My 10-year old son (normal weight) has celiac disease and we've been gluten-free for a few years now. He's had severe and constant abdominal pain for 2-3 years and the past few months it's been getting worse. He often can't walk, and he's missed months of school because of the pain.
The diagnosis is that his brain is somehow over-processing the pain that normal brains just ignore. There is no inflammation or physically-detectable clues. The pain is especially intense at night, and the second he wakes up the pain is there again. There is no reprieve throughout the day.
Doctors have had him psychologically evaluated, tested for autism, and had a social worker visit us occasionally to monitor
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