IBS in young children

[annie0000]

Has anyone any experience of this, my youngest son age 5 has had a couple of really painful tummy aches recently, he has no sickness or runny poo (can't spell the other word!) and no temperature or constipation but has a very painful crampy tummy. initially diagnosed with a virus affecting his intenstines, but as it came back a week or so later, doc has suggected that it might be ibs and to watch for it coming back. Just wondered if anyone had any expeirnce of this?

[ne2]

http://www.aboutkidsgi.org/IBS.html


Hope this helps annie.

[annie0000]

Thanx for the link - after reading it, I am not so sure that the doc is on the right track - I guess that we will just have to wait and see if the pain comes back. He does not seem to have any symptoms other than the pain. He eats a fairly healthy diet and is the only 5 year old i know that eats all-bran and bran flakes from choice and with no sugar or anything other than milk added.

[missrandom]

your son sounds quite similar to my daughter, she also eats well (brab flakes etc - she really likes honey nut bran flakes). We worry as my mum has crohens disease and wondered if it could be that, docs fob you off usually. good luck xx

[annie0000]

Thanks for the response missrandom, I take it that you are getting the run around from your GP - you just need to keep going back. My son has been okay, but does mention having a sore tummy from time to time, but I think that he is making it up sometimes to get out of eating or doing things that he doesn't want to do, but it is hard to tell sometimes! I suspect, given his performance about having to go to school today, that he is having bother with some of the kids at school. He says that none of the children like him. According to his teacher, he is popular in the class and has always been very confident. He is however a bit "mouthy", so i can well imagine that he is upsetting some of his classmates. We will have to see how he gets on today. I am not saying that he is isn't having sore tummys, because he was almost bent double in pain with it and even didn't want to play on the computer (his favourite activity), so I am certain that it was genuine, however, i think that he is getting stressed at school and that this is making things worse.