I Told You I Was Sick

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   MarieOctober 16, 2012 - 2:51 am #1

   My daughter is 13 years of age has been suffering with a sore throat on and off since the middle of may 2012,along with sore throat she has had sore head, dizziness, lightheaded, too hot, too cold and feeling sick, she is now suffering with sore sides(under ribs) for 6 weeks , she finds it hard to sit in class at school and some times needs to leave class to get to stand up as the pain is sore sitting. I have taken her to the doctor and hospital which they tried to find out what the problem was,Mainly for her throat,they done her bloods for Glandular Fever which came back clear! she had a camera inserted to look at her throat and they found nothing! she had an ultra sound on her throat and nothing was found! They were going to do an abdominal ultra sound on her an then cancelled it as they started to think it is all in her head! The doctor sent her to speak to someone to see if anything was going on and she didn’t find anything bothering my daughter apart from being sore and tired from wakening every night from her sore throat! she has been treated for acid of the stomach and thrush of the throat but she still has symptoms . The latest addition to her symptoms, she now has a bruise that came from nowhere on her right hand,its been there for 5 days now and it has been changing color a lot and now has a wee white lump in the middle, the lump seems to be getting bigger? I will also add that her sides seem to get worse after eating breads pasta etc!could she be Gluten intolerant????????????
   Many thanks
   Marie.

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   adminOctober 16, 2012 - 1:59 pm #2

   Hi Marie,

   I’m not sure what could be causing your daughter’s symptoms right off the top of my head. Gluten intolerance can cause a wide variety of symptoms, including sore throat and bruising. From what I looked up, it might be pancreatitis associated with gluten intolerance or just a type chronic allergic reaction to something. It could be her thyroid as well. I would start by completely eliminating processed foods from the diet. This includes anything with high fructose corn syrup, aspartame, and food dyes. Eliminate gluten for a couple of weeks as well to see if there’s any improvement.

   If changing her diet does nothing to resolve the issue, I would suggest taking her to an endocrinologist to check for glandular problems such as thyroid disease or other hormonal or developmental issue. You might also want to book an appointment with a homeopathic or naturopathic doctor in your area as well to assess her symptoms and see what could be causing the problem.

   You’ll get there. It’s so easy for doctors to say your child is just “making it up for attention” if they can’t immediately find something wrong but there is an obvious problem and you’ll get to the bottom of it.

   ps: Something is really screaming thyroid disease at me so check that first.

   I wish you and your daughter the best of luck!

   Jaime

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   rachelle lahmanDecember 31, 2012 - 10:45 am #3

   My mom has been having bruises in her arms..it’s not frequent though..she mentioned that she’s feeling faint whenever she bows her head..and she also has migraine for the longest time..should i have her blood checked immediately?

   Thanks,
   Rach

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   adminDecember 31, 2012 - 11:11 am #4

   Rachelle,

   Yes, I think you should. It could be anything from a medication reaction to meningitis. She should go to the doctor immediately just to be sure it’s nothing serious.

   Best of luck to you both,

   Jaime

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   brookes friend hannahApril 4, 2013 - 8:17 am #5

   so my friend brooke has some pretty wierd buises everywhere and its kinda freakin me out so yeah what should we do about her issues and what could it be?

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   adminApril 4, 2013 - 8:28 am #6

   Hi Hannah,

   If she’s a minor, she should talk with her parents about taking her to a doctor. They can do blood tests to find out what’s causing her bruising.

   Best of luck to you both,

   Jaime

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