What could be wrong with dd?

[Dancergirl]

My 10 year old dd has been having some tummy trouble. In the last few months she's starting to get frequent tummy aches and needs to go to the loo more.

She used to poo once a day in the evening, now she goes in the morning as well and it takes her a while so we're nearly late for school.

In recent weeks she's been feeling sick on and off too.

I took her to the GP about a month ago (before the nausea started) who felt her tummy and said all was fine, but I should get a poo sample and bring her back if symptoms continue.

I haven't managed to get the poo sample yet as dd is embarrassed and won't let me!

Any advice please?

Get the poo sample! And investigate further!

Could it be anxiety causing her stomach problems ?

Put cling film in toilet bowl and when she has finished go in and get a sample.
You deffo need to do s sample to rule out any infection.
Have her eating habits changed at all?
Has anything changed at school to make her feel upset or anxious as going to loo before school could be delaying tactics/nerves as could be the sickness.

She might not tell you it is anxiety (if it is), and she might not know herself...
You have to be a detective

You need to get the poo sample she is 10, you're the parent. My daughter suffers adominal migraines, they can start around this age.

I am well aware that I am the parent thank you and if it's needed yes of course I will make sure that happens.

She actually is quite anxious and we have also realised (in the same time frame actually) that she also has some sensory issues. Not sure if it could be related?

What consistency of poo? If it's taking her so long, is she actually constipated, and heaving and straining to go?

Politics e.g. yogurt type actimel
Probably constipated
Going more and straining due to constipation

When she has a tummy ache, her poo is sometimes a bit runny.

But other times she has got in the habit of sitting there for ages....

Poor girl. She's ill and embarrassed about the nature of it. Give her disposable gloves and get her to retrieve her own poo sample maybe? At 10 she should be able to to this.

Is she showing signs of puberty?

I had this as a child. And still to an extent as an adult. My poo changes depended on part of my cycle. I often have cramps and diahorea around my period.

Tummy pains at that age can be somatic. I notice her issues cause problems at the time you're leaving for school. How happy is she at school?

Is she an anxious child?

I have had stomach problems caused by anxiety for years.

It could be anxiety... but it could well be something else. When I developed Crohn's symptoms at the age of 17, I was told it was caused by anxiety (family's diagnosis), then anorexia nervosa (doctor's diagnosis). It was two years before it was correctly identified as Crohn's.

Thank you, will get the poo sample and take it from there.

Definitely get the sample - without it you will simply be guessing.

Managed to get the sample and found out that it came back normal. Have booked a GP appointment next week to discuss.

My dd is getting something very similar on a frequent basis. I think it's anxiety related as she had various tests a while back and all were normal. I think as suggested above that it could be abdominal migraine but I'm not really sure how to deal with it and the anxiety issues that cause it

Be really interesting to hear if you get any answers from your GP!

Has she been tested for coeliac disease? Sounds a lot like it, I was only diagnosed as an adult but had all the questions around not liking school put to me.

ruby I did actually add on the form to please test for coeliac but I'm not sure if they test the poo or if a blood test is needed?

I will ask GP when I go next week.

Yes it is a blood test

Read the ERIC website.
You may well glean some useful information that you can then use to take this forward.