Looking for advice regarding my 7-year-old daughter.
In March, she suddenly developed severe abdominal pain in the centre of her tummy and on the right side. Our GP suspected appendicitis and sent us to A&E, but blood tests were normal and she was discharged.
We're now in June and the pain is still there every day. She is lethargic, has lost her appetite, struggles to walk or stand for long periods, and often has to be sent home from school because of the pain. She can no longer play with her friends and spends most of her time lying on the sofa. She also gets pain in her right side every time she has a wee, although urine tests have been negative.
So far she has had:
Multiple blood tests (normal)
Urine tests (negative)
Ultrasound showing clustered Peyer's patches
X-ray showing thumbprinting
She's been referred to paediatric gastroenterology, and they've advised an 8-week dairy-free diet, but she has never shown any signs of a milk allergy or intolerance before. When speaking to the diet specialist at the hospital she also agreed its strange for it to be so sudden and how she's affected. She's also got no other symptoms of an intolerance i.e hives, rashes, pain when eating etc.
I feel like we've hit a wall and I'm worried because she is not the same child she was before this started. Has anyone experienced anything similar or have any advice on what questions I should be asking?