Re: Re:Chronic belly pain

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Can you tell me more about the HIDA scan. Lucas is going to have a EGD next

week. Basically scoping everything while he is under a general anesthesia. The

GI doc is concerned about EE, EG and also gallbladder. Lucas has been throwing

up off and on for over a year. Could be just reflux but he had Eosinophilic

Gastroenteritis when he was a baby and continued to have problems until we

started Gamma when he was 4. Do gallbladders really go bad so young? Also he did

RAST testing and is going to do a breath test for Lactose intolerance. I know he

has food allergies but am not sure what since we were dealing with so many other

things as he was younger. Now it is time to get more specific and see what we

can do for him.

BARBIE

Re:Chronic belly pain

This sounds very much like my daughter's gall bladder issues. She eventually

had it out at 5 years old and she felt much better. I do have to say though,

even if it is his gall bladder though, there is a greater than 70% chance his

pain will remain even if it is removed. Apparently they think that as the

gall bladder gets inflammed, nerves are damaged and therefore the pain remains

even once the cause is removed.

Marriela does have chronic belly pain again, BUT it is not related to food

any longer (which I feel is a positive, so she doesn't associate food with pain)

and it isn't nearly as bad as it was pre-removal.

Sorry to hear your little guy is having issues. I'll pray for him.

PS. The test to determine if it is the gall bladder is called a HIDA scan

(ultrasounds are not nearly sensitive enough) and it is 99% accurate in

determining gall bladder function and liver issues.

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