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Why can’t the doctors help with this?

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Buffalostance89 · 31/03/2022 19:12

Dd, almost 4, has been having tummy ache on and off since October. Wasn’t very regularly at first, but has become worse the last month or so.
She now has tummy ache after everything she eats, regardless of what it is, there’s no pattern to the food. She has excess gas, poos fairly regularly but says it’s hard to loo sometimes. I’ve used gentle laxatives, gas drops…she’s had a stomach scan, poo analysis and urine analysis-all clear.
It’s getting to the point where she’s worried to eat now and is hungry 🥲
Her behaviour is becoming affected and she jumps around, is hyper, bites cushions etc, so obviously in pain.
I have another appointment on Monday where I’m going to go nuts if they fob me off with saying stomach aches are normal at this age etc and tests are clear.
Has anyone had similar to this, so awful to see her like this, getting desperate now 🙏

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KaccyH · 31/03/2022 19:25

I've got a dd aged 2 and I've found that I've had to do most of the legwork when it comes to doctors. I may come across to them as the crazy, paranoid type but basically went in and said my daughter need a full panel of bloods etc and found out she's severely lacking in iron which was having negative effects on her health. I also told the doctor she was asthmatic and needed inhalers (I'm asthmatic so I know what it sounds like!) And we've got those which have massively helped the constant coughing. I have found doctors to be very dismissive but you know your child and you know what's normal. I think you need to ask for these things. Refer me to the paed dietician, I need a blood test referal. They're too busy to actually argue with you so at least you can have peace of mind. Also maybe try the long and painful approach of cutting out certain food groups to see if it improves? At least you can take that to them too to show you've tried yourself.

Hope you get some answers soon.

Buffalostance89 · 31/03/2022 19:23

@SuperMoonIsKeepingMeUpToo I’ve looked this up and she doesn’t tend to have the other symptoms. Her behaviour is becoming hyperactive and seems Adhd like, all I can think is the pain of it sends her like that 🥲
What other symptoms did your son have? She has a lot of built up gas and trumps a lot, she tends to feel better when she’s trumped, but not for long
How did they find out, what’s the treatment?

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Buffalostance89 · 31/03/2022 19:18

@chilledteacher Which blood tests should I be asking them to specifically test for?

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SuperMoonIsKeepingMeUpToo · 31/03/2022 19:16

Have a look at abdominal migraine. It took months and months for this to be diagnosed in my son. Doesn't fit in with the constipation issue though, I think.

chilledteacher · 31/03/2022 19:14

Blood tests-ask then to test for coeliac disease

Buffalostance89 · 31/03/2022 19:12

*Hard to poo sometimes

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