Ring Road, Indraprastha, Dehradun
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Ascites is fluid in the abdomen — a suddenly tight, shiny tummy, often with liver or kidney disease.
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Ascites is fluid in the abdomen — a suddenly tight, shiny tummy, often with liver or kidney disease.
It is a sign, not a diagnosis. We find why the fluid collected, ease the child’s breathing and comfort, and treat the cause.
Ring Road, Indraprastha, Dehradun
+91 97190 12227
Dr. Nitesh · Dr. Naziya Khatun
Clothes stop fitting at the waist; the navel may push out.
Chronic liver disease and low protein often sit underneath.
Nephrotic swelling and some infections can fill the abdomen too.
A very tense abdomen makes the child breathless when lying flat.
Shifting dullness, liver size, veins and oxygen.
Protein, liver and kidney tests decide the next step.
Fluid and salt advice is individual while the cause is treated.
Extra pillows and loose clothes until the girth settles.
We take a full history — onset, feeding, fever, sleep, school and any earlier reports.
Growth, chest, tummy, skin and development are checked. Tests are advised only if they change care.
A clear home plan is given, with a review so we know the child is settling.
Same-day visit for a rapidly swelling tummy, breathlessness, or fever in a child who already has liver disease.
Grace Clinic Dehradun
Ring Rd, opposite Hotel Kailash Residency, Indraprastha, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248005
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