Burning with urination

**Endoscopy Exam**

hi i am a mother of a 5 yr old daughter.....she has had diarrhea for 3 yrs now.....about 2 yrs ago they did an upper gi on her and found nothing.....now since april she has had blood in her stool....they did an exray on her and found that she is impacted with stool....they have her on 2 laxitives a day and that is not helping.....she is having sever stomach pains expecially when she needs to go to the bathroom......would u know how to help her or what i should have them check????.....please any help will help out alot. thanks ginger
Hi Ginger, I would suggest that your little girl be evaluated by a board certified pediatric gastroenterologist, i.e someone who specializes in a child's stomach and intestines (if you haven't already). He or she may want to perform an endoscopy of your daughter's GI tract. An endoscopy involves placing a camera at the end of a long, skinny "hose" which visualizes the inside of the bowels, and helps determine if everything is okay. Your daughter would need to be partially asleep for this procedure. I hope that helps. Dr. Mike This article was reviewed 04/23/2010 07:24 AM