Abdominal Pain, Age 11 And Younger: Check Your Symptoms


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When to See a Doctor

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Do you think that your child's abdominal pain may be caused by a medicine?


See significance of a medicine causing abdominal pain if you need information to help you answer the question below.

Review health risks that may increase the seriousness of your child's symptoms.

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Call your child's health professional today if you answer "Yes" to the following question.

Yes

Do you think that your child's abdominal pain may be caused by a medicine?

Note:

If your answer is "Yes":

  • Call the health professional who prescribed your child's medicine to see whether your child should stop taking the medicine or take a different one. An appointment may not be needed.
  • If your child is taking a medicine not prescribed by a health professional, stop the medicine. Call your child's health professional if you feel your child needs to keep taking the medicine or if you need help controlling your child's symptoms after the medicine is stopped.

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.



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Last updated: February 16, 2007
Author: Jan Nissl, RN, BS
Reviewed By: Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics, Thomas Emmett Francoeur, MDCM, CSPQ, FRCPC - Pediatrics
Editors: Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer

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