Hi, my son is 3 years old. He has a belly ace about every 2 weeks and then he throws up once and he is good, like nothing bothered him. Is that normal or something I should have looked at? also he is on daily MiraLax since he has had problems with constipation.
Hi. Thanks for your query. Read the history about your daughter and understood it. The most probable cause of pain in a child of 3, which increases after food and in the morning before she eats are :-Tummy tonsils-meaning enlargement of the lymph nodes of the abdomen.-Appendicitis- by default this has to be ruled out in every case of pain in -abdomen of a child.-Worms. The best diagnosis is a high resolution ultrasonography. Some blood, urine and stool tests. A therapeutic trial with a course of an antibiotic, metronidazole and probiotics under the guidance of a pediatrician / Surgeon always helps to solve the problem and to get a diagnosis. Also given is a dose of medicines active against worms in intestine. I hope a consultation with a Pediatric Surgeon, investigations and a course of an antibiotic and metronidazole should solve the problem. If this is indicative of appendicitis, please go for the surgery of appendectomy.