constant stomach pain

hazelhickory

anyone else's child complain about their stomach hurting constantly?  DS complains almost daily that his stomach hurts but it doesn't seem to effect his energy levels.  Sometimes he will sit down and say it hurts but after a few seconds will go back to whatever he was doing.  We have been to the pedi three times and they think it's a constipation issue (but even after going to the bathroom which he does daily he still says it hurts).  DS has been put on miralax, but his doctor thinks it will take 6 months before it clears which seems like a really long time to be on miralax to me.  any others face this issue or have suggestions?

aiche Umm Ayoub

have you had your ds tested for food intolerance's and food sensitivity?   

funchicken

Could it be reflux?  My DD had two stomach bugs back to back, and she developed reflux because of it.  She was complaining about her stomach hurting and having other reflux symptoms, so the doctor prescribed zantac.  The pedi said it can take a few months to get back to normal.

CareBear0607

This was DD.  The doctor recommended cutting back on dairy and that has helped TONS.  

emberlee3

Lurker chiming in.

DS started complaining about his tummy hurting about a year ago.  For a while, we thought it might be attention-seeking because of his new baby sister.  After a few weeks (with increasing frequency of his complaint), I called the pedi for advice.  She suggested giving him a regular Tums after breakfast and dinner, and not to mention or ask about his tummy (in case it was attention seeking).  It seemed to help a lot!  He loved taking his medicine and stopped complaining.

He suddenly started complaining again in December, despite the Tums.  Pedi gave him a 2-week course of Zantac (for gastritis).  That also seemed to help a lot.  Now, he usually only takes Tums after dinner and rarely complains of his tummy hurting any other time. 

jlw2505

I would track what and when he eats and when he complains of a tummy ache.  Might not be going to the bathroom enough, might not be drinking enough water, might be a food intolerance.  Does he poop daily and is it hard for him to go?  How often does he pee in a day?  Does he eat a ton of dairy?  If you keep a detailed food and potty dairy, you can see if there are any clear patterns that you can bring up to the pedi.  It also might just be that your child is not aware of his hunger pains.  My older DD is on meds that make her less hungry and I can tell when it wears off as she often tells me her tummy hurts but then I have her eat something and she is totally fine - she is hunger and is just not always aware of the feelings that it causes.

ilovemygirls

My youngest has gone through phases where she will complain that her tummy hurts. I used to be sure she was about to hurl or something.  But aside from sometimes it being having to poop, I think it was an attention getting thing.  I'd always first ask her if she had to poop, but if not then just give her a hug & kiss & tell her I was sorry her tummy hurt & I usually wouldn't hear about it again.