my 16 year old daughter has been having stomach problems for over a year now,cananyone help?

Question

my 16 year old daughter has ben having stomach pain for over a year.When this started we thought that it may be stress over school.We went to see a phyciatrist and he counseled her and put her on prozac for depression.after far too long I realized this was physical.
we went to her doctor he did blood tests couldn't find anything that would cause nausea and pain.after eating the pain gets worse.she stays home when her friends go places ,she wants to go but feels too sick.
we have gone to a gastronologist,he has found a small hiatal hernia,inflammed esphogus,she has a high bacteria in her small intestine and her fructose breathing test shows fructose intolerance .
I have read that the high bacteria can cause nausea & pain but the doctor says it will not.I have read that antibiotics work 50 to 60 percent of the time .
her gallbladder is fine and all tests come back negative.
my child is suffering and I need help.will the bacteria cause pain & nausea also she is tired alot.

Answer 1

Could be the same thing that I had when I was young. A infected intestine. The doctor had me to drink a heavy liquid and follow it down with a scope and they found the infection and treated it. I had mine for years before they found it. It doubled me over in severe pain. I though I was going to die. I hurt so bad. Everybody thought that I was faking it.

Answer 2

I would get more tests ordered. She is in pain and nausea and vomiting for a year is not OK. Get a second opinion ASAP. She needs to have her tummy looked at with a camera. If this has been done then she needs to have her colon looked at. If they say she has high bacteria in her small intestine then they need to explore that further. Her inflamed esophagus can be from the acid from throwing up and that is not OK either. The poor girl has got to be reevaluated and put on something for the nausea and possibly a type of med that helps with acid in the stomach. The fructose intolerance suggests an allergy which could be a reason why her esophagus is inflamed but she needs way more tests to rule out the scary stuff first. I would be sure (if they havnt already) to have LOTS of blood work done. You said her gall blader was ok, and that was the first thing I thought of when I read her symptoms, so the must have done a ultra sound. Have they tested her for diabetes? Just trying to rule out the big stuff... have them test her for that as well. A 16 yr old with this many issues is a red flag and the doctors need to take an initiative to helping her... if they will not, seek another doctor. Ask for more tests especially for the stomach and colon, she wont like either test (they are uncomfortable) but you need to find the answer so she can get back to being a normal 16 yr old. Good luck mom and I hope you find an answer soon.

Answer 3

My daughter has the same problem with having severe stomach pains. She is 17 years old and she can't do anything without being in extreme pain. She can't hardly eat anything without the severe stomach pains. She is a junior in high school and she has already missed several days of school because of these pains. I too took my daughter to the doctor they did all the tests and prescribed her prevacid. That did not help her at all we have no insurance so I can't take her to a specialist to get her checked out. She also just started a job and she is so sick she can't go to work I don't know what to do I just want my daughter to start feeling better and be able to live a pain free life. I don't know what to do please help me

Answer 4

It sounds like your daughter is suffering from a condition called SIBO (Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth). It is also sometimes called SBBO (Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth).

SIBO is a common complication of undiagnosed Celiac Disease (an autoimmune disease caused by an allergic reaction to proteins in wheat, rye and barley). Celiac Disease is very common, yet rarely diagnosed.

SIBO is also caused by use of acid-inhibitors such as Nexium and Prilosec. In medical research they actually use these drugs to cause SIBO.

I am a life-time Celiac and was only properly diagnosed a couple of years ago (at my direction to my doc). A gluten-free diet was only moderately helpful until I also figured out (and had tests to confirm) that I had SIBO. Effective treatment is available without the use of prescription antibiotics. I used an herbal formula called 'Para-Gard', Olive-leaf extract, and high-intensity probiotics to clear my SIBO.

You may need to find a healthcare provider with special training in nutrition/functional medicine to assist you and your daughter. Some Chiropractors (I am a retired D.C.), most Naturopathic Physicians, many Certified Clinical Nutritionists (CCNs) and a few, rare medical doctors have the training/knowledge to guide you.

Best wishes and good luck.

Answer 5

i'm a surgical intern.
gallbladder surgery is one of the most common operations that i do. chronic cholecystitis cannot be detected by any scan or blood test. the only way of being sure is to have it removed.
gallbladder pain appears after meals in the right upper quadrant under the right breast bone, the pain may radiate to the right shoulder.
she does not have to have gallstones to have cholecystitis. and though rare, i have seen a 13 year old have her gallbladder removed.

the thing we learn in med school is that a patient is entitled to have more than one thing wrong with them. she does have a hiatal hernia, but so do i. another thought is irratable bowel syndrome.

i think you should have a gallbladder emptying test and an ultrasound of the abdomen. if necessary.. attempt an endoscopy.

best of luck~

Answer 6

The first thing I would look at is her nutrition in case you haven't done that yet. Make sure she is drinking enough water which should help to cleans the intestines. Also perhaps the reason for the nausia is because her body doesn't have enough liquid to diget the food. She needs at least 8 and no more then 10 glasses of pure water a day, if she drinks coffee or soda she will need more. Try that for a few days and see if she feels better. Good luck.

Answer 7

i had a similar problem few years ago and still feel some pain occasionally. i had nausea all the time and even the smell of food made me vomit. Besides stress, Found out i had a bacteria and my Dr. prescribe me a Strong mix of antibiotic to kill it. Now the bacteria is gone but sometimes if i skip a meal or don't eat enough , then i will start to vomit. so i need to eat constantly to keep my stomach working.

Answer 8

When they ran the tests on your daughter, did they test her for coeliac disease? ...that's a gluten intolerance. Before I was diagnosed with it I was sick for quite a while with a number of other things, but the severe stomach pains after eating was there as well. Coeliac disease is actually quite common, however it's often left undiagnosed for a very long time...I hope this helps, and that your daughter is feeling much better soon! xo

Answer 9

Try to get some L-glutamine for her. It can help in a number of ways. I take it for a somewhat different set of problems than your daughter.
I have recently found that the L-Glutamine coats the digestive tract and protects it. L-Glutamine is an amino acid (a portion of protein), which helps to keep the acids and alkaline in balance as well as contributing to the energy cycle.
Here is a site which has gathered information from lots of sources:
http://www.lycos.com/info/glutamine--l-glutamine.html

If you want to email me, I can tell you where I get mine.

Answer 10

this sounds alot like what my friend is going through, although i cant recall what she was finally diagnosed with. i will try and get the name for you, so maybe you can have a doctor rule it in or out as a possibility. my friend is only 17, around the same age, so its a possibility that they could be going thru the same thing.