Son Having Difficult Time Breathing and Stomach Pain

I want to echo those that suggested gastritis. I have that problem. Take him to see a pediatric gastroenterologist. Take him as soon as possible, but until you can get him there, try Tums- or whatever acid reducer is available for children OTC (I don't know, my kids never had this problem)
Hope he feels better soon! :)

Acid reflux problems can cause you to feel like you can't breathe. Try a gastroenterologist.

I get indigestion that has the same symptoms. When I take something like Previcid or something for the heart burn/gas. Maybe he's getting bad indigestion, acid reflux etc. It's an idea. Hope you can find the cause and help your little one out.

Ask for an ekg to check his heart, if that comes out normal ask for a CT scan if it hasn't already been done. It might be gastritis, my daughter has it and it can cause horrible abdominal pain and chest pain causing deep breathing like you mentioned. Have you tried giving him an antacid like maalox? Keep searching for answers, if you're not satisfied with the answers you're given get a new doctor, I've had to do that many times. Good luck!

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No but please see a new doctor!!!!

It's possible the the pain is causing the breathing problems. Sounds like a GI problem. My son had horrible stomach pains that suddenly developed when he was 2 years old. After some dr visits and a camera down his tummy they decided he had reflux. They were wrong and the meds did not help him. I was stumped. Ended up he lactose intolerance and I noticed it happened after he drank milk or ate ice cream. I didn't think it was this before because he really didn't have the symptoms that are common with lactose intolerance. All he had was terrible pain that would come on go without any reason, until I put it all together with milk and ice cream. He had no trouble with any other dairy product at all.
I would suggest using a food dairy for awhile and see if his pains come when a common food or drink has be consumed. Write down EVERYTHING he eats or drinks.
And maybe a visit to a GI doctor for some further testing might help.
Hope you find the answer. I can understand your frustrations being a mom and seeing your son hurt and sick without any answers is hard.
C.

I agree with Cin C. and Abbie H.

Also find a new doctor... get second, third, fourth opinions. It sounds like something is going on and if it gets worse he won't be able to breath.

I'm sorry you're going through this, but just to make it clear, the emergency room is for taking care of an urgent, immediate situation at hand. They are not there to diagnose what may be long-term physical ailments. They provide care and refer you back to your regular physician.
I've broken bones and they x-ray, tell me the bone is broken. Give me crutches or a splint, pain medication and refer me to someone else for the follow up.
Emergency room doctors are just that. They treat emergencies. They make sure a patient is stable enough to go home or they have them admitted to the hospital.
I don't mean to sound glib. I really don't. If your child's oxygen saturation levels are normal and he has unspecified abdominal pain, ruling out appendicitis etc, the ER will send him back to his regular doctor.
That said, my son started vomitting. I thought he had the flu. He vomitted at night and then was fine by morning. He had no fever. He didn't really want to eat which I thought was normal after throwing up, but after four days, only throwing up at night, I took him to the doctor.
Turns out it was acid reflux and the doctor prescribed a medication for him.
The vomitting stopped immediately.
I didn't allow him to eat after a certain time in the evening, I propped him up so his head was elevated. He took medication an hour before his last meal of the day and it was like a miracle.
He no longer takes the medication and we just have adhered to the cut off for eating if he feels his stomach hurting, he sleeps slightly elevated.
Your son may be having a reflux of some kind. It really burns. My son, however, only complained about feeling like he was going to choke. Then the vomitting.
The good news is they have ruled things out.
I just want to say that at a thousand dollars a crack, I wouldn't rely on the ER to give you answers or a diagnosis. They aren't primary care physicians. You'd think for a thousand bucks, it should cover every test available, but it just doesn't work like that.
Follow up with your pediatrician or better yet, get a second opinion.
When my son was diagnosed with his reflux issue, I couldn't get him in to the pediatrician and took him to see my doctor who knew exactly what the problem was.
I changed it so my doctor was my son's primary care physician after that even though he didn't specialize in children.
If you aren't getting answers the route you're going....try a different one.

Best wishes.
I hope your son will be feeling better soon.

Can you ask for a new ped???

Hello,
I know exactly how you are feeling! You are running around in circles only to end up in the same place...Nowhere! My son has had stomach problems since he was 2.5. Now he is 4.5. I first noticed at a grocery store when he sat down on the floor to 'rest'. Thinking this wasnt normal since all we were doing was standing by the butcher waiting our turn. I took him to his doc who said he is probably constipated... anyhow it went from constipation to maybe its gas, to getting to ultra sounds which were normal, to a blood test for HpiLori(a bacteria in the stmach that causes much distress and pain) all negative and all fine. Then i noticed that every time after he eats his stomach hurts just above his belly button.
Then when we would walk the dog, after he would run for with the dog for 10secs he would have to sit and 'rest' and pointed to his chest that he was 'tired' right in the middle of his chest. So we had a eco gram done of his heart which was all normal. So here we are... after seeing 2 Gi doctors(one said to do nothing because as long as he isnt vomiting blood or pooping blood he is fine) (!!! I mean really people?! Do we have to get to that point for u to do something?!) and the other Gi prescribed previcid for acid reflux. I have been giving him tums since i dont want to do previcid if i dont know for sure if its acid. Previcid can only be taken for 6-8 weeks then u have to stop. I dont want to put him on such heavy medication.... the only thing remaing to do is to put a scope down his throat and check that way... has anyone else had this going on with their children? I would love some input as its very upsetting. Thank u!

Have them check his heart.

I was hoping you found anything out about your son? I ran across your post trying to find out answers about my 11 year old son with the same problems.

My son doesn't complain of stomach problems, but he was diagnosed with reactive airway disorder. He has sinus issues and I am sure he probably has allergies too, but I haven't had him tested for that yet. Anyway, RAD sort of mimics croup/asthma symptoms. We ended up buying a nebulizer with the albuterol packets. This is usually how his routine goes.Usually when the seasons change Fall and Spring time he is most prone for these episodes. Sometimes it happens when he is really active and running around that will bring on a coughing episode too. He can be playing outside for one afternoon and honest to goodness he develops a cough that very night! Sometimes the cough is loose, so I will give him triaminic nighttime cold and cough medicine. Other times I can tell it is a tighter, dry cough and he complains his chest is tight. That is when I give him the nebulizer treatment on an as needed basis. Sometimes every 4 hours, sometimes once a day. Episode usually lasts 3 days and then it's gone completely. If this sounds at all familiar you might ask your doctor if this could be the cause. When I have had my son checked out during these episodes his lungs are always clear for pneumonia or asthma and even croup. With RAD the airways constrict so the cough can have that barky sound like a croupy cough though. Hope this helps and you find out solution soon!
A.