Belly Bug? 11 Yr Old Son Having Trouble eating...losing Weight.

Good Morning C., the other 2 mama's have great ideas and advice. I would certainly keep track of what he is eating especially the dairy items. I would think also it would cause diarrhea not constipation. He could possibly have a thing called irritated bowel syndrome. I have it once in a while. With the same symptoms of your son. Tummy hurting, rumbling and running to the bathroom with diarrhea though. He could possibly have a bowel blockage and that would also cause pain, rumbling and constipation. Having to strain to empty out.

I would limit dairy, peas or nut products, anything with seeds = tomatoes etc..
That can be hard to do having school lunches etc. Might ask the school if you can send a juice packet for his lunch for a while to see if that helps, instead of drinking milk.

God Bless you C. and I will pray your young man gets better soon.

K. Nana of 5

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I would start a food journal and see if there is a "pattern" to his troubles. I just wonder if it could be a food allergy that is causing it. Although, I would think that an allergy would cause runny bowels, not constipation. Are there any other symptoms such as low grade fever, swollen glands, sore throat that would make you think it was a bug of some sort?
Childrens' illnesses can be SUCH mysteries at times, can't they??
Good luck!!!

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A while back I complained on here about dizziness and nausea after a sinus infection. Well within another 2 weeks everyone in my daycare, both the children and the parents, were coming down with this same sickness. Some have had diarrhea, some only nausea, some terrible vomiting, some all 3. No one has had any fever at all. We have all been very tired and become dizzy easily. My own children have now had it too. It's some sort of nasty bug for sure.

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Could be a food allergy to milk and milk products. Dont let the Dr brush this off insist on blood work and xrays, ect. Weight loss this much is a sure sign of distress.

It is most likely the stomach bug that is going around. My 7 year old son had exactly what you're describing. It lasted a good week. He, like your son, found that milk at school made his stomach feel weird during that time, so he had water instead. Due to your son losing weight, you really do need to call your pediatrician, though. You also don't want him to get dehydrated. Hope this helps!

Sounds like food snesitivities. It might be Celiac (allergy to gluten. It's in wheat, barley, rye. Most oats can also get contaminated with it during harvesting). Keep a journal. Do some research online.
I have IgG allergies to dairy, eggs, sugar cane, banana, & pineapple. IgG allergies can be reversed if abstained from for 6-12 months, then reintroduced.
IgE allergies, like anaphalaxic (sp?) - extreme peanut allergy for example, cannot be reversed.
I would not wait to find out about Celiac. It does perminant damage to the intestines.
TRY THIS: http://www.celiaccentral.org/celiac_symptoms_checklist/
J.

First off, don't go jumping to conclusions based on what others have said. Yes, these could be signs of food allergies but unless it something that has been going on for a while, don't go there yet. My daughter has also been very sick the past couple of days with a nasty stomach flu so it is going around and it could just be how his body is reacting to it. You say this has only been the past couple of days so I would guess he just has a flu bug and not all the other stuff. Put him on a diet of light foods that are easy to digest with clear liquids for a day or two and it should clear up. If you have notice problems in the past, just eliminate the milk for a couple of days and once he feels like he is back to normal, add it back in and see if it causes problems again.

Allergy testing sounds like it may help

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