Today when Alex got home from kindergarten he couldn't even get out of the van himself. I had to carry him to the sofa. He was writhing in pain and moaning, sobbing and crying. He accused me of breaking his ribs when I put on his car seat. After about 20 minutes I called the pediatrician. That's a whole other story because they told me that they were 'booked' today and that I'd have to look on the back of my insurance card and call my provider to find out where I could go. This is the end of the road with this practice...time for a new ped.
But anyway, I took him to the ER where he sobbed and cried desperately when his abdomen was touched. He couldn't walk to the bathroom or to be x-rayed...he had to be carried or put in a wheelchair. He was miserable...I was terrified.
Diagnosis?
CONSTIPATION
Did you know that constipation is the #1 cause of abdominal pain in young children??????
But anyway, I took him to the ER where he sobbed and cried desperately when his abdomen was touched. He couldn't walk to the bathroom or to be x-rayed...he had to be carried or put in a wheelchair. He was miserable...I was terrified.
Diagnosis?
CONSTIPATION
Did you know that constipation is the #1 cause of abdominal pain in young children??????
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