Question
Is this child’s symptom a manifestation of abdominal epilepsy? The child had a heavy dinner a week ago and fell asleep immediately. They vomited and experienced abdominal pain at midnight. There was intermittent abdominal pain in the morning and afternoon the next day, which lasted for six days. Sometimes the pain was not severe, and their mental state was good, recovering quickly without any other symptoms of abdominal epilepsy. How about the past treatment and its effectiveness? What kind of help do you want? 1. Is this abdominal epilepsy? 2. Can abdominal epilepsy develop into severe epilepsy? 3. Can abdominal epilepsy only cause abdominal pain? Because the abdominal epilepsy pain I see is usually severe and accompanied by mental disorders.
Answer
Based on your description, it seems more likely to be gastrointestinal inflammation caused by improper diet, leading to intestinal spasm due to inflammation, rather than abdominal epilepsy as you mentioned. If it were indeed abdominal epilepsy, it wouldn’t deteriorate rapidly in a short period of time and would typically be accompanied by mental issues. Your child has a clear trigger of improper diet, so the possibility of gastritis remains high, and it is generally not considered epilepsy. Appropriate therapeutic methods or antispasmodic medications can be used. I hope my explanation is helpful, and wish for your child’s quick recovery!