Pediatrician Dobretsova: abdominal pain and loose stools are observed in children with COVID-19 
Problems with the gastrointestinal tract, including abdominal pain and loose stools are common in children with COVID-19. Such signs of the disease were named by the pediatrician, candidate of medical sciences Irina Dobretsova, her words are quoted by the TV channel “Zvezda”.
The pediatrician noticed that the younger the sick child, the more pronounced the problems with the stomach and intestines.
“In young children, usually any respiratory infection involves the gastrointestinal tract due to physiological characteristics,” the specialist explained.
She also added that children with coronavirus, like adults, face a lack of sense of smell, but not always can tell about it. Therefore, parents need to ask clarifying questions. The rest of the clinical manifestations of coronavirus infection in children are similar to the disease in adults, Dobretsova summed up.
Earlier, the Russian immunologist, Ph.D. Nikolai Kryuchkov said that children with severe chronic diseases, including those with immunodeficiencies, are more difficult to tolerate coronavirus … Also, children with heart disease, kidney damage, nervous system and cerebral palsy may develop a severe course of coronavirus.