Appendicitis: Older Child
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8 Year Old with Constant Stomache Pain
Asked by W.L. from Toledo
on March 30, 2008
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My 8 year old has been complaining of a constant pain in her tummy for about two months now. She says that it is painful but it doesnt stop her from her daily play. ...
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- Hello, my neice went through this at 7 yrs. old and she had the same symtoms but her belly was distended and she was gassy. All the tests came back okay except for one...
- You might want to look into abdominal migraines. This is something that generally only presents in children, generally children with a family history of headache or r...
- I have a seven yr. old girl that has the same thing, but occasionally even vomits, but always at school. Alot of children going to school have physical symptoms from t...
6 Year Old with Pain at Belly Button
Asked by E.B. from Springfield
on February 20, 2008
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My six year old daughter has been complaining of a belly ache right at her belly button for about a week now. She has thrown up once, three nights ago. But still will ...
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- Another idea could be her gall bladder. When people have issues with their gall bladder it isn't always constant or really painful. So this might be another thing that...
- I would take her to the Doctor and make sure she doesn't have a hernia. Does she have an outtie for a belly button? K.
- my daughter acts like this when she has strep--no sore throat, just stomach ache and won't eat--take her to the dr.
9 Year Old Daughter's Stomach Hurts
Asked by M.D. from Saginaw
on December 17, 2009
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My daughter sometimes complains that her stomach hurts. This sometimes happens after she eats and sometimes it could happen out of the blue. At some point last sprin...
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- I'd take her to a GI doc and let them figure it out. They can do an endoscopy and check her esophagus, intestines and stomach to make sure there aren't any issues. It ...
- I agree, I would take her to the pediatrican. In addition to the other comments, I would be concerned about Crohns' Disease. My best friend's daughter had stomach pai...
- I can think of 3 things 1) celiacs disease, a gluten intolerance you can read up on the gal who is on the show "The view" she wrote a book recently that seems pretty g...
9 Year Old with Stomach Ache
Asked by M.L. from Kansas City
on May 17, 2008
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My 9 year old daughter has been complaining about a stomache ache for the past 3 or 4 days. She has not run a fever at all but has been very tired. The area she is s...
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- There is a stomache virus going around. My oldest has it now too and she has bad stomache aches and they seem to get worse when she eats or drinks. The Dr's office s...
- PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE go to a doctor as soon as possible! I hate to alarm you, but this sounds to me like it could be an appendicitis. Read this from Web MD: http:/...
- Hi M., First off I am sorry to hear your daughter isn't feeling well. At this point if your daughter is still in pain, I wouldn't wait to take her to the doctor. Ab...
I Need Help Diagnosing My 10-Year-old's Stomach Troubles
Asked by P.G. from Chicago
on April 1, 2008
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My 10-year-old has had a stomach ache for 3 weeks. We ruled out strep. The doctor sent us to the ER and they ruled out appendicitis, diagnosed it as gastritis. We'v...
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- Hello P., Need some more info- For allergies I recommend a book my doctor told me about for my son. Is This Your Child by Dr. Doris Rapp www.drrapp.com If he...
- It could be many things.Keep a food diary and write down when his stomach hurts. You may be able to see if it is something he is eating. I have one daughter whose alle...
- My 11 year old daughter had exactly the same problems last year. She was being sent home from school with severe stomach aches at least once a week for over two month...
Not Knowing You Were Pregnant Until You Deliver
Asked by J.S. from Jacksonville
on December 2, 2011
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There was an article on this today. A woman in Portland went to the hospital thinking she had appendicitis and instead delivered a baby. She said she was told she coul...
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- I have wondered the same thing. I can totally understand not knowing you are pregnant until the second or maybe the third trimester (especially if it is your first an...
- I have friend with a friend who was pregnant THREE times and never knew. Some babies don't move that much, or if there's a placental issue, they may not feel the baby ...
- I have not had this happen. However, my cousin had a condition where there was too much fluid and had to have regular checks because she couldn't feel the baby nearly ...
Would You Take Him In?
Asked by B.O. from Grand Rapids
on December 27, 2011
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My 6 year old son hasn't been feeling good since this past Friday. He has been complaining of his belly hurting, not eating, and has been vomiting (more like phlem an...
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- Stomach pain could mean several things. Anything that lasts three days should be checked by a doctor, IMO. Is the pain in his stomach on the right side? Pain, with vom...
- Yes of course contact the Doctor and let them know what has been going on. I am pretty sure they are going to want to see him. I am real curious why people ask these...
- I would. You should rule out anything serious like a blockage. But it's likely just the stomach bug.
Anyone Else Have Children with Frequent Bellyaches?
Asked by J.C. from Fort Wayne
on May 10, 2009
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My 6 year old daughter complains of bellyaches a LOT. I have taken her to the doctor and he said since she wasn't waking up at night with them that it's probably stre...
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- an upper GI is non evasive and is a very good way to see the stomach in motion with doing a scope of inside the stomach itself. my son has had both done. he had an upp...
- They should test for allergies and acid reflux. certain antacids make my reflux worse, took the doctors forever to believe me, so I've been there. in the time it tak...
- I have a 5 yr old and a 7 yr old that say the same thing every night before bed. I have talked with my son's doctor about it and couldn't find anything wrong. So, wh...
4 Year Old sick.....help.....
Asked by K.E. from Jacksonville
on December 31, 2011
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My 4 year old is sick. She woke up this morning complaining that her stomach hurt her. She then vomited a small amount about an hour after waking. She hasn't vomited s...
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- Last week... my 9 year old daughter had the Stomach Flu. She had the SAME stomach pain symptoms and pains as your child. Except, my daughter's fever was higher than...
- You might want to go to a Minute Clinic at CVS (check hours online first). She could have definitely picked up something while out shopping (germs linger on so many su...
- You're doing just fine with what you're doing. My 3.5 yr oldson had a very high fever and throwing up Thurs night. I even gave him a cold shower to lower his temp of 1...
Help, My Daughter Has Had a Fever off and on for Almost a Week!
Asked by R.A. from Lubbock
on July 11, 2008
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Last Saturday my 6yr old daughter got a fever, no other symptoms. I gave her children's motrim...it went away, and that was it. She didn't really have any problems o...
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- Take her to see the chiropractor! An adjustment will break a fever in about 3-15 minutes. It allows their own immune system to function properly. If her tummy hurts it...
- Appendicitis? I would take her in and have them do a blood test. Pain in the left side & a tummy ache, along with fever are symptoms that I had. My white blood cell ...
- What kind of fever are we talking about... is it the 99.5 or 103?!?! There is a viral fever going around that usually lasts anywhere f/ 3-9 days and that is the only s...
