Hi all.
At the end of my tether.
DD is 18mo and since birth has suffered with what the doctors have labelled trapped wind, then silent reflux. She has been prescribed Gaviscon which made no difference. Nor did Infacol or Colief.
I'm wondering if it's something else. Her stomach is permanently distended and hard to the touch. She's never slept through the night, waking in pain every few hours. Some nights (such as this one) she screams for hours, writhing in agony. Painkillers don't help, nor does warm water. Rocking in an upright position sometimes does but the screaming starts again once she lies down. It's nothing to do with protesting about her cot - she screams lying cuddled in my arms too. It's the position that causes the pain.
The doctor and HV have always said oh she'll outgrow it once she's on solids, or once she starts walking... These things have come and gone with no change. She's as desperate for sleep as we are. I'm wondering if her tubes are kinked in some way, trapping acid... no idea if that's even possible really.
Any ideas of what it can be and how I can get the doctor to take things seriously? Feeling so so sorry for her.
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Distended stomach, screaming in pain...
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MoelFammau · 30/10/2012 23:29
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