8 year old with stomach pains on and off.

Amber - posted on 11/06/2009

Have you considered the possibility of allergies? Or on a personal note..has your daughter been sexually abused?
My now 9year old daughter has had this issue the past over 3yrs now. Everytime I'd call the ped, she thought it was her appendix, we rush to the hospital, they do the ct scans and u/s's and everytime they say it's not her appendix. It turns out she is very allergic to all milk products, which the blood allergy test did not pick up on. Even a small sip of milk causes her to scream and cry from pain, we only found out by eliminating all dairy products from her diet.
But, sexually abused children tend to have intense stomach pains which can mimic appendicitis or other stomach issues.
Another possiblity is chronic appendicitis, which will continue to cause the intense stomach pains, really be the appendix, but will go away and then return at other times.
Has the dr mentioned anything with your dd's intestines, colon, etc? My daughter's intestines were always looped, swollen, and twisted, she has megacolon (an enlarged colon), and a displaced bladder.

Tammy - posted on 11/02/2009

Wow no I've never even thoght of that. We were supposed to go to the GI last tuesday but my youngest daughter came down with the flu that morning so I have to reschedule the GI appt. I will definately keep that in mind though.

Michele - posted on 10/21/2009

Have you talk to the dr. about blood poisoning ? my son 8 yr. old son had done the same thing when he was 4 maybe 5..his dr.s said the same thing about having appendicitis and phnomina. it just a thought hope it helps

Tammy - posted on 10/21/2009

Thanks Irena, we have an appointment on Tuesday with a pediatric GI so hopefully they will be able to help. My daughter also has some sensory processing issues so I'm not looking forward to another Dr. appt. they are never fun. I will keep a log of her foods from now until then and when the pains happen.

Tammy - posted on 10/21/2009

Quoting Irena:

I'm so sorry to hear about your daughter being in so much pain. I don't know what your child's history is, has she ever had a history of UTI's, ectopic ureter, reflux? Sometimes doctors are quick to write children off with the most common symptomatic problems and neglect the less common ones. Ask them to do a urine sample and bloodwork.
This could shed light on a possible UTI (can make you sick , fever, and go to kidneys). Also, severe reflux can appear after you eat and make you vomit and have pain in your stomach,come and go), gall stones. Pay attention to the foods she is eating..maybe a possibility of a developed food allergy. My son has had several of these things in the past and many times have to ask Drs to test for. Asking cannot hurt. It might help to have her or you write in a journal from every pain, everything she eats, ect. This might help you/Drs see a pattern or something contributing.
The best of luck to you and your daughter in finding an answer & my prayers will be with you that you can find a doctor that has the wisdom to figure this out quickly!

Irena - posted on 10/21/2009

I'm so sorry to hear about your daughter being in so much pain. I don't know what your child's history is, has she ever had a history of UTI's, ectopic ureter, reflux? Sometimes doctors are quick to write children off with the most common symptomatic problems and neglect the less common ones. Ask them to do a urine sample and bloodwork.

This could shed light on a possible UTI (can make you sick , fever, and go to kidneys). Also, severe reflux can appear after you eat and make you vomit and have pain in your stomach,come and go), gall stones. Pay attention to the foods she is eating..maybe a possibility of a developed food allergy. My son has had several of these things in the past and many times have to ask Drs to test for. Asking cannot hurt. It might help to have her or you write in a journal from every pain, everything she eats, ect. This might help you/Drs see a pattern or something contributing.

The best of luck to you and your daughter in finding an answer & my prayers will be with you that you can find a doctor that has the wisdom to figure this out quickly!