12 Yr Olds Symptoms

[studybug]

My dd always complains of feeling bad...sick stomach and stomach aches, migraines, constipation, fissures, very very gassy, lactose issues. She has now started having mild facial swelling anytime she gives in and has ice cream or some treat with milk. Night before last we had fried rice for dinner ( a place we have eaten at before) and when she woke up her eyes were swollen and mild facial swelling and getting dark circles. She has trouble falling asleep so I give her Melatonin, which helps, but will wake up a few times a night. She will complain of feeling dizzy sometimes and definitely has anxiety (OCD which runs in the family). She complains of joint pain alot. Which affects her dancing. She gets mouth ulcers, but my whole family gets them. She has lost some weight recently but I think it is related to puberty and getting taller. She is not stunted at this point she is not tall either. Although, when she was a toddler she did not grow a lot. Just attributed it to being petite.

Some of these symptoms fit Celiacs but she never gets diarrhea or the light colored or greasy stools. I am wondering what to tell her pediatrician to get him to run the tests. I know he will ask about the 2 main symptoms above. I am wondering if her symptoms sound like celiacs? I just feel so bad for her cause she always complains of feeling sick. Her headaches come a random times and more like rapid migraines than typical migraines. In 6 th grade they were so problematic she took a med that helped some.

Also, not sure if this is helpful knowledge or not, she was diagnosed with lichen sclerosis when she was 8 and it is considered an auto immune issue and her dad is Type 1 diabetic and I think may have Celiacs, he has all the more classic symptoms.

Any advice on dealing with the pediatrician would be appreciated.

Studybug

[missy'smom]

Some of the symptoms sound like allergic reactions, especialy to dairy. You may want to do allergy testing in addition to celiac disease testing. There is a checklist of symptoms for celiac disease at the CSA website. You could print it out and check off the ones that apply so that the doc. can get a visual of just how many fit her. Open Original Shared Link

[studybug]

Thanks for the link. I will print and take it in. Hope we can find some answers for her. I hate sending her to school when she hurts she lives on tylenol or advil and gas meds. I guess I am wondering when anyone has made Dr appts what did you go in for? Did you just tell the Dr what you wanted tested or did you tell Dr. the symptoms and let them decide what to do? Just not sure how to approach pediatrician with this or if I should go to a specialist and bypass pediatrician.