toddler 3 years frequent infection lose weight cough abdominal pain

[TomBelgium]

Hi all,

our daughter is 3 years and three months. She never went to daycare and was never ill a lot the first two year and a half. Since september she is going to school (kindergarten). From 26th of September 2011, she almost have been sick the whole time.
26/09: infection of throat
==> 3 week schools
==> 1 week home, another infection of throat
==> 2 weeks school
==> bronchitis (one week home)
==> 3 week school
==> another throat infection
This was around somewhere around november. Blood work was done and they noticed she had not enought iron so we had to give a iron supplement daily. The next 4 weeks she was fine.
Beginning of december, she started coughing really bad with high fever==> another bronchitis. She had to take antibiotics. One week later (fever went away), the couhing wouldn't stop.
Doctor prescribed aerosol (Flixotide). We gave this for four weeks but things didn't get better. She also complained of some abdominal pain (once a day but there is really no pointing out where this is coming from. It is also very vague because one minute later the complaint is gone and she doesn't talk about it for the rest of the day)

In january we went to the pediatracian again since the coughing wouldn't stop. The we noticed that over the last months, she lost 1 lbs. However, she grew with 1 inch during that same time.
The ped ordered new blood work, a PH test, an X-ray and a test for cystic fibrosis. These were done on 13/01/2012
All results were fine (blood, RX, muco) except for the PH test which showed elevation during her coughing periods (which are really bad at night. Even leads to vomiting sometimes.). So he wrote a prescription for omeprazole.
Wonder by wonder, the coughin get better at night. But.....

Last monday she got high fever again. Back to the ped on thursday. Again some bronchitis. Back to aerosol. This weekend, she was fine again, not too much coughing, but yesterday, again fever came up in the morning 101.4. Yesterday back to the ped (we are getting overworried now), now her throat was red so she is fighting another infection (according the pediatrician).
The day before we had dinner with the family and also my brother and his wife got a sore throat now so she probably got it there.
Her fever didn't come back and she is playing all day so she doesn't seem sick.
The peditracian says it is just all a coïncidence and that she is probably building her resistance. Also it is winter here so it is a season for all these illnesses).
Her weight was also taken yesterday but this was the same the last three weeks. She stills complains once in two days of her belly but that's only a snapshot since one minute later she seemed to forget that she mentioned it. She eats good, has not problem with pooping or peeing, ... Still, this keeps us worry. The pediatrician always presses everywhere on her belly but doesn't find anything abnormal.

Anyway, a long story but we are just curious if there are any other people who experience this with their toddler?
We also are becoming very anxious and every day we are scared if the she looks funny that something else is showing up.
Also, we are very scared that there is another serious condition going on which the doc overlooked but can this be the case since so many tests were done already?

All comments are welcome. Thanks!!

[AnnieBrooke]

Has the doctor talked to you about asthma?  If a child has sensitive bronchial tubes, he or she might be more susceptible to whatever virus is out there, and treating the sensitivity might help.  Asthma is a continuum, not an "either the kid is in the hospital 4x a year or it is not asthma" situation.  It can be rather mild.  I'd at least ask about it; the coughing in the night and aches in the chest can be asthma symptoms.  Short runs of prednisolone and an albuterol inhaler to be used only as needed, are the treatments of choice for it.

[margypops]

Over the last year and longer we in the US have had many symptoms you describe and children are 20% sicker than the used to be a few years ago .so I do know there are many recurring coughs colds and ailments ..One theory is the environment  we are being sprayed a lot with toxins,and that there are more virus strains around .The other maybe it is her tonsils, children with swollen tonsils do get sore throats ,fevers, ear aches and coughs .We have had many posts here and on other forums about children being sick and it recurring over a period of months .Do some research on the internet and check out what is happening in your area ...good luck