Question
From what age does this condition occur, and how often does it happen?
Answer
Starting from the age of 5, it occurs almost every other month.
Question
What symptoms are present during an attack?
Answer
During an attack, there is abdominal pain and persistent vomiting.
Question
Have you been diagnosed? What kind of disease was it confirmed to be?
Answer
I have been to various key hospitals in the province and city, and all were diagnosed with mesenteric lymphadenitis.
Question
What are the current treatment methods?
Answer
The current treatment method is to hang 4-5 days of saline for anti-inflammatory fluid replacement.
Question
Can the disease be completely cured? How is it treated?
Answer
Mesenteric lymphadenitis is usually caused by colds and other factors, and there is no special treatment. It mainly involves anti-inflammatory treatment. If you don’t want to use intravenous fluids, you can only take oral medication, but the effect may be slightly worse and the speed not as fast.
Question
Have other tests been conducted? What were the results?
Answer
I have had colonoscopy and gastroscopy, but no abnormalities were found.
Question
Do you need further examination?
Answer
Considering the child’s persistent abdominal pain and vomiting symptoms for 3 years, it is recommended to undergo an EEG examination to rule out habitual vomiting and abdominal epilepsy.