I have a problem.

WRNING: this is going to be very personal and a little graphic for the people who dont like to discuss periods....

i had an issue somewhat similar during 8th grade. i hadnt had my period yet and towards the end of the year i was having the worst cramps. i couldnt eat and i was nauseas all the time. my mom kept telling me im going to start my period soon. i thought, "this CANT be how painful menstrual cramps are. it has to be something else." it got so bad i couldnt even go to the bathroom anymore (perhaps if your daughter has the same thing her bowels are taking a different route, so to speak). so finally my mom took me to the gyn. and they discovered that (and i was 14 so i dont remember all the details of how it went, im going to tell you how i heard/understood it all...) that my hymen hadnt broken for my period to come out so it was basically filling up in me like a balloon. it was pushing my organs up and blocking me from using the potty number 2). i had to have, what they called, a hymenectomy. basically (again, from my understanding) they surgically cut my hymen to drain the blood. apparently i had had my period for about 9 months or so and it was just sitting in me filling up more and more. gotta say, worst pain i ever had.

hope i didnt get too graphic for you people. i know its some personal info but im trying to help and give some ideas.

good luck, dawn.

conana, how on earth do you think that a story like that is going to disgust us??? For goodness sakes......coming from the poop queen?? LOL!
Dawn, I feel for you..I know how it feels to have your baby hurting, and you don't know how to fix it. I would also try another doctor, to get a different outlook on it. See what they suggest.

It might dianosis help if she kept a diary of what she eats and when she gets sick. Have her write down everything that she puts in her mouth. Also have her describe the symptoms and what was going on when they occured.
Also ask your family if there is anybody that has similar symptoms and if they know what causes them.
You may be able to pinpoint a problem right away.
BTW, I would seriously consider taking her to a GYN instead of a pediatrician. It will be embarrassing for her, but she'll get over it. Gyn's deal with iBS too.

It could be anxiety of some sort. I get anxiety attacks and if you have anxiety or stress about something it can cause issues with your bowel movements and also cause stomache pain. You also are not very hungry and can start to lose weight.

liz, apparently i had a super tough hymen. lol. i dont know. my boyfriend seems to think it was because of that that i dont feel anything during, well, you know. ;-)

yip. pretty much absolutely nothing. it sucks. i feel bad for him because i get no enjoyment at all so i never want to fool around. ive tried different pills, lubricants, etc. and nothing has helped. one lubrication actually started burning so bad i had to take a bath. lol.

ooooh, yeah. ;-) unfortunatly, im not a frisky person, so i dont usually pursue anything. he usually does and i just sort of accept it. lol.

it sounds like IBS. i have the same problem and can't eat anything that is too greasy. there is also a food additive that some places use to keep their lettuce fresh that can cause diarrhea. also check out her stress level. that can cause problems. good idea to keep a food diary to see when the problems happen

Her symptoms sounds like what my mom goes through. My mom has Crohn's disease and she has a permanent colstomy bag. She can eat some dairy but no spicy foods and she has flare ups all the time. It can run in families and there is no known cause or cure. Have her checked for that.

I am still in shock that Conanabanana doesn't feel anything!

It can be a pain but people who have it can usuanlly lead a normal life with few setbacks. It just depends on what severity she has if that is the problem. My mom has a severe case. I I know people who have mild cases. Just depends on the person and how strong of a person they are.

maybe it's not your whoo haa that is the problem, maybe it is his..eerrrr, Captain North. Get him to try the pill, or maybe he just doesn't know how to Bowchickawawaw...........

he he he! I'm sorry conana! Do you not feel anything or just nothing good? You don't have to actually answer that. Maybe you should ask your doctor about it? If they can send a man to the moon and fix male pattern baldness and erectile disfuction, they've got to be able to do something! Or do they only do that stuff for men?

Okay girls you asked for it...scrotum, balls, penis, bloody feces, jock itch, impotence, testicles, lah lah lah, yellow sticky partially dried urine on the toilet seat with a pube stuck in it, dingle berries severely tangled in sphinkt hair, yada yada yada....gross man stuff :P

lilytoo is right on. She needs to keep a diary of EVERY SINGLE THING she eats. I did that as a freshman in college when I had some severe gastro problems. It turned out that I was lactose intolerant and that was unknown until that very year. I eliminated EVERY THING from my diet and began eating ONLY one thing at a time starting with the most bland, bread and starches like baked potato with Nothing on it. Pretty soon we also discovered that I had a duodinal ulcer and the things that set it off were dairy and black pepper. By adding only ONE thing at a time to the Ultra bland diet we were able to pinpoint it in a week or two. I eat a LOT of VERY hot stuff but even red peppers like you put on pizza did not bother me and yet black pepper, even a Tiny Speck of it turned my innerds into a carpet bomb type war zone. After a rest for a few years I was able to tolerate black pepper again just fine and after a few more years I was able to stomach cheese and other dairy without a problem. The key is the process of elimination. NOTHING but the most bland food at first and when everything is OK you VERY Gradually add other items back ONE AT A TIME until you figure out which one or which ones are bothering you. To do this effectively you MUST keep a diary writing down EVERY SINGLE thing you eat. Without that it Will Not Work! It is Amazing how many things we just pop in our mouths and don't realize or keep track of and then wonder later why we are having trouble. When you write it ALL down you begin to see exactly what it was and can figure it out very quickly.

If it's nothing to do with anything she's eating then she needs counseling. There is NOTHING stigmatic, or should be NOTHING stigmatic about that. When we have a broken arm or leg we wouldn't worry about going to a doctor to get it treated but people think of a problem in their heads as not so tangible and therefore not "real" so they feel it's embarrassing to go to get help for that. It's JUST as real. It needs to be treated JUST as much as a broken bone. The only shame is in NOT getting treatment and needlessly suffering further.