6 yr old having severe belly pain, tried antiacids thinking it was reflux, not better, had bloodtest done for cbc, cmp, celiac, and some allgeries - all come back fine...now she is having right back pain as well....help - it is making her schooling miserable
Hi. The most probable reason for belly pain along with back-ache in a child of 6 years is suggestive of pancreatitis the worms being the most common reason. The another reasons can be Mesenteric Lymph node mass. We have also to rule out the following : Acquired Small Bowel Obstruction in ChildhoodAdhesions, Appendicitis, Intussusception, Incarcerated hernia (most common in infancy), Rotation, Merkel diverticulum by CT scan. Get her Admitted for management investigations and treatment accordingly,