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[quote=Anonymous]My 3.5 year old had intermittant stomach pain for about 10 days recently.  He did not cry, but would clutch his abdomen and complain about an hour or two after eating.  Usually he would then have very loose stools/diarrhea.  This happened about 2-3 times a day for about 10 days. He had one day of mild fever on day 4 or 5, was over-tired by the end of the day but had tons of energy all through the day most days.  I wasn't sure if he was really sick or if he was reacting to the fact that he has a brand new little sister (he seemed fine with her otherwise, so I wondered if he was internalizing stress/sadness).  After he was better, I had 2 days of dirrahea but no other symptoms.  We both had flu shots, so I thought we might have had mild flu or some other stomach bug.

Anyway, I would take your son to be checked out and use it as a learning experience for both of you -- talk to him about how he has been having these symptoms and you want him to be well and healthy, so you are taking him to the doctor to have him checked out.  If the doctor finds a physical cause, it's a win.  If there is no physical cause, you can address whatever else is going on, which is also a win.  Good luck![/quote]

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