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Sharp abdominal pain - possible food allergy?
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Sharp abdominal pain - possible food allergy?
by huskermom33, Sep 24, 2008 03:37PM
My 11 year-old son has been experiencing pain in his right upper abdominal area (literally on his side) for the past week. It aches all the time and then 2-3 times a minute there is a sharp, stabbing pain that lasts 2-3 seconds. The pain has varied in intensity, but can stay strong for hours. In the last 7 days it left completely one day for 4 hours, came back for a day and a half, and then left for a day and a half and he felt fine. It returned and has been present for 72 hours now. He is in enough discomfort that he can't concentrate in school.
His urine and x-rays check out fine, and a CAT scan was clear. His blood protein is elevated and a SPEP test is now being done. Our doctor now suspects an allergy and we are awaiting those results. Does this sound consistent with a food or other allergy? He has no other symptoms, is sleeping well and his appetite is good. Seasonal hayfever is the only allergy he has ever had to this point. I've searched trying to find anything that fits his one symptom and nothing seems to really make sense. We need to get him feeling better and back to his routine. Thanks for any help.
His urine and x-rays check out fine, and a CAT scan was clear. His blood protein is elevated and a SPEP test is now being done. Our doctor now suspects an allergy and we are awaiting those results. Does this sound consistent with a food or other allergy? He has no other symptoms, is sleeping well and his appetite is good. Seasonal hayfever is the only allergy he has ever had to this point. I've searched trying to find anything that fits his one symptom and nothing seems to really make sense. We need to get him feeling better and back to his routine. Thanks for any help.
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by National Jewish Health, Sep 30, 2008 05:31PM
, Sep 30, 2008 05:31PM
The normal CT scan rules out a number of abdominal diseases, but not functional bowel disorders and pain of neurogenic origin. Nor would it rule-out conditions such as abdominal migraine, biliary colic, metabolic disorders, such as porphyria, referred pain from the chest, so-called school-phobia, vertebral disc inflammation or intermittent circulatory/vascular disorders of bowel.
It is most likely that the source of this pain is within the abdomen, rather than referred, and thus your best bet would be to seek consultation with a pediatric gastroenterologist.
Good luck.
It is most likely that the source of this pain is within the abdomen, rather than referred, and thus your best bet would be to seek consultation with a pediatric gastroenterologist.
Good luck.
Member Comments (2)
by samsauntrn, Oct 21, 2008 01:17AM
To: huskermom33
spastic colon can act like that and you feel like you are being stabbed with a knife and in between not have any problems. Might want to keep a food diary to see if there might be a food correlation. May not find one but you never know
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