Re: one more thing (tummy problems)

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Hi Amy:

You can tell stomach bleeding by taking stool test. They can look for traces of

blood in the stool (occult blood). Your dr can write a lab prescription for

that. Also if you do blood work every 6 weeks, you should look for dropped

values in Hemoglobin, Hematocrit and Albumin. Dropped values may indicate

loosing blood internally. I hope that is not the case for you. Please take

care....

" Amy Fox " <foxpro@...> on 01/17/2000 04:11:30 PM

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Subject: one more thing (tummy problems)

From: " Amy Fox " <foxpro@...>

How can they tell if a child has stomach bleeding or ulcers? She does get

blood work done every 6 weeks because of the MTX.

~Amy

Mother to (poly_JRA)

Mother to Andy

Mother to Maddie

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Afsi,

Thank you for writing back. I know they tell me her white blood count

is down. Is that what you are talking about when you said, " hemoglobin " ?

What are some signs that would have a dr. do a stool test? I was

wondering if I should request one?

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> How can they tell if a child has stomach bleeding or ulcers? She does get

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Hi Amy,

When there is internal bleeding, your red blood count goes does not the white

ones. If has constant abdominal pain and refuses to eat, I think you

should really have the dr check a few things in her stool. You need to be

persistant with these doctors because sometimes they just do not want to do what

they are told. But you should tell the dr that you want to rule out any

internal bleeding. Also, the color of the stool would look black and sometimes

you can see the blood in the stool yourself. I used to check my daughter's

stool everytime she went to the bathroom because she did have bleeding from

taking naprosyn. I hope this helps.

" Amy Fox " <foxpro@...> on 01/17/2000 04:29:35 PM

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From: " Amy Fox " <foxpro@...>

Afsi,

Thank you for writing back. I know they tell me her white blood count

is down. Is that what you are talking about when you said, " hemoglobin " ?

What are some signs that would have a dr. do a stool test? I was

wondering if I should request one?

one more thing (tummy problems)

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> How can they tell if a child has stomach bleeding or ulcers? She does get

> blood work done every 6 weeks because of the MTX.

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> ~Amy

> Mother to (poly_JRA)

> Mother to Andy

> Mother to Maddie

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