What Causes Stomach Pain And Pain Under Left Nipple?

Posted on Thu, 26 Feb 2015

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Question : Hi! i have a 3 yr old girl who has recently been complaining that she has a pain in her belly and just up under her left nipple. she refuses to eat dinner and it becomes a fight every night to try and get her to eat vegetables. ahe drinks lots of water and would prefer to eat fruit than anything else. lately she has been eating a lot of bread with peanut butter or nutella on it as that is all she will eat.

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Symptoms are suggestive of gastroesophagela reflux

Detailed Answer:
Hi...the symptoms you quote are suggestive of Gastroesophagel reflux. I suggest you consult your pediatrician for this. This looks like it needs a proton pump inhibitors along with antiemetics.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar