Teenager and weird digestive problems
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Hello everyone,
My son is 13 y/o. It all started a year ago and we have visited several doctors and specialist, they did all sorts of tests and everything was fine. They said he is OK and there is nothing wrong with him but he still has the same weird symptoms:
Some weeks he is perfectly OK, can eat anything he wants and his stools are normal
Then comes a week when he is constantly in the toilet, has mucus instead of stool or more loose stools and cramps.
The bad week happens once a month or once every two months, sometimes it happens when he has exams at school or when he is stressed, sometimes it happens during the summer vacation and for no apparent reasons.
My mom and my sister have a strong form of IBS, my mom has a severe one. I wonder, is this connected to genetics? Can such a young teenager suffer from IBS? I know IBS is connected to anxiety (he is very anxious) but since it happens also during holidays I wonder, what can this be?
The tests for food allergies, lactose intolerance, celiac disease, blood in stools and inflammation were all negative. The doctor keeps saying all looks fine but it must be something, right?
Can it really be IBS?
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