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What Causes Enlarged Kidneys In A 5 Week Old Child?

Hi -my son is 5 wks old (approx 4.5kg) and has a marginally enlarged kidney which is making me worry about giving him gripe water for his tummy problems. I gave gripe water last night and it worked wonders so I would love to keep giving it rather than have him suffer in pain and cry for 3hrs in a row at night. The bottle warns about giving it to anyone with impaired kidney function - does this include my sons problem or do they mean some more sever kidney problems instead?
Mia
Wed, 28 Sep 2016
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Hello Mia and welcome to HCM. As an Urologist,i can understand your anxiety.
The mild enlargement of kidney,isn't anything to worry about.
This is considered as normal,up to a difference of 2 cms, between the two.
Kidney function is tested by doing a blood creatinine test.
The enlargement seen on an ultrasound scan,is of no consequence.
The scan and creatinine,need to be re-checked after a month.
If you've any doubts,send me all the reports,as a direct question.
Dr.Matthew J. Mangat.
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What Causes Enlarged Kidneys In A 5 Week Old Child?

Hello Mia and welcome to HCM. As an Urologist,i can understand your anxiety. The mild enlargement of kidney,isn t anything to worry about. This is considered as normal,up to a difference of 2 cms, between the two. Kidney function is tested by doing a blood creatinine test. The enlargement seen on an ultrasound scan,is of no consequence. The scan and creatinine,need to be re-checked after a month. If you ve any doubts,send me all the reports,as a direct question. Dr.Matthew J. Mangat.