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to go to A&e with my dd3 *pictures*

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littlemaemae · 29/03/2016 13:57

My DD who is 3 has been having stomach/bowel problems for the last year. Diagnose as constipation. She can not pass a stool for weeks despite fantastic diet and laxatives and weeks is in severe pain most days. She is very petite and skinny but her stomach has swollen to look 9 months pregnant. Getting no where with doctors/hospital etc.
Aibu to think this is not how a heathy child's stomach should look.

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HPandBaconSandwiches · 31/03/2016 08:33

And insist she's examined.

GreenMarkerPen · 31/03/2016 08:33

you could also ask the gp for recommendation for a specialist.

GreenMarkerPen · 31/03/2016 08:33

or private referral.

HPandBaconSandwiches · 31/03/2016 08:34

Sorry, xpost. Sounds like you've found your inner lioness OP Grin

Cloudhopping · 31/03/2016 08:38

Your poor little girl OP. Good luck with the GP today, really hope you get somewhere.

2016ismyyear · 31/03/2016 08:44

Ask them what there threshold is for getting urgent care. Are they going to wait for something much worse and possibly fatal/ irreparable to happen. They say blockage is up to rib cage. How can they be certain?

Examined daily by whom? Not that twonk of a GP I hope.

2016ismyyear · 31/03/2016 08:45

Ironically I've been really constipated since this thread started! Anyone else found this?!

Footle · 31/03/2016 08:50

Like many others I'm checking your thread in the hope that you will have been listened to and got the help you need. Unbelievable.

Gileswithachainsaw · 31/03/2016 08:51

Good luck today. thinking g of you all still Flowers

pupsiecola · 31/03/2016 08:56

Retrospectively plot her weight in her red book and take it with you. As I said my son dropped from 75th to 4th centile aged 2, over 6 months (and was 91st centile at birth). He is now a strapping soon to be 11 year old. But he was very poorly for a while and I had to be very assertive with the doctors. Arm yourself with all this info including the error re her age. The drop in weight alone is enough to warrant proper investigation as it suggests failure to thrive (a horrible term i know but it can be reversed once the root cause is found). Good luck today.

LionsLedge · 31/03/2016 09:05

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FeralBeryl · 31/03/2016 09:05

Good luck for this morning Flowers

ChazsBrilliantAttitude · 31/03/2016 09:06

Delurking to wish you and your DD good luck with the appointment. Keep pushing for her - you are doing the right thing.

When you are around your child everyday you become habituated to the situation and problems and the issues become normal. If the medical professionals are also playing down the problem then it is easy for things to go on longer than ideal, so don't be hard on yourself. The key thing is you are getting her help now.
(says the Mum who failed to notice that her DS2 was very long sighted and only took him for an eye test because his older brother was having one - I just thought he was a bit clumsy not that he couldn't see properly and needed one eye patched Blush)

Ohfuckaducky · 31/03/2016 09:10

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Chimchar · 31/03/2016 09:21

Really hoping the GP this morning is the one to get things moving, in EVERY respect!

NealCaffreysHat · 31/03/2016 09:21

Best of luck today.

mateysmum · 31/03/2016 09:26

When you are in the surgery, just imagine the power of mumsnet on your shoulder willing you on! I know I'm too late for this morning's GP appointment but I'm another one thinking of you.

Booboostwo · 31/03/2016 09:37

I am stunned at how you have been ignored by all the medical professionals you have seen. Your poor DD and poor you. By comparison, although we are in France, my DD had stomach pain for a week and was seen by GP, A&E, and had an x-ray and ultrasound scan immediately all of which led to a very quick diagnosis. I can't believe your poor DD has gone on for so long with such a serious problem. I would also urge you to see a specialist privately as soon as possible. A diagnosis from him/her could get the ball rolling with the NHS.

TheOddity · 31/03/2016 09:43

I can only emphasise the usefulness of going privately for a first consultation. There is no obligation after that to continue privately and usually the private specialist works for the NHS and knows the way to get you back into the system for the expensive bits (I.e. Operations). You will cut a massive chunk of the waiting period. I'm not saying it's right, but it is the world we live in and it is effective.

CuppaTeaAndAJammieDodger · 31/03/2016 09:45

Been following your thread - lots of luck today, I am gobsmacked that they wouldn't be more proactive with a young child who is impacted to the extent that your DD is.

BarbarianMum · 31/03/2016 09:47

eLionsledge no it is completely the opposite. The test for coeliacs can produce false negatives but not false positives.

So if the tests are positive, you are coeliac. If the test (blood test) is negative, you may still have coeliacs if other tests (eg gut biopsy/genetic typing) are positive.

billabye · 31/03/2016 09:49

I've been thinking about you and your DD this morning. Good luck with female GP Flowers

timemaychangeme · 31/03/2016 09:52

Willing you on and sending you the strength you need to be as tough and ruthless as necessary.

readyforno2 · 31/03/2016 09:54

Oh Mae,
Your poor dd. You are doing a fantastic job.

PhilPhilConnors · 31/03/2016 09:55

I know two DC with coeliac, one very seriously, neither tested positive on the blood test.
Good luck this morning Thanks

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