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Growing pains are real. Ask the doc about that.
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My 3yr old constantly complains about her tummy hurting, and now her feet hurting. Normally we can explain the stomach pains (hungry, potty, thursty). Sometimes we can't figure it out though. We thought her feet were just asleep when she woke up, but sometimes it last way too long to be just tingly from falling asleep.
Is this just a normal part of growing up? She can communicate well, but maybe doesn't have the words or knowledge yet?? Have any of you experienced this and figured it out? I called the doctor and he said to bring her in with her shoes. Now I"ve been paying more attention to her shoes, but she seems so young to start having foot problems.
Thanks again for your help.
Growing pains are real. Ask the doc about that.
my oldest has been complaining about his feet lately the pediatrician ordered blood work to check a few things one of them being to make sure when he had lyme during the summer that it completely cleared up.
Not to suggest this is her issue, but google 'Orthostatic Intolerance'. It is my opinion my daughter has this. She is 13, all her life she has had mystery stomach aches, poor circulation, frequently hands and feet falling asleep, dizziness, chest pain and gasiness. She has been tested for every other possible thing these are symptoms of.
I have yet to find a doc who will agree with me, but my own research on the condition shows that there is no real treatment for this condition, and so there is little point in pursing it, putting her through even MORE tests.
She is a competative athlete, extremely fit and always slightly underweight. Her 'episodes' seem to be getting fewer and fewer as she gets older.
Medical explanations have been, poor circulation (who knows why?), she swallows too much air while eating and drinking, anxiety (you'll never meet a more relaxed child), dizziness is just one of those childhood things that goes away when they get older, and so on. All these symptoms can be unrelated, but I don't think so.
We also considered possible food, chemical, environmental reactions, and even with a very detailed daily journal we were unable to come up with a culprit.
Anyway, good luck with your search, hopefully your doc will be able to come up with a better idea than our fleet of drs!
I would work on this with her doctor. Could be emotional - just a stage - but I wouldn't write it off yet. Foot problems are unlikely. Make sure it isn't something that needs treatment in her system. She may grow out of it but I'd keep checking at this point.
if she is flat footed or has high arches the wrong shoes can cause major foot problems.
Also my son gets tummy aches after he's been fussing. Every single time he throws a fit he gets a tummy ache. So for him it's emotional related.
