pink&bluemommy Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 The child is a boy, 8 years old. This seems to occur about monthly. He will wake up, eat and then start complaining of nausea/stomach pain around his belly button. He will be hungry and eat normally throughout the day but tends to have worse pains after eating something. He doesn't throw up or have diarrhea during these occurrences. I haven't done anything to track food/digestion to this point. Before this current bout (today), I always thought it was a little constipation. He has been going regularly this past week, but did struggle with a little constipation at the beginning of last week at the start of our vacation. The past few days he has been a little weepy, depressed, and anxious, particularly at bedtime. The stomach pain will kind of come and go throughout the day. He manages to play outside some, and jump on our indoor trampoline at times. We do use some essential oils so when he has one of these, i tend to start on the digestzen on the stomach for the nausea/pain and some onguard on his feet because I'm never quite sure if its a bug or one of his bouts when it starts off. I've been googling today and am pondering a few things, but thought I'd see if it triggered anything in your mothering experiences. I've started a food/poop/feelings/pain journal for him to see if anything jumps out as a trigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Sounds like me as a child after consuming dairy, fried food, red meat or acidic fruit/juice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan C. Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Could it be sugar free chewing gum? Sorbitol was the offender and caused my ds problems when he was younger, and he still doesn't chew gum with that ingredient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink&bluemommy Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 No chewing gum. He eats dairy, red meat, and probably all those things above without a problem most times. We did have frozen orange chicken last night, and we have it somewhat regularly, though I never have been able to pinpoint the culprit because I wasn't paying attention. We will see I guess. For the most part I make everything from scratch except on rare occasions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 could be a food any exposure to strep? Strep can cause nausea and anxiety symptoms (IME). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink&bluemommy Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 He had strep about a month ago (and had none of these symptoms), so I'm thinking its doubtful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Describing my DS when he was 8... For him it was gluten. He's been gluten free for a couple of years now, and no stomach / belly button aches at all. His bowel movement are still somewhat on the tighter side--he goes once every couple of days...but this has been normal for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink&bluemommy Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 Even with the stomach pain being infrequent? This kid likes gluten foods less than my other kids. He rarely eats the bread I make (grind my own wheat). Though he eats other gluten containing foods, pancakes, quick breads, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Dd's "stomach" pain was from soy. Yeah, try tracking that one! It took allergy testing for us to pinpoint the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cammie Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 For us it was lactose intolerance. And I am ashamed to admit it took us a while to figure it out. Very frequent stomach aches that were put down to...anxiety, constipation, hunger, etc. Finally we tried lactaid...and no more stomach aches! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 This is the classic age for lactose intolerance to appear. Only some people can continue to digest milk past the age of about 7 yrs. Btw, lactose intolerance is way more common than celiac so if you're going to try an elimination diet, start with dairy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 I'd suggest starting with a food diary,then maybe talk to you doctor. My child that had frequent stomach aches is celiac. She also had a dairy allergy she outgrew and is lactose intolerant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Even with the stomach pain being infrequent? This kid likes gluten foods less than my other kids. He rarely eats the bread I make (grind my own wheat). Though he eats other gluten containing foods, pancakes, quick breads, etc. Interesting. When DS was having his pains, DD was already GF, so we had less gluten foods in the house already, so DS was definitely on a reduced intake. DS's episodes were once every couple of months--those were the big ones that he'd complain, but I wonder if there was a level of discomfort in between as well. He's a pretty easy going and stoic kid. I couldn't relate it to any food easily. Then he had a bad episode--he was crying in pain. Took him to the ER, waited for 5 hours, so obviously he was pain free by the time they saw us. Since DD was already GF (for other issues), I simply decided he'd be GF as well. In the last 2+ years he complained of stomach ache maybe 3 times, and each time it was gas and resolved easily. I'm sure everyone's different, but I'm jus sharing our experiences, as what you describe is very similar to DS's issues when he was younger. I hope you find what works for your DS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypatia. Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 DD1 gets abdominal migraines. She also gets classic migraines, but about once a week or so it will present only as stomach pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Mine began showing signs of lactose intolerance around that age. She can eat some dairy but needs to limit. For example, she can have pizza or ice cream, but not both. Poor guy. It's terrible to be young and have pain that you can't connect to something tangible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink&bluemommy Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 I've been pondering abdominal migraines actually. I began a food journal so we will see. I'd say he has the main offenders daily though. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 just to throw another possibility into the mix - gall bladder issues? My dd had trouble with hers for a few YEARS before a doctor finally thought to get a scan of the gall bladder...it was removed when she was just 15. Malformed and full of stones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink&bluemommy Posted December 13, 2014 Author Share Posted December 13, 2014 I'm not sure if his stomach pain has ever lasted this long. We are on day three and it just seems to come and go. The spurts of pain don't seem to last too long. I'm about ready to take him in though I don't know what they would do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momofeat Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 It was lactose intolerance for my son, too. We figured it out when he was 5 or 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 If it only happens once in a while, I'd consider abdominal migraines, as others have suggested. That was how one of my daughters first started getting migraines. Eventually they became the more typical headache migraines, but not until she was a teen. On the other hand, if it happens regularly after eating, it could be his diet. My son had stomach pains for years, and finally when he went gluten and dairy free, his stomach aches went away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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