What are the early symptoms of intussusception?

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Intussusception, in fact, refers to a segment of the intestinal tube in the human body into a segment of the intestinal cavity connected with it, and also causes the intestinal material to be blocked when passing through. Intussusception can be divided into primary intussusception and secondary intussusception. Primary intussusception is targeted at some children, especially those with less than 2 years of age. Incidence rate is high. And another kind of secondary intussusception is for adults, it is more common in adults. So, if you suffer from intussusception, what traits will appear? Specific intussusception has the following three typical characteristics.

What are the early symptoms of intussusception?

The first typical feature is abdominal pain, and it is acute abdominal pain. For example, if you are playing or doing something else, you will suddenly feel abdominal pain, make the child cry constantly, and even sweat all over, and you may roll all over the ground and look pale; However, some may not cry loudly, but may suddenly feel particularly irritable and return to normal after a period of time.

The second characteristic is bloody stool. Hematochezia is the main symptom of intussusception. First of all, hematochezia may be relatively normal for us, because sometimes it may appear when we get angry, but after treatment, if there is still no effect within a week, we need to see a doctor in time. It could be intussusception. The disease changes the color of the stool.

The third characteristic is a mass in the abdomen. It may not be seen at ordinary times, but if the baby is quiet or asleep, their abdominal wall is relatively relaxed and their muscles are relatively relaxed, so if we touch it with our hands, we are likely to touch a hard lump, which is an obvious symptom of intussusception. If you have such symptoms, be sure to see a doctor as soon as possible.

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Suffering from intussusception will also appear vomiting symptoms, this symptom usually occurs after abdominal pain, at the beginning, will be more frequent vomiting, with the passage of time, the number of vomiting may be reduced, but vomiting things will have a certain odor.