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Gastroenterology

Does your child easily stress out? Is your child always anxious? Is your child a perfectionist? Do you worry that your child is going to get an ulcer? What Is an Ulcer? An ulcer is an open, painful sore in the digestive tract. Ulcers in the stomach are...

Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome, also known as CVS, is a disorder of severe recurrent episodes of vomiting.CVShas three essential characteristics: Sudden Onset Usually children with CVSfeel well and then suddenly get an “attack” of nausea orabdominal painthat progresses to severe vomiting. These episodes or “attacks” can occur...

Acid Reflux in Children Your child may be experiencing acid reflux if they are complaining of heartburn, pain during or after eating or throw up in their mouth. Acid reflux occurs in children when stomach acid refluxes upward into the food pipe or esophagus. This occasionally happens...

Does your child have problems with pooping accidents? Is your child old enough to know better than to soil their underwear? Your child most likely has encopresis. What Is Encopresis? Encopresis is the medical term for pooping accidents in a person’s underwear beyond the age of toilet...

If your healthy child is frequently complaining about stomachaches, there is a high possibility that they have functional abdominal pain. Functional Abdominal Pain Two or more months of abdominal pain in otherwise healthy, thriving children is known as functional abdominal pain. Even though “functional” pain refers to there being...