What causes stomach pain in child?
Patient: My sister has a baby girl who has just turned 1 and a daughter who is almost 10. About 2 1/2 weeks ago, the 10 yr. old has been complaining with a stomach ache almost every night at bedtime. She has been to 3 different doctors and they found nothing wrong with her. She says that nothing is bothering her at school and that she is not jealous of her baby sister. She lashes out at her mother to do something, because she is the grownup and she is supposed to fix it. I asked her last night how her stomach felt and she said it was tingling. She calmed down after my husband and I visited her home, but before we went in I could hear her screaming at her mother. They don t want to take her to a phychologist if they can help it. Do you have any suggestions? Doctor: this seems to b a case of separation anxiety. elder sister is seems to b jeleous to new member in family. following steps may b taken1 reassure her that everythig is fine. she has its own place in family.2 give some resposibilty about younger sister to her.3 medication should be given only if behavioural therapy fails.