Ongoing stomach pains 5yo

[nin23]

My 5yo son has had stomach issues for about a year but seems worse recently. He complains after he eats, also says some thing taste bitter. He still eats quite a lot but will occasionally have a kind of flare up where he doesn’t want to eat. Maybe once a month. He sometimes has diarrhoea too.

Hes going to have bloods done but he did have them a year ago go and came back clear.

should I get an at home allergy test?

thanks

My son has this. They did all the allergy checks and coeliac test for us (i have coeliac). All negative. But she did believe me. We got referred to paeds and he had an ultrasound which showed an enlarged spleen and his glands were sore.

dont do at home testing, follow the GPs step by step plan. They might advice you to do food diary

Really good advice from @nin23. I would start with food diary tomorrow and see the GP as soon as you can.

If he has non-IGE allergies I don’t think they can be diagnosed via blood tests? Non-IGE CMPA definitely can’t be.

Couit be something like that?

Thanks for this! He’s having a blood test next month and I’ve asked for an ultrasound which they won’t give us until after the tests have been done. What were your son’s symptoms? Thanks