my son was treated for a strep infection and was having abdominal pain so we had a ct done. The ct was good except he had constipation. It has been 3 weeksand he doesnt act like the same child. He still has some stomach pain and seems to have a hard time running and playing like he did before. He takes miralax foe the constipation and has bowel movemrnts 2 or 3 times a day so why is he still acting this way
HI. Thanks for your query. If a child is having pain in abdomen, he is not bluffing as you have noted change of his habits and playing pattern. Although CT is normal, this does not mean that he is normal. The most probable cause of pain in abdomen after a stop throat in a child is gastroenteritis which has not resolved. This will be not picked up on CT scan. Give him another course of an antibiotic, metronidazole and probiotics, activated charcoal, and he will be fine