hello my name is carissa berardi i am 12 years old and for the past year i have been dealing with bouts of severe abdominal pain. the bouts occur every 14-20 days. i have been to 8 doctors and gotten many tests whicChatDoctore back normal. it would be a blessing to me and my family if i could get an answer.
Hi Carissa. First you are just 12 and your parents should have put up this query. With the hope your parents read and monitor all these I am responding to you. The most probable cause of pain in a child -Tummy tonsils-meaning enlargement of the lymph nodes of the abdomen.-Appendicitis- by default this has to be ruled out in every case of pain in -abdomen of a child.-Worms. The best diagnosis is a high resolution ultrasonography. Some blood, urine and stool tests. A therapeutic trial with a course of an antibiotic, metronidazole and probiotics under the guidance of a pediatrician / Surgeon always helps to solve the problem and to get a diagnosis. Also given is a dose of medicines active against worms in intestine. I hope a consultation with a Pediatric Surgeon, investigations and a course of an antibiotic and metronidazole should solve the problem. If this is indicative of appendicitis, please go for the surgery of appendectomy.