Abdominal Pain in Children: Abdominal pain in children can range from trivial to life-threatening. Some possible causes of abdominal pain in children are:
- infections,
- food related (food allergy or food poisoning),
- poisoning from medication,
- food,
- household products,
- appendicitis,
- diabetes, or
- spider bites.
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- Colitis
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- Fever in Children
- Flatulence (Gas)
- Food Allergy
- Frequent Urination
- Gastroenteritis
- Indigestion
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- Iron Poisoning
- Poisoning
- Rash
- Rectal Bleeding
- Skin Rashes in Children
- Stool Color Changes
- Testicular Torsion
- Vomiting and Nausea
- Testicular Pain
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Fever in Children Fever is defined as a rectal temperature over 100.4 F or 38 C. Fever isn't life-threatening unless it is persistently high - greater than a 107 F rectal temperature. Fever is usually caused by an infection. Treatment focuses on controlling the temperature, preventing dehydration, and monitoring for serious illness.
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