Stomach Pain in Kids - Ways to help keep tummy troubles at bay

Loses patience easily 

Less active than usual

Eats lesser with each meal 

Cries more often*

* However, if your child is crying for more than three hours a day, three or more days a week, for three or more weeks, it may be a possible sign of colic. 

Gets dehydrated very quickly (sign of diarrhea)  

Spits up large amount of milk after feeding (sign of regurgitation) 

Difficulty in pooping (sign of constipation) 

This keeps food moving in the gut and promotes better digestion.  

Drinking water regularly helps to ease your child’s upset stomach. Water helps to maintain body fluid when your child is passing watery stools and it also helps to break down dry stool during constipation.  

Eating small meals frequently minimises bloating. 

Avoid overloading your child’s digestive system

Foods like pineapples and  papayas are rich in enzymes that can help with digestion in children experiencing bloating.

Foods like bananas and rice help add bulk to your child’s digestive system and replenish nutrients and minerals through diarrhea.

Foods like broccoli and berries are rich in fibre that can help prevent constipation.