I’ve had my son in A&E three times in the last month with severe tummy pains. He gets so panicked that he shouts at me to take him to hospital and says he feels like he’s going to die. We went last night and finally he was given an X-ray which showed extreme constipation. After the first two hospital visits I took him to the GP who gave blood tests for coeliac disease and calprotectin stool test. Both these were negative.
The whole thing has caused him to become very anxious as we had no idea what the pain was and had no reason for it. He poos daily which is why it’s not something I pushed at the docs but somehow there is a big back up.
They have prescribed a regime of laxido sachets for it to clear out but this will take quite a few days and also the laxido causes more stomach cramps. We’ve had an awful evening tonight of him rolling around in pain, shouting at me to take him back to hospital or call an ambulance, he tells me he feels like he’s dying, that I’m not looking after him properly because I won’t take him back etc. He won’t listen to reason and it’s really difficult to calm him down. I’ve explained that the medicine takes a few days. I’ve tried calpol but it’s not helping. It’s very upsetting to deal with. Is there anything else I can give him to help with the pain? I know about drinking more, eating more fruit and veg etc but he’s at the point where he won’t eat much at all now.