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What Cause Loose Motion And Pain On Belly Button?

My son has had loose stools on and off for two weeks now but today he is complaing of hurting above his belly button.....he has had previous bouts like this but they gave him meds for an ulcer....I am doubting this diagnosis...can you shed some light on what this could be?
Thu, 20 Apr 2017
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history about your son and understood the concerns.
Pain in abdomen above belly button after loose stools on and off for about 2 weeks, under treatment for ulcer and your doubt about the diagnosis noted.
Since the loose stools remained for 2 weeks, we need to get a proper diagnosis about the cause.
Get the stool tested for three consecutive days.
Get a proper course of an antibiotic active against intestinal infection, add-on metronidazole, activated charcoal tablets, a PPI like Omeprazole which might have been advised by your Son's Doctor and symptomatic treatment.
The pain above belly button can be due to colitis too, as also due to pancreatitis and so on.
Hence needs an upper GI Endoscopy, Ultrasonography of the abdomen as a preliminary investigations and confirmation by a Contrast enhanced CT scan of there is any positive finding on ultrasound to get a proper management.

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What Cause Loose Motion And Pain On Belly Button?

Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted the history about your son and understood the concerns. Pain in abdomen above belly button after loose stools on and off for about 2 weeks, under treatment for ulcer and your doubt about the diagnosis noted. Since the loose stools remained for 2 weeks, we need to get a proper diagnosis about the cause. Get the stool tested for three consecutive days. Get a proper course of an antibiotic active against intestinal infection, add-on metronidazole, activated charcoal tablets, a PPI like Omeprazole which might have been advised by your Son s Doctor and symptomatic treatment. The pain above belly button can be due to colitis too, as also due to pancreatitis and so on. Hence needs an upper GI Endoscopy, Ultrasonography of the abdomen as a preliminary investigations and confirmation by a Contrast enhanced CT scan of there is any positive finding on ultrasound to get a proper management.