Managing abdominal pain in kids and teens

Lynn Walker PhD, is Professor of Pediatrics, and Director, Division of Adolescent Medicine at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. Dr. Walker is a behavioral scientist, clinician, and educator. Here she discusses strategies for helping families and children or adolescents deal with managing chronic pain conditions that affect the bowel such as IBS or IBD. Managing pain, going to school, dealing with bathroom issues, and explaining what is wrong to peers are all challenging issues that confront the patient and the family.

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• bowel
• syndrome
• ibs
• gastrointestinal
• pain
• medicine
• patient
• help
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• education
• advocacy
• health
• digestive
• functional
• gut
• diagnosis
• treatment
• children
• pediatrics

[boxing557]

I am 21 years of age an have severe IBS and abdominal Migrane, and have battled this for the past 8 years of my life. This woman saved me from the darkest part of my pain I would have never made it through high school if it wasnt for this women. People pls if you watch this video then I am sure you are going through the hell I did. Dont give up and dont think your alone their is no cure for the pain we have but hope is still there and its with doctors like Mis Lynn Walker

[smeagolfreak1234]

had it for 15 years and i can't take it anymore.

[Jaynification]

@ficklegal I don't know what I have, but I was raised in a family where you can't stay home from school unless you're throwing up or on your death bed. So I've learned to tough out the pain at school. I have noticed stress makes the pain worse later on, and if I distract myself, usually the pain lessens (with occasional booming recurrences, but those tend to fade again quickly). And if I feel horrible enough, I would warn the teacher that I may need to peel out of the class.

[ficklegal]

exactly

i have IBS for 5 years now..

going tru such pain is amazing!!

no! i can'T get used to th PAIN!!

i have to be stuck in a C position all day!!

and there is NO CURE!!

IBS needs help to like CANCER too!

yes it does not cause DEATH!! but the pain can really make someone wanna be DEAD..

WE NEED CURE~

PLS

[cgodoy]

so true. It's absolutely ridiculous to tell kids that they should just tough it out. I have had the condition for two years and I thank god I didn't have it when I was younger.  It's unfortunate that people don't understand the gravity of the pain.

[ficklegal]

u must be kidding!!

not being rude here..

i hv ibs..

i cant move an inch when i hv the pain!

how can kids still go to school when in pain!!

absurd!!!