Hi, My daughter is 13, has ASD and epilepsy. She has a really bad blocked nose, sore throat, ulcers on her tongue and is complaining of a tummy ache. The tummy ache hurts when I feel and apply pressure to her tummy. She has had this for 2 days and looks really run down. I thought it was just a cold but the tummy ache is causing me to worry as it is not easing up and im not sure what to give her to make her feel better as she is already on medication for her Epilepsy (Epilim and Lamotrigine). She finished her last period a week ago and said yesterday that it hurt when she went for a wee but it doesnt today its just painful to push it.
Hi, Thanks for writing to Chat Doctor. If the pain is in upper abdomen, it can be due to gastritis. If its in lower abdomen, that its mostly due to constipation. I would suggest that you start her on a PPI like omeprazole or pantoprazole along with a bowel motility enhancer like levosulpride. And you need to give her a vitamin b-complex supplements for her mouth ulcers. You can also give her an anesthetic mouth gel to be applied locally to release the pain so that she can eat comfortably. But for all these prescriptions you need to see a local doctor. Regards