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Managing abdominal pain in kids and teens

Lynn Walker PhD, is Professor of Pediatrics, and Director, Division of Adolescent Medicine at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. Dr. Walker is a behavioral scientist, clinician, and educator. Here she discusses strategies for helping families and children or adolescents deal with managing chronic pain conditions that affect the bowel such as IBS or IBD. Managing pain, going to school, dealing with bathroom issues, and explaining what is wrong to peers are all challenging issues that confront the patient and the family.

Duration : 0:8:30

Technorati Tags: advocacy, Bowel, Children, diagnosis, digestive, education, functional, gastrointestinal, gut, health, help, ibs, iffgd, Irritable, Medicine, pain, patient, pediatrics, Syndrome, treatment

August 02 2009 11:06 pm | lower back and abdominal pain

One Response to “Managing abdominal pain in kids and teens”

1. ficklegal Says:
   August 2nd, 2009 at 11:06 pm

   u must be kidding!! …
   u must be kidding!!

   not being rude here..

   i hv ibs..

   i cant move an inch when i hv the pain!

   how can kids still go to school when in pain!!

   absurd!!!

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