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What Causes Constipation, Abdominal Pain And Swollen Intestine In A Child?

My 5 yr old grandson has been battling chronic constipation since October 2016. He was hospitalized for 4 days in October. They said it was illeus. Since then he is still having chronic conspitation and tummy aches, loss of appetite, not gaining weight. Recent X-ray show still shows he has some bowel impact ion and swollen intestines. We have done numerous enemas, magnesium and miralax cleanses with little or no results. We feel like we are getting nowhere with his gi dr. Should we be concerned that he is not getting better?
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

The symptoms seem to be related to Ileus. Ileus is a medical emergency so I suggest you the to go ton the emergency room for further examinations like an ultrasound to confirm the diagnosis.

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What Causes Constipation, Abdominal Pain And Swollen Intestine In A Child?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. The symptoms seem to be related to Ileus. Ileus is a medical emergency so I suggest you the to go ton the emergency room for further examinations like an ultrasound to confirm the diagnosis. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.