OK. DS has always been on the sensitive side, and lately, his behaviour is driving us up the wall.

About two weeks ago, he started complaining of tummy pain. Just random times, and it wasn't anything serious.

Then on Sunday night, he started getting really upset, and saying that his tummy hurt really bad, he couldn't sleep etc etc. So DH took him down to the docs, they said he had a lump in his tummy, but it wasn't a hernia and they didn't really know what it was. So they gave us a sample jar and said if it still hurts in two days, get a urine sample. So, the next day, I pick him up from school, he is in tears and in a small room off to the side, and leaning over an ice cream container, saying that his tummy is really bad and he wanted to vomit. He hasn't vomited from these "pains".

He doesn't have a temperature. We took him back to the doctor yesterday, they took an xray, all perfectly normal except for a small amount of poo they could see (but not impacted) and some large pockets of gas. I worked on his belly all afternoon getting gas out.

His behaviour is perfectly normal most of the time, except for when he's going to bed, or leading up to going to bed, or going to school - then the "belly pains" come back.

This morning he was basically hysterical getting him ready for school and I had to chase him around the car and house to get him in the bloody car to drive to school. He bawled all the way to school.

We had a word to him early in the morning about going to school, why doesn't he want to, he claimed that nobody wants to play with him, and they are all nasty to him. When I told his teacher today what was going on, she said that he is one of the most popular kids in school and all the kids like him.

I have no idea how to handle this "belly pain". We give him infants friend (he thinks its panadol cos he knows panadol takes away pain), and I rub it. But he bawls and bawls and bawls and goes basically friggin hysterical, so we give him some rescue remedy incase its just anxiety - but it doesn't help.

We have no idea what to do. Suggestions welcome.

We have a referral to a paediatric behavioural specialist for DD1 because she has a few behavioural issues that concern us, but I'm wondering if I should get a referral for DS as well. Hell, maybe I'll go for a family referral and get a discount.