Teenager with constant stomach pain (3 months +)

[Jac1102]

My 14 year old daughter has had constant stomach pains in her lower right side since the end Jan 2009.
It came on very suddenly as a sharp pain. She was admitted to hospital with suspected appedicitus but sent home again. Several admissions later and all sorts of tests have revealed nothing. Blood/urine tests have come back normal. She's had 3 ultrasounds - again they were normal. She had an x-ray which did show a small calcification around the pain area but the doctors said this was a red herring and not the cause of the pain. Upon having an MRI scan they said the calcification had now gone and everything looked normal? She and I are at breaking point - she has been unable to attend school since it started and this is having very serious effects on her education not to mention her health. She has been taking paracetamol, ibuprofen and codeine since it started. She has also had diclofenic and amitriptyline but nothing takes the pain away. She is not having any problems at school and prior to this was a happy and well teenager. She is having no problems at school with her education or bullying. I rang her consultant last week as she was in severe pain after attending school for a day but was told there is not much more they can do? Please, has anyone any ideas or suggestions???

[spiderbabytx]

Hi my 15 year old daughter in exact same boat!!! Got told pain all in her head even got put in mental hospital for eight days, yes she does experience depression but who wouldn't if you felt like crap constantly and pain never stops! She has low stomach pain, low back pain,acid reflux bad especially picking up stuff or bending over, she vomits and gags quiet regularly. Had blood work tested positive for h pylori got antibodics, did endoscope byopsys state np more h pylori after her antibodics. Ct scan shows noyhing, xrays show nothing gastro refused to do the camera the other way now states my kid can return to school just no heavy lifing or running rest of the year, seriously did this dr never attend high school? Backpack alone will make her vomit plus instrument and god forbid she has attacks there were shes throwing up violently screaming from pain or crap herself because she gets diaeria and constipation back and forth and has no schedule to go by for eating can only eat when her body allows her to be able to keep most of it down. Im going crazy to shes been this way since her return from a 17 day trip to Australia summer 2012!!!! She has missed more school then attended this year. She in advanced classes and normally loves school and trys to go everyday. She is ate up now with terrible guilt to because im disabled and im lieratly worn out and can't work my issues because scared to leave her or shes to sick to travel. What is wrong with drs now days? I need house!!!! We feel ur pain believe me please feel free to contact me directly im very interested that our daughters are having and getting same treatment from drs and still in pain! ***@**** (all lowercase) hope to hear from you soon.
Crazy mama also,
April

[Naomi402]

my daughter has celiacs and chronic abdominal pain...with no relief .  Did you ever figure out the source of her pain

[Jac1102]

Just to let you know after 3 years of constant pain, being told it was all in her head, physcologists, scans, pills etc etc, my daughter had her appendix removed last week and they discovered scar tissue "glued" tightly around the area of the pain she has experienced. He freed it whilst taking out the appendix and hey presto, no more pain!!
What a shame it has taken 3 years and ruined her education and early working life.
Still, all I care about is that she is now pain free x

[Jac1102]

Thanks for your messages. My daughter has now been sufffering for 13months and we are still now further on. They will not take out her appendix because the scans/ultra sound don't show anything up. She has had to drop all but 3 of her GCSE's which she is due to do in the next few months. She is still seeing a physcologist (been seeing her for 5 months now) but is still no better. In fact sometimes she is in so much pain she cannot move. Her consultant has given up and says it is all in her head. I had a second opinion last year from another consultant who told my daughter "to get on with it and go to school!" great help he was! I just don't know where to go next?

[Rajgoldwin]

Hi !
Just to let you know that Nausea can be traced to an infected gall bladder.
my wife had this problem.
the duct was partially blocked with very small stones, which were not considered serious during an ultrasound.
But all the same it caused internal infection and nausea.
they admitted my wife into hospital and injected her with antibiotics in IV, for many days, and her body swelled up like a balloon due to some allergy or something to the medicines.
Finally it was solved in another hospital when they cleaned out her gall bladder duct of some small dust.

Rajgoldwin

[dawn671uk]

My daughter is exactly the same.  She is 15 now and has had stomach pains for nearly a year.  She had tests and found out she had H Pylori and took the tablets.  She has been clear of that for about 6 months now but still the stomach pains are there.  She has lost loads of schooling.  She also was admitted and tested for appendicitis but came back normal as did her blood and urine samples.  She has gone back to school this week and is in agony.  She is being sent home.  I am at my wits end.  She just wants the stomach pain to go away.