my 4 year old son has pain in his feet.....:(???

Question

he gets these pains that seem to strike at night and all he does is scream unless i rub them all night. im not getting any sleep!! what can i do to help his pain and what is wrong with his feet???

Answer 1

I agree and agree with the above. But I also think that you might be getting taken advantage of too. Make check the shoes to make sure they are properly fit, take him to the doctor to get a check up, and if you do all that and everything is okay I suggest you stop being taken advantage of and get some sleep.

Answer 2

These are definitely growing pains.

My son had them a couple times. Growing pains only occur at night and it is the feet and legs.

You can tell they are growing pains because the child wants you to rub them or do something to make them feel better.

If it was an actual injury then the child typically doesn't want you to touch it for fear that it will hurt worse.

You can try applying warm compresses too. They won't last forever. Hope he feels better soon.

SD

Answer 3

I know it sounds strange, but he could have a food intolerance. My son used to scream "my leg hurts" during the night. Motrin did not help. Strange this is, Tums did. We found out later that his milk intolerance from infancy had not in fact been outgrown, but had changed symptoms. Now that he is off milk again, no more leg pains in the middle of the night.

Answer 4

Maybe you could try doing the foot rubs earlier in the evening, as part of his bedtime routine?

Answer 5

I'm no doctor, but it sounds like the pain may be from him not wearing shoes.He may need good arch support.I had this problem as an adult.

Answer 6

he should see his doctor.
it could be leg cramps, growing pains, a pinched nerve in his back, poor shoes worn during the day, not enough potassium in his diet, a cry for attention, etc.