My daughter - aged 17 this month - has spent the last 3 weeks in pain. We have been to her clinic twice and the ER once and they have done a million tests - blood, urine, CT, Ultrasound, xray - and everything is "fine" according to them. We have an appointment with a GI on the 24th (and call every day to see if there are earlier cancellations) but she is in so much pain she cant eat and I don't know what to do. I have been searching around the internet and think that her symptoms might point toward gastroduodenal crohns which is how I ended up here.
I know no one can diagnose her here but I need to know that others have experienced this helplessness of not knowing what to do.
Symptoms:
Pain in Lower right abdomen, one doctor said it was right by the appendix/iliac area but no signs of appendicitis
Hurts when she eats or drinks anything. Has lost 20+ lbs in the last 3 weeks because of this. She is pale and very weak.
No signs of infection in bloodwork but I noted that her breath smells like infection though when I mentioned it to the last doctor she pretty much ignored me.
Around 4 years ago she started having issues sleeping. She has low ferratin and vitamin D levels and we took out gluten because it makes her feel sick even though doctors have said she is not celiac (just from bloodwork, not biopsies) She also does not eat dairy and hasn't since she was very young.
I don't know what to do. I'm starting to feel like everyone thinks she is a hypochondriac but she's not!
Thank you for "listening"
Jess
I know no one can diagnose her here but I need to know that others have experienced this helplessness of not knowing what to do.
Symptoms:
Pain in Lower right abdomen, one doctor said it was right by the appendix/iliac area but no signs of appendicitis
Hurts when she eats or drinks anything. Has lost 20+ lbs in the last 3 weeks because of this. She is pale and very weak.
No signs of infection in bloodwork but I noted that her breath smells like infection though when I mentioned it to the last doctor she pretty much ignored me.
Around 4 years ago she started having issues sleeping. She has low ferratin and vitamin D levels and we took out gluten because it makes her feel sick even though doctors have said she is not celiac (just from bloodwork, not biopsies) She also does not eat dairy and hasn't since she was very young.
I don't know what to do. I'm starting to feel like everyone thinks she is a hypochondriac but she's not!
Thank you for "listening"
Jess