My Son's Undiagnosable Pain - Doctors Can't Find Cause

Have you looked into celiac disease? Celiac disease can cause a myriad of symptoms, and sometimes no symptoms at all. The difficulty lies in the fact that testing will often give a false-negative result. The only sure ways to diagnose celiac disease are: 1. An endoscopy with multiple intestinal biopsies 2. Going on a strict gluten-free diet For me, I went on the gluten-free diet before being biopsies, so my biopsies were negative. However, the diet cleared up the chronic diahrea that I had been suffering from for many years. Here's some links for more info. I hope the solution might be something this simple: http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DS/00319.html http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/celiac/index.htm http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/celiac-disease/DS00319/DSECTION=2 http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000233.htm

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I have suffered the same and so has one of my younger brothers. Come to find out we had Lyme disease, and it got better once we were on antibiotic. A good Lyme doctor is who you need to see, not your reg. dr.. They will not be receptive to you at all. We were not bitten from a tick, we got it from our mother who has it. It was passed throgh the placenta. There are 7 kids in all and ALL of them have tested positive for Lyme. Here are some sites you can view. Lymenet.org Aldf.com Lyme.org If you need any other info, please contact me via a message and I will help.

Have they done an ultrasound and checked for gallstones? I just ask because I *suffered* for almost four months with attacks that sound a lot like what your son is going through and the doctors had me on all sorts of medication and different dietary diagnoses before I finally had to go to a different doctor because I knew it had to be more than what they were saying. I hope they find a reason soon and it's something simple to solve!

I was also thinking that it may also be psychological....is he (Maybe) being bullied in school?How old is he?If a child is being 'over' bullied,they will fake an illness,especially if it works and gets them out of school over and over again.....I'd also look into this

If he hasn't been xrayed yet,do it NOW!My girlfriend just went through this with her 5 year old and after a while she DEMANDED xrays and to their surprise,they found 2 magnets lodged in his large intetine.....they have no idea how long they've been there but after being hospitalized and in a lot of pain,vomitting too,they finally had to open him up and take them out.....Have him checked over and over,so mauch can happen inside the human body that can't be found

has your doctor suggested a child psychologist to figure out if there is a psychological issue. Perhaps he is afraid of going to school, or anything for that matter. I know that I was always nervous and would throw up every school morning until I was teenager. It might be worth your while to see if this could be a factor.

they should take ultrasound of his abdomen,his liver, gall bladder. i think this is a serious disease inside his body, don't take chances my dear, the life of your son is at stake. i have a friend's daughter who always have a stomach ache and the doctor found out she has a gall stone. they removed it by operation.

Have they checked to see if maybe he might have a blockage or a twisted intestine? My aunt has a twisted intestine and she will have similar symptoms. I think it is worth asking about unless they have already scoped him and don't find any abnormalities. I really hope that whatever it is, it isn't anything serious. I know you said you have Cholitis, so just for kicks and giggles, have you changed his diet? No oatmeal, or high fiber foods, no spicy foods, no ibuprofen? Just to see if maybe that brings him some relief? I am sure at this point you are willing to try just about anything. If you haven't tried it already. If it is not cholitis or ulcers, then I would be concerned about twisted intestines or bowels.. I wish I had the answer. I hope they find it soon, I hate to see kids miserable and in pain and I am sure you do too. Post something when you find out what it is so we all learn something, and get to know how he is doing, will you? Good Luck

i had the same thing!!! i went through pain for 3 years!! i was so bad!! no its not in his head, he could have something called accute appendicitis. it does not show up on any tests. it does not show up on x rays, cat scans, or ANYTHING!!! what it is is the appendix is slowly getting infected or inflamed, and there may be a very small leak which cause the nausea and vomiting. i went through 3 years of that pain, and at first it was really nothing but over time it gets alot worse, like cant get out of bed worse. my OB/GYN is the one who said lets take out your appendix and see what happens. he did a very small cut, used a laser to shrink it, then took it out. after i healed from the surgery, i havent felt better!!! and i still feel great!! so i say, talk to his doctor about taking out his appendix cause you sure dont want him to go through that. like i said it doesnt show up on any tests. trust me than took enough blood out of me those three years to make at least 3 people!!! i was in the hospital every other day just for fluids! its not fun at all, i had to drop out of school from it. and accute appendicitis "looks" like just a stomach virus, that never ends.

it is possible this could have an emotional source if nothing physical can be found I would exhaust the medical rout first then try phsyitry,however maybee a second oppinion to your current doctor could help !

Wow, i am really sorry to hear you can't find the source of the pain. i saw someone mentioned emotional factors...that could play a role, but i think you would see other signs as well if that were the case. i know this is a scary thought...but has he been checked for cancer?

I think it could be something serious. I suggest to do some kind of x-ray and ultrasonic scan at the abdominal area to see if there's any foreign objects in the body. regards, Thomas Hoi http://drsecretbwl.blogspsot.com

I once had a pain in my abdomen that kept me awake for days.I went to the hospital and they did alot of tests but they came back negative. They suspected Gallabladder but were not sure. They finally gave me a shot of morphine that took away the pain imediatly. I went home and have never had the pain again.

My daughter would often get the same symptoms and have migranes too. She was having problems at school and the symptoms would start before she would go to school in the morning. I realized what was happening when I attended a parent/teacher conference. The teacher was belittling my daughter by ripping her work into small pieces and tossing them at her in front of the class. She would yell at her too. This caused her to get the migranes. The teacher stopped after I confronted her. The migranes stopped too. Hopefully they will find out what is causing your son's problems soon. Huggers to you.

you have yet to undergo or submit him to some lab tests for diagnosis and it must be a thorough one..at the moment since he have not yet the results..in my opinion it could be only a gas pain..its pain felt in the stomach and anywhere as it moves around ..like shooting pain..does your son felt it that way?..or it could be an ulcer...

Sounds like you are having an ordeal about like I had with one of the girls here. This went on for almost a year with her going from doctor to doctor. Finally after making the rounds of specialists she went back to her regular doctor who finally said, well you have irritable bowel symdrome. Seems like she could have figured that out sooner and saved us all some pain, grief and my pocketbook. I hope you find the solution fast, it's not fun watching them hurt.

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This sounds horrible and I deeply sympathize with you and your son. It also can't be good for him to miss so much school too. I really don't have any advice for you except to let you know that I'm praying for you and hoping that Specialists will find what the problem is. Good luck, and hang in there!

You know, I really have no answer for you. I just know that I have been very ill for the last 5-6 years. I've had numerous surgeries. Currently I am going through the same problem your family is, but I have different symptoms. The doctors thought my current problems were related to my other problems but we've recently found that they aren't. Now I have mini strokes often but we don't know why and we cannot stop them. I'm sure that you are looking for answers. But truth of the matter is, I am not a doctor. I can however be a friend. I believe in the power of prayer and will say a prayer for your son. Please feel free to respond when you need someone who understands the frustration.