Crying Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes

Constipation

They may also be fussy and cry when having a bowel movement. [healthline.com]

Crying while straining may be a sign of constipation. When a child is constipated, the stool in the intestines has backed up more than it should. [drgreene.com]

So babies tend to strain, cry, and get red in the face when they have a bowel movement. This does not mean they are constipated. [nlm.nih.gov]

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Depression

[…] throat and I’d cry for a week. [goodreads.com]

[…] pains Weight loss or gain Decreased or increased appetite Psychomotor agitation or retardation Emotional Pain of Depression Prolonged sadness Unexplained, uncontrollable crying [verywell.com]

Sometimes it feels like a black hole but sometimes it feels like I need to cry and scream and kick and shout. [mind.org.uk]

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Menopause

And as the day went on, I kept having to excuse myself from meetings and go into the bathroom to cry. [lennyletter.com]

Nati also says the physical symptoms of hot flashes, brain fog, crying, and abdominal weight gain felt like they came “out of nowhere.” 6. [healthline.com]

With more severe depression symptoms, she says -- "crying all the time, lack of energy, not being able to function, a real hopelessness" -- antidepressants are needed. [news.yahoo.com]

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Reactive Depression

Hopeless, detached, worthlessness, intense guilt Can't stop crying. It's normal to cry, even several times per day in early grief; but it should come and go. [recover-from-grief.com]

People dealing with reactive depression are prone to intense crying, have trouble sleeping, and have the classic symptoms of depression: sadness, loss of interest and motivation [health.ccm.net]

You will experience crying spells, profound sadness, and a "depressed" mood, all of which mimic major depression. [recover-from-grief.com]

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Endogenous Depression

It also includes apathy and almost constant crying. The third category is an impact on a person's feelings. [wisegeek.com]

They increasingly sleep later, have difficulty waking up, cry for unknown reasons, and complain of physical ailments like headaches. [sites.google.com]

When they confront loss, women are more reinforced for passivity and crying, while men are more reinforced for anger or indifference (Weissman and Paykel, 1974). [social-anxiety-treatment-cure.weebly.com]

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Overeating

It's a cry from our human vulnerability, and one that asks for deep respect and listening. [growinghumankindness.com]

I cry because it makes me overweight and no one sees the real me inside. I try to show the real me and I think that people don't like me because I am overweight. [something-fishy.org]

They bring these needs and emotions up to the surface where they cry out for our connection, holding, attunement and care. [growinghumankindness.com]

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Umbilical Hernia

In many cases the swelling may only be seen during crying or straining. [hernia.org]

Sometimes it is hard to tell if the hernia is causing the child to cry or if the child’s crying is causing the hernia to pop out. [hopkinsallchildrens.org]

This may lead parents to assume that the crying is because of the hernia, whereas it is more often the case that the hernia appears because the child is crying for some other [hernia.org]

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Loss, Grief and Bereavement

If you feel the need to cry, go ahead and cry. If possible, try and cry with someone else, but you can also cry alone if you’d prefer. [betterhealth.vic.gov.au]

Lack of acceptance, concerning the loss, characterized by anger, ambivalence and crying Despair. [nurseslabs.com]

Sometimes choose sad ones - they will make you cry but crying is ok and you need to cry -it is healing. [lizzywicks.com]

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Bee Sting

He couldn’t go outdoors without crying hard. He refused to be outside at all. [handinhandparenting.org]

Not a minute later, my two-year-old son was crying because he had touched the bee and it had stung the end of his finger! [creativehomemaking.com]

He would begin crying the minute we went out the door, and he clung to me for dear life. [handinhandparenting.org]

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

She lets out a victorious war-cry as well. In the actual game Metroid: Zero Mission, Samus' eyes are briefly seen through her visor as Ridley flies down to battle. [metroid.wikia.com]

905 In thy faint slumbers I by thee have watch'd, And heard thee murmur tales of iron wars; Speak terms of manage to thy bounding steed; Cry 'Courage! to the field!' [opensourceshakespeare.org]

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Acute Otitis Media

Sparing of the pars tensa, lack of TM bulging help to differentiate a crying child's red TM from that seen in AOM. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Infants may cry more than usual or pull on their ear. Treatment is pain relief and sometimes requires antibiotics. [ada.com]

He woke in the night crying and was difficult to console. He had a fever to 38.7 degrees Celsius and responded to an appropriate dose of acetaminophen. [pediatriceducation.org]

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Toddler's Diarrhea

[…] your child complains of extreme abdominal pain, develops a fever of more than 102 degrees F or displays the following symptoms of dehydration: moodiness, no tears while crying [modernmom.com]

sunken eyes, or dry mouth Fussiness or crying that cannot be soothed Unusual drowsiness New rash More than 8 diarrhea stools within 8 hours Diarrhea lasts more than 1 week [fairview.org]

[…] stool, changes in your toddler’s behavior, continued vomiting, black stool or signs of dehydration like infrequent urination, dry mouth, extreme thirst or no tears when crying [livestrong.com]

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Otitis Media

– Rapid onset of ear pain (in infants: crying, irritability, sleeplessness, reluctance to nurse) and ear discharge (otorrhoea) or fever. – Other signs such as rhinorrhoea [medicalguidelines.msf.org]

[…] about a pain in the ear (in older children) Infants and children may have one or more of the following symptoms: crying irritability sleeplessness pulling on the ears ear [healthline.com]

[…] tympanic membrane alone, with no evidence of bulging or perforation, is suggestive of viral otitis in a context of upper respiratory tract infection, or may be due to prolonged crying [medicalguidelines.msf.org]

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Postpartum Depression

Postpartum depression Other names Postnatal depression Specialty Psychiatry Symptoms Extreme sadness, low energy, anxiety, changes in sleeping or eating patterns, crying episodes [en.wikipedia.org]

"I was crying out for help and no one could tell me what I had or how to treat it. I asked to be put in the hospital. [suicide.org]

"For example, all new mothers cry. But if you cry all day, for many days, and are unable to function because you are crying too much, that's different. [seleni.org]

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Mixed Anxiety and Depressive Disorder

Common signs of mixed anxiety-depressive disorder include the following: Excessive worry Feeling hopeless, pessimistic, or worthless Lack of energy or motivation Frequent crying [theocdandanxietycenter.com]

[…] characterized by persistent (at least a month) of low mood, negative thoughts, thoughts of impending doom, sleep difficulties, changes in the way you eat, hopelessness, crying [anxietyanchor.com]

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Intussusception

[…] rather than episodic, and in some the crying episodes may not be very vigorous. [emed.ie]

(note: many other causes of infant crying are associated with facial redness rather than pallor). [rch.org.au]

Episodes typically occur 2-3 times/hour and may increase over the next 12-24 hours During these episodes of crying the child may look pale. [emed.ie]

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Infantile Colic

Infantile colic and prolonged crying were defined as excessive crying as reported by the mothers 2 and 6 months after delivery, and at the same time the mothers completed [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The total duration of fussing, crying and colicky crying (TC) was lower in the acupuncture group during the first (193 vs 225 min; p 0.025) and the second intervention week [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Reduced total average crying and fussing times and daily crying times Median 60 min per day vs 102 min per day (p 0.045) Infants up to 6 months of age. [bestbets.org]

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Parasomnia Type Sleepwalking

Compared to adults, children with parasomnia might experience more crying and fear. They might be scared to go to sleep alone. [healthline.com]

The person may cry or be inconsolable. The episodes are generally brief but can also (rarely) last up to 30-40 minutes. [my.clevelandclinic.org]

They can cause the sleeper to cry, scream, walk, move about and or curse. These seizures can be treated with medications. [nithra.com]

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Tonic-Clonic Seizure

( jen'ĕr-ă-līzd ton'ik-klon'ik sē'zhŭr, ep'i-lep'sē ) A generalized seizure characterized by the sudden onset of tonic contraction of the muscles often associated with a cry [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

This cry does not indicate pain. The muscles will stiffen (tonic phase), causing him/her to fall to the floor. [epilepsyontario.org]

The may bite their tongue, and they may cry or groan. This is the tonic phase of the seizure. The second stage is the clonic phase. [study.com]

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Adjustment Disorder

[…] of adjustment disorders, including: Adjustment disorder with depressed mood people with this type of adjustment disorder often have feelings of hopelessness, sadness, or cry [utahpsych.org]

They might lose sleep, suffer from crying spells or retreat from social activities. [sovhealth.com]

This could take the form of anxious feelings, nervousness, worry, feelings of sadness and crying, broken sleep, difficulty in concentrating, muscle tension and fatigue. [anxietycare.org.uk]

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Testicular Torsion

All children were admitted because of the inconsolable cry, abdominal pain, and the swelling of the groin. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Discuss with Paediatric surgeon Incarcerated hernia Intermittent inguinoscrotal swelling, associated irritability Pain Worse with crying Nausea and Vomiting – if bowel entrapment [rch.org.au]

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Congenital Laryngomalacia

Patients are acyanotic with a normal cry. LM is rarely associated with dyspnea or difficulty swallowing. [radiologykey.com]

What causes abnormal cry in newborns? An abnormal cry in newborns has many possible causes. They can be broadly grouped into congenital or neurologic causes. [voicefoundation.org]

The stridor is of variable intensity and is aggravated with crying, feeding, or other periods of excitement or activity. [radiologykey.com]

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Blocked Tear Duct

DEFINITION Diagnostic Findings Continuously watery eye Tears running down the face even without crying During crying, nostril on blocked side remains dry Onset at birth to [gwinnettpeds.com]

[…] though the child is actually not crying, mucus or yellowish discharge in the eyes, and reddened skin below the eyes. [colinclement.com.au]

Related Links Fever Baby Bottle Tooth Decay Blocked Tear Duct Cradle Cap Crying Baby (Colic) Diaper Rash Overweight Infants SIDS Spitting Up Reflux Teething Thrush [gwinnettpeds.com]

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Atypical Depression

[…] atypical depression: Depression Irritability Lack of energy Insomnia or excessive sleep Feelings of hopelessness Loss of enjoyment in life Concentration problems Uncontrollable crying [gomentor.com]

I don't sit around crying, I don't have days when I can't get out of my bed because I'm "sad" (although plenty of days where I have had to go back to bed, or that I've been [cptsd.org]

It was hard for me to identify this as depression because I had a set idea of depression as crying, deep sadness, suicidal thoughts...etc. [depressionforums.org]

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Facial Nerve Paralysis of the Newborn

The localized facial weakness in which the lower lip on one side fails to be depressed on crying results in an "asymmetric crying facies." [rrnursingschool.biz]

Neonatal asymmetric crying facies (NACF): asymmetry of face with deviation of mouth to right side with crying. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The cardiofacial syndrome comprises facial asymmetry when crying, but not at rest. [ispub.com]

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Adjustment Reaction of Adolescence

Symptoms include anxiety, frequent crying, sadness, substance use, and withdrawing from people and social activities. [newportacademy.com]

It’s also associated with crying. You may also find that you no longer enjoy activities that you did formerly. [healthline.com]

A man or woman who is struggling with an adjustment disorder may experience hopelessness, crying episodes, suicidal ideations, or general loss of interest during stressful [addictionhope.com]

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Generalized Clonic or Tonic-Clonic Seizures

Sometimes the person may cry out as the vocal cords contract and air is released from the lungs. The person may turn blue because he or she isn't breathing. [stlukesonline.org]

Air being forced past the vocal cords causes a cry or groan. The person loses consciousness and falls to the floor. [epilepsynewengland.org]

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Brain Concussion

Will not stop crying and cannot be consoled. Will not nurse or eat. Posted on BrainLine May 23, 2017. Reviewed July 26, 2018. [brainline.org]

Will not stop crying and are inconsolable. Will not nurse or eat. [cdc.gov]

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Bacterial Otitis Media

[…] including unusual high-pitched crying, prolonged crying ( #hrs), and crying not otherwise specified; otitis media en The therapeutic indications set out in the marketing [da.glosbe.com]

On exam, the boy is irritable and crying, and frequently tugs on his left ear. [medbullets.com]

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Dehydration

[…] less often than usual dark-colored urine dry skin feeling tired dizziness and fainting signs of dehydration in babies and young children include a dry mouth and tongue, crying [icd9data.com]

Mild to Moderate Dehydration: Plays less than usual Urinates less frequently (for infants, fewer than six wet diapers per day) Parched, dry mouth Fewer tears when crying Sunken [healthychildren.org]

Symptoms of dehydration in infants may include dry mouth, lack of tears when crying, dry diapers for more than 3 hours, and a sunken appearance in the face. [advanceer.com]

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