, features of the diet and other factors affecting the child just before the alarming symptoms appeared.

Babies will express discontent and feelings of discomfort and soreness through crying and active movements. Possible sleep disorders and changes in stool.

Regurgitation, obsessive hiccups in young children will also be signs of problems with the digestive system, and temperature will indicate the presence of inflammatory processes.

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Early inadequate lure, for example, untimely introduction of solid food, can provoke a violent pancreatitis in a baby.

Older children, even preschoolers will be able to roughly show places of pain localization and describe the symptoms.

In doing so, they will tolerate nausea worse than the same babies, in whom she had a regurgitation character.

Under the influence of pathological processes, even a so-called gushing vomiting can develop in children.

If you have any dangerous symptoms, you should consult your doctor or even call an ambulance.

Timely appeal to a competent specialist will help to accurately diagnose the problem and begin treatment.

Treatment of reactive pancreatitis

Treatment of reactive pancreatitis in a child in most cases is carried out on a stationary basis. There he is prescribed a bed rest.

The first two days of therapy involves periods of fasting. Thus, a reduction in pancreatic activity is achieved.

The child is allowed to drink only non-carbonated water or milk( if it's a baby).The productivity of the pancreas is reduced not only by starvation, but also by the use of Contrikal or Trasilol.

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Only on the third day you can introduce a gentle diet to a small patient. Over time, the diet expands, and after 2 weeks of treatment the patient can go on a special pancreatic diet and eat fresh fruits and vegetables.

For general increase of immunity and acceleration of recovery processes, treatment will be accompanied by the intake of vitamins: calcium, Ascorutinum and multivitamins.

During therapy, a child may be prescribed antispasmodics to relieve painful symptoms, and for detoxification in an acute period, he will receive a 5-10% solution of glucose.

In the case of complications of an allergic nature, which often occurs in infants, treatment implies the use of antihistamines.

During the rehabilitation period, food for the child is prepared only for a couple or cooked, and the dishes should be served in small portions.

Strictly prohibited to consume:

• fatty broths on meat;
• thick vegetable decoctions;
• fried, marinated, salted or smoked food;
• most sweets;
• at the time of exacerbations can not eat raw vegetables and fruits.

The diet in pancreatitis differs somewhat from the usual diet.

The diet for reactive pancreatitis consists in following the following rules:

• food intake should be every 3-4 hours;
• the child should eat small portions;
• food should be ground to minimize the digestive system;
• products should be rich in protein, for example, fish, lean meat or sour-milk products;
• the amount of carbohydrates and fats in the dishes is best cut;
• can not eat dishes that cause copious secretion secretion( thick meat or vegetable broths and decoctions).

If reactive pancreatitis in a child is a consequence of other pathologies, first of all the treatment will be focused on eliminating the underlying cause, and pancreatitis therapy will be of secondary importance.

Compliance with the norms and diet, as well as competent timely treatment will help restore and strengthen the health of the baby, in order to prevent complications and the development of pancreatitis in more dangerous forms.