Question
A three-and-a-half-year-old child has poor appetite, weighing only 15 kilograms, and often feels stomach pain accompanied by vomiting. The parents have taken the child to several hospitals for treatment, but due to the child’s young age, a stomach examination cannot be performed. The parents are very worried and seek expert guidance. Additional question: The child has never taken deworming medicine and often takes digestive tablets, and the blood lead level is normal.
Answer
Hello: The child’s condition may not require a gastroscopy, but an ultrasound can be used for diagnosis. Therefore, as long as the child is examined at a regular hospital, a complete diagnosis can be made without necessarily needing a gastroscopy. The child can try taking some pediatric digestive tablets, but have you given the child any deworming medicine?