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Change in stool (constipation or diarrhea, especially with blood or mucus) Abnormal temperature (a rectal temperature less than 97.0 °F (36.1 °C) or over 100.4 °F (38.0 °C) Irritability (crying all day with few calm periods in between) Lethargy (excess sleepiness, lack of smiles or interested gaze, weak sucking lasting over six hours)
Beyond this, there may be a few separate grey-white globular pellets. Below this level, the bowel is a narrow and empty micro-colon. Above the level of the obstruction, there are several loops of hypertrophied bowel distended with fluid. No meconium is passed, and abdominal distension and vomiting appear soon after birth.
Constipation in children may present as encopresis, or the inappropriate passage of stool (usually involuntarily) in inappropriate places. [2] Stool can build up in the rectum, leading to rectal dilation and decreased gastric emptying. This can present as nausea, vomiting, abdominal distention, loss of appetite and pain. [2]
Functional constipation: This typically happens when kids hold back bowel movements or after they have a gastrointestinal infection. Many children with constipation have functional constipation ...
“Different allergens and pollen spike throughout the year, and it can sometimes be difficult to diagnose gastrointestinal issues due to seasonal allergies because oftentimes upper respiratory ...
Hirschsprung's disease (HD or HSCR) is a birth defect in which nerves are missing from parts of the intestine. [1] [3] The most prominent symptom is constipation. [1]Other symptoms may include vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea and slow growth. [1]
GERD in children may cause repeated vomiting, effortless spitting up, coughing, and other respiratory problems, such as wheezing. Inconsolable crying, refusing food, crying for food and then pulling off the bottle or breast only to cry for it again, failure to gain adequate weight, bad breath, and burping are also common.
Up to 40% of pregnant women treated for congenital syphilis will develop a Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction, which is a temporary reaction that usually occurs within a few hours of starting penicillin and resolves by 24 hours. The reaction is characterized by cramping, fever, muscle aches and a rash.