Can you help me with my son's stomach issues?? *Update*

[Blackbird]

Yes, those kind of things can def. have an affect on the stomach. I would try to keep him stress free for a while and see if it keeps acting up. As to the milk intolerance, most people who are intolerant to cows milk can readily drink goat's milk. Raw is even better than pasterized. Although some people do not recommend it, my family and I drink raw goat milk on a daily basis. If they give cow milk at his school, just tell him not to take it, or throw it in the trash if they're forcing him to take a carton.

http://www.realmilk.com/

 

[crtrlovr]

It is possible that your son has an ulcer, but not probable. With an ulcer, a person usually feels better AFTER eating. It's when the stomach is empty that an ulcer usually hurts worse. I'm with the others, leaning toward a food intolerance/allergy or stress related issues. I hope you find your answers & treatment regimen soon!

 

[coffeelady3]

If it's happening after he eats, my guess would be acid reflux. That's when some of the stomach acid escapes up into the esophagus. If that is the problem, there's some pretty darned effective medications out there for it. Good luck!

 

[Lobzi]

Call Dr. Joy Browne, WOR radio. Tell her what is going on with him. She gives great advice! I listen to her all the time advising parents who call about their child who is dealing with stress or manipulating, or whatever is going on psychological. Call Dr. Ronald Hoffman, WOR radio for nutritional/medical advise. They are both very knowledgeable in their fields.

 

[HennysMom]

my 10 y/o son is the exact same way.... and sometimes he doesnt even need to eat.

We've come to the conclusion that he 1. isnt chewing his food well enough and results in gas issues he cant pass, 2. sometimes its actually his bladder (he'll hold his urine longer than he should) 3. he does have reflux issues 4. he has nervous stomach.

If you go to your local pharmacy and ask the pharmacist for something called Pepsi syrup *its what pepsi/coke is made from and is what all ant-acids were derived from originally - i.e, PEPsid OTC* (its behind the counter but no rx is needed) you can try to give him some of it to see if it helps calm his stomach and/or reflux/GERD issues. It doesnt take much and it works wonderfully. I also give him Mylecon Infant Gas drops and they work great too with bloating when he gets gas issues (and that in itself is painful if you've ever had it).

Its best to talk with your pediatrician of course, but run these by him and see what he/she says. Pepsi syrup is about $2.00 a bottle and much cheaper than RX meds, and works better than most of them anyway.

 

[sundance]

I'm glad you have a dr's appoint, there is so much that you won't know where to start, My GGD is 2 and has acid reflex, I have a GS that is 10 that has stress problems, due to a divorce, his dad has remarried and lives on the other side of the country. Is there a bully in school, that is such a problem in schools today, let him know he has lots of people thinking of HIM no matter what the problem. marrie

 

[AHappychick]

my friends daughter is allergic to fruit juice it took her 5 years to figure it out.

But what you are describing sounds like similar symptoms to what her DD had. I would say some sort of food allergy but have the dr check everything just to be sure. Good luck hope he feels better.

 

[morelcabin]

Could be a few things..food allergies, but in your case I really lean towards the stress idea. My daughter had these problems all through her childhood, and at 11 developed an ulcer that we needed to treat. She is 18 and all over it now, so they do outgrow it. My niece is the same way, it is stress related.
Now I do know of one interesting case...a young girl who's stomach used to hurt after eating all the time, and it was because she had a vertebrea in her back that was out and putting pressure on her stomach when it was full. A chiropractor did the trick with that one:>)

 

[Hens_And_Chicks]

My son had the same symptoms you describe - He was 8. I scheduled an appointment with the Pediatrician (I adore her) and she wrote him prescriptions for about 6 different meds. She treated him agressively for stomach ulcers and an impaction in the intestines - basically, not enough fiber in his diet to completely digest the food and move it out through normal bowel movements. She put him on Miralax - which is now over the counter - it's colorless, tasteless - mix one scoop into a glass of water and drink every morning or evening. It is not a laxative - it is a bulk fiber additive which softens the poop and helps it move through the system. He was on Ranitadine (Zantac) for acid reflux - completely removed milk because we thought that might be the problem but it wasn't.

It took about a month to see signficiant changes but after being treated like that for about 60 days, my son did not cry after meals, complain about his stomach hurting, hold his stomach or refuse to eat.

I changed him to as many high fiber foods as I could find - whole wheat bread, yogurt for the good bacteria enzymes, wheat and oat based cereals with high fiber content. I aldo added more fresh fruits like apples with the skin on and oranges and bananas and fresh veggies. It helped to take him shopping and let him help pick out things he thought he would like to try.

The other thing is food allergies which would be treated completely differently than a bowel impaction - best to contact your pediatrician for a discussion.

Kids do have a difficult time trying to explain to us what hurts exactly where and what causes the hurt to intensify.

Good luck - those stomach issues are tricky. Stress can cause ulcers - even and especially in young children. Yelling, screaming, high expectations, forced food eating/cleaning up the plate. My husband is part of the "clean your plate club" and he just could never get it that small children eat small portions and they really are full faster than adults on tiny portions - kids are smart enough to stop eating when they are full - unlike us adults who eat for pleasure.

 

[texaschickmama]

My 7 yr old son sounds exactly like yours. He was complaining about his stomach and it got to the point where he would not want to eat. My son has battled constipation problems since birth. Knowing this, I try to sneak fiber in where I can. This time of year the pollen is terrible here in Texas. I have figured out that is the culprit now. He has terrible drainage, and does not like to blow his nose.....

....... the drainage irritates his stomach causing it to hurt and not wanting to eat, which brings on the constipation. I hope this helps. I give him Alavert sp? I only give this to control his allergies. I can only give it to him in the afternoon after school because it makes him drowsy. He can't take benedryl, it makes him really act up.