In a newborn child, often parents can mark regurgitation after feeding, even if it was performed correctly. However, due to the violation of muscle tone, the baby may have frequent vomiting. This pathological condition is called pylorospasm.
Pylorospasm in newborns: causes
The causes of vomiting in infants may be as follows:
- pyloric stenosis (underdevelopment of one of the stomach sections - pyloric);
- violation of secretion of the digestive gland;
- lack of hormones of the gastrointestinal tract;
- disorders of the central nervous system.
Pylorospasm in newborns: symptoms
If a child has difficulty in passing food through the gastrointestinal tract, the following symptoms may be present:
- frequent regurgitation immediately after feeding from birth;
- Vomit is milk that has curdled with time;
- The amount of vomit is less than the child ate in the previous feeding;
- frequent constipation;
- rare urination;
- poor weight gain in the first months of a baby's life;
- anxiety.
Pylorospasm in newborns - treatment
When diagnosing pylorospasm, the baby is shown surgical treatment. In addition, prescribe antispasmodic drugs (aminazine, pipolfen) or atropine. A young mother should reconsider the feeding regime of the child: reduce the amount of milk in one feeding, but at the same time increase the number of meals. After each feeding, keep the baby in a vertical position. When eating disorders, hospitalization in the hospital is required.
In addition, the method of diathermy is used - a hot water bottle with warm water is placed on the stomach area. On the skin in the area below the xiphoid process, mustard plasters are placed in the size of 3 centimeters.
It is necessary to take vitamins of group B2 and ascorbic acid.
The forecast is usually favorable. By three to four months of the baby this disease disappears.