My 5yr old DS has had issues with his digestive system since he was a baby. He has been tested for numerous things over the years with no answers. My SIL brought up the possibility of Crohns disease, and it is something I feel is definitely worth investigating. Unfortunately, given we are in the public system and been going to different doctors for years already, I'm not expecting things to move quickly towards investigating.

I was just hoping some people here might share their experiences of the kinds of symptoms and behaviors of their kids who have Crohns or other digestive problems.

My DS has always had issues with milk (although not nessecarily lactose) causing severe tummy pain and vommiting. he is very anemic (something that is reoccurring). Refuses to eat much other then bread, rice, pasta or meat (chicken or beef) - will literally starve himself rather then eat anything else, although I can usually get him to eat an apple a day (the only fruit he will tolerate, he won't /cann't tolerate any vege other then potato - it can be hard to tell when he is rejecting a food because it causes pain or because he doesn't like the taste though). Has excessive thirst. He gets severe tummy pains a lot - sometimes made worse if he eats too much rice or pasta. He's tummy will get a little bloated and hard when he is in pain, and certain areas are painful to him odd you touch. ((yes, the doctor knows all those, but still seems clueless)).

Any suggestions I can take back to my dr would be great.

He's had ultrasounds (with a 'marginally' larger then normal liver, but apparently nothing to worry about?!). Been tested for diabeties (when he was 1.5yrs old). Been tested for intestinal worms / and other parasites (although I'm going to double check about Guardia). Has been tested for lactose intolerance. And a few other things I cann't remember.