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???

[Jac1102]

Thanks for replying. We are really at our wits end. I'll mention a gastro doctor to the GP and see what they say. Hope you are well.

Thanks again.

[clns]

Hey, I was diagnosed with Crohns disease in December 2007 and I had pain in my lower right quadrant as well as diarrhea and nausea. So you may want to get the doctor to check for that or ulcerative colitis or IBS. I would suggest getting a good gastro doctor that is willing to stand by you until they figure out what is going on. Hope they figure it out.

Blessings