Question: My daughter become 3 years old last July. Her problem is lately she is complaining about tummy pain, pointing at her stomach. Before this she had complained about the same thing and I took to the clinic and the doctor gave her the worm medication. Soon after no more complaining about the pain. Now after a few months later again she started to complain about tummy pain. What do you think is the reason? She do have a issue in eating a proper meal. Sometimes she just refuse to eat rice and opt for bread, cereals, biscuit and also sometimes even reject that selection. She is still drinking milk almost 5 times daily about 8 ounce each time.
Answer: The causes of abdominal pain in children are many, but the alarming signs would be as follows:- loss of weight, blood in stools, abnormal stools, vomitting, fever, severe pain that disrupts usual activity. Worm infestation, Food related intolerance, gastritis, functional abdominal pain could be the cause. Get a review by a paediatrician to settle this.