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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 576710" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Has she seen a gastroenterologist? My brother has Crohns Disease. It started when he was twelve years old and his main symptoms were he'd have diarrhea and throw up, lose weight and feel sick. Nobody diagnosed him right until he almost died (not scaring you, I hope, this was over thirty years ago and they kept saying it was nerves and he'd outgrow it...blah, blah, blah). If you haven't seen a stomach specialist, I'd start there first. Although this WAS a long time ago, doctors specialize more now and sadly are less likely to figure out what is wrong with somebody unless it is their area of expertise. I don't know if a primary doctor or pediatrician would even bother to test for Crohns since the insurance companies would rather you try other things first...you kind of have to insist. I will never forget the sound of my brother throwing up at night and the sick feeling I got while worrying about him. At any rate, I wouldn't guess on this one...I'd take it to the guy who knows the field...a gastro man. This probably is not psychiatric and because she has psychiatric conditions, it may get poohed-poohed as "its her nerves." Rule out first. After the gastro man, you can see other types of doctors. Make sure it doesn't originate in the stomach first though. Cousin to Crohns is Ulcerative Colitis. Since she could dehydrate and get very sick, I would not fool around on this one and would try to get her in right away and try other methods later. My brother was sensitive to certain foods, but that was not why he was really sick and eliminating them didn't really make him any better. He is 55 now and has done pretty well considering, but he has to take very serious medication and there is no choice. He has had surgery too. The earlier you catch this, as always, the better the prognosis.</p><p>I'm sorry if I sound scary, but since I lived with this, I'd hate to see it fly under the radar...test her to make sure she does not have either Crohns or Ulcerative Colitis. This would especially be true if she runs low fevers like 99.0 or 99.4 and is tired or lethargic a lot, but at first those symptoms don't always kick in. It's the diarrhea and vomiting.</p><p></p><p>With the bloodwork, I think it's the (ok, my spelling is garbage) sedementation (Help helathcare professionals?) that is usually fast with Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis. I am not sure this test is routinely done. The best way to really tell what's going on with the stomach is the doctor taking a look down the throat and up the (throat clearing). I've had these lovely tests. They're not so bad...they put you out for them. I needed this for gastric reflux, which is another possibility. Somebody really needs to look at her stomach and bowls.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 576710, member: 1550"] Has she seen a gastroenterologist? My brother has Crohns Disease. It started when he was twelve years old and his main symptoms were he'd have diarrhea and throw up, lose weight and feel sick. Nobody diagnosed him right until he almost died (not scaring you, I hope, this was over thirty years ago and they kept saying it was nerves and he'd outgrow it...blah, blah, blah). If you haven't seen a stomach specialist, I'd start there first. Although this WAS a long time ago, doctors specialize more now and sadly are less likely to figure out what is wrong with somebody unless it is their area of expertise. I don't know if a primary doctor or pediatrician would even bother to test for Crohns since the insurance companies would rather you try other things first...you kind of have to insist. I will never forget the sound of my brother throwing up at night and the sick feeling I got while worrying about him. At any rate, I wouldn't guess on this one...I'd take it to the guy who knows the field...a gastro man. This probably is not psychiatric and because she has psychiatric conditions, it may get poohed-poohed as "its her nerves." Rule out first. After the gastro man, you can see other types of doctors. Make sure it doesn't originate in the stomach first though. Cousin to Crohns is Ulcerative Colitis. Since she could dehydrate and get very sick, I would not fool around on this one and would try to get her in right away and try other methods later. My brother was sensitive to certain foods, but that was not why he was really sick and eliminating them didn't really make him any better. He is 55 now and has done pretty well considering, but he has to take very serious medication and there is no choice. He has had surgery too. The earlier you catch this, as always, the better the prognosis. I'm sorry if I sound scary, but since I lived with this, I'd hate to see it fly under the radar...test her to make sure she does not have either Crohns or Ulcerative Colitis. This would especially be true if she runs low fevers like 99.0 or 99.4 and is tired or lethargic a lot, but at first those symptoms don't always kick in. It's the diarrhea and vomiting. With the bloodwork, I think it's the (ok, my spelling is garbage) sedementation (Help helathcare professionals?) that is usually fast with Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis. I am not sure this test is routinely done. The best way to really tell what's going on with the stomach is the doctor taking a look down the throat and up the (throat clearing). I've had these lovely tests. They're not so bad...they put you out for them. I needed this for gastric reflux, which is another possibility. Somebody really needs to look at her stomach and bowls. [/QUOTE]
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