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What Causes Recurring Diarrhea, Abdominal Cramps And Dull Pain Around Navel?

my daughter has been having diarrhea on and off over the past year. She can go a couple of months without any problems and then have problems for a couple of weeks. She is having abdominal pain that sometimes feels like severe cramping gas, but other times just a dull pain just below her belly button. she is a volleyball player and it is worse during practice.
Tue, 11 Oct 2016
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Thanks for posting on HCM
Possible causes of such symptoms may include:
-Digestive viral, bacterial or parasitic infections
-Food poisoning
-Inflammatory bowel diseases
-IBS
-Gynecological causes like premenstrual syndrome, pelvic masses/infections
-And so may others
I will suggest she sees the Doctor for evaluation and investigation.Test like a stool exam/culture, abdominal ultrasound may be very helpful.If need be, other tests may be requested depending on findings on physical examination by the Doctor.
If she is presently having diarrhea and cramps, you may give her oral rehydration salt, zinc tablets, anti-spasmodic like spasfon while waiting on the Doctor.
Hope this will help
Best regards
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What Causes Recurring Diarrhea, Abdominal Cramps And Dull Pain Around Navel?

Hi Thanks for posting on HCM Possible causes of such symptoms may include: -Digestive viral, bacterial or parasitic infections -Food poisoning -Inflammatory bowel diseases -IBS -Gynecological causes like premenstrual syndrome, pelvic masses/infections -And so may others I will suggest she sees the Doctor for evaluation and investigation.Test like a stool exam/culture, abdominal ultrasound may be very helpful.If need be, other tests may be requested depending on findings on physical examination by the Doctor. If she is presently having diarrhea and cramps, you may give her oral rehydration salt, zinc tablets, anti-spasmodic like spasfon while waiting on the Doctor. Hope this will help Best regards