Being referred to Paeds for bowel issues

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DS (now aged 4.5) had CMPA. Diagnosed at 11m after a very scary incident in A&E resus. Fortunately, he outgrew it around aged 3.

Of late, he has been complaining daily of stomach ache. His poos have gone from rabbit pellets to curry sauce format in the matter of days. This is frequent with him.

He also appears to be constantly hungry at the moment. The other morning... 2 weetabix then a giant crumpet.

Sunday... potatoes, fish fingers and greens... then a mini roast dinner 45 mins later.

Last night, pasta, veg and an egg, banana, biscuits.

What happens at a referral? What might this be?

Check for constipation could be overflow
If other symptoms e.g. tiredness check for coeliac disease

@cestlavielife He's been on lactulose previously as he was soiling himself and it didn't appear to do all that much. GP examined him yesterday - tummy soft, bowel fine although could be a bit "slow" when he listened to it.

He is complaining of painful legs, sore tummy and of being tired lots at the moment.

Am assuming any tests, for Coeliac for example would be blood based and managed by Paeds?

I’m another one that it could possibly be coeliac disease, my dd has this was diagnosed over 3 years ago now and I remember her bowels going from very loose one minute and like rabbit pellets the next, she was always hungry she was even on hungry baby formula milk and when she was a toddler I would often find her in the cereal cupboard eating out of the box.

She’s now 16 and not change much, still loves her food and also snacks alot in between meals but its just the nature of the condition, her coeliac is managed well and she’s also on vitamin supplements as well but has a good varied diet.

How does your son sleep?, I remember my dd was always tired, more so when she reached about 8 but even now she still loves her sleep part of being a teenager as well.

My dd didn’t get the tummy pains really until she was about 13 when the gp did investigations for coeliac disease, she also complained that the thigh area of her legs hurt as well.

@eggsandwich Thanks for sharing. That all sounds very familiar.

He sleeps ok.