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Gastroenterology/3 year old boy
About Kids & Teens | Last Active: Mar 27, 2017 | Replies (5)Comment receiving replies
Hello @elisabetha,
It must be quite worrisome to see your grandson go through this, and we are so glad that you've come to Connect for some answers.
It's still not clear whether Crohn's disease is genetic, but it does tend to cluster in families, and having an affected family member is a significant risk factor for the disease.
While I search for Connect members who may have some insight I would sincerely encourage you to view Mayo Clinic's IBD (Inflammatory bowel Disease), blog: http://ibdblog.mayoclinic.org.
If you type the word, "children" in the search column, you will see a number of videos and posts in which experts from Mayo Clinic talk about very early onset of bowel diseases, and various treatment paths.
@elisabetha, may I ask if the doctor has identified or explained what behavioral problems your grandson may have? Have you considered testing him for Crohn's?
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Thank you so much for your thoughtful response. I feel optimistic that I may finally make some progress. The behavioral problem was that Jude, my grandson, is a strong willed child, on the basis of 30 seconds into the visit. Jude has never even had a temper tantrum and we've never noticed a sign of the terrible twos, this is my honest and unbiased experience. No, no x/rays or other tests were performed. The visit lasted 5 minutes, Jude got a lollipop for good behavior :-)! I will immediately check the IBS site, thank you so much.Sincerely R. Elisabeth Scheu