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What Causes Chronic Stomach Ache And Mouth Ulcers?

My son who is 15 has been suffering chronic stomach pain for the last 6 to 7 years. At first his symptoms were fever and stomach pain, centrally located. As he got older the fevers went away but stomach pain did not. Then he started getting canker sores along with stomach pain, but not just a few, like 10 or more at a time. On his lips, gums, tongue, back of throat, really painful. But the thing is, these flare ups, as I now call them, are almost cyclical. They happen or come about almost every 4 to 6 weeks, the symptoms last for a week at least, then dissipate. And then he is fine. He has had upper, lower endosopies, swallowed a camera pill, allergy tests, gluten tests, with absolutely no results. He was tested for Celiac disease, Chron s disease to no avail. He definitely has weakened immune sysytem. I have had Naturopath tell me his stomach lining is stripped from anibiotics he took as a child. Any thoughts? We are frustrated and sick and tired of him being sick and tired. Going to see specialist at University of Chicago next. Would love to hear any thoughts or opinions.
Tue, 26 Jun 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

He might be having chronic gastritis. I suggest to get a H.Pylori test done. Kindly discuss this with your doctor. H.pylori is an organism which is present in the stomach and causes gastritis and acid reflux. He also needs to follow some lifestyle tips. Ask him not to eat very spicy and oily food. Drink lots of water. Eat small meals at frequent intervals, say food one in 2 hours. Do regular exercise 30 mins per day. Sine all the test results are negative I feel there is no major pathology. Just try to find out if he has stress. Stress also causes gastritis, pain abdomen and mouth ulcers. For mouth ulcers ask him to take lot of citrous fruits like orange. It will help. Even over the counter creams like zytee are available in pharmacies which are quite beneficial.

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What Causes Chronic Stomach Ache And Mouth Ulcers?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. He might be having chronic gastritis. I suggest to get a H.Pylori test done. Kindly discuss this with your doctor. H.pylori is an organism which is present in the stomach and causes gastritis and acid reflux. He also needs to follow some lifestyle tips. Ask him not to eat very spicy and oily food. Drink lots of water. Eat small meals at frequent intervals, say food one in 2 hours. Do regular exercise 30 mins per day. Sine all the test results are negative I feel there is no major pathology. Just try to find out if he has stress. Stress also causes gastritis, pain abdomen and mouth ulcers. For mouth ulcers ask him to take lot of citrous fruits like orange. It will help. Even over the counter creams like zytee are available in pharmacies which are quite beneficial. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.