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What Causes Abdominal And Epigastric Pain In A 12 Year Old?
Hi, My daughter is 12 years old and only weighs 61 pounds. She is also in the 25% for her height. She has had a lot of abdominal and epigastric pain - more epigastirc lately. She has had studies for growth delays, an abdominal ultrasound and an unsuccessful UGI. She is very afraid of having an UGI. We have a history of IBS, Crohn s, and ulcerative colitis in our family. Do you have any suggestions about diagnosing her problem? Thanks so much, Alison Flowers
Fri, 23 Sep 2016
Hi... I suggest that you get a fecal calprotectin test done for the kid. This offers a corroborative evidence for the inflammatory bowel disorders. If it is positive then the confirmatory test will be a endoscopy and a tissue biopsy with histopathological examination. If the fecal calprotectin is positive then we can later counsel her for going ahead with an endoscopy.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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