Learn the signs and causes of recurrent abdominal pain and when to get medical help.
Learn about other types of pain, including recurrent, procedural, and palliative pain. Read about how they are treated. Lumbar punctures are discussed.
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) involves recurrent episodes of fever accompanied by symptoms of abdominal pain, chest pain, joint pain and/or skin rashes. Learn about causes, tests and treatments for FMF.
Read about various types and intensities of pain that a child may experience: acute pain, chronic pain, procedural pain, and recurrent pain.
Your child may have a headache for a number of different reasons. Find out what these are and what you can do to help alleviate the pain.
Learn about IgA vasculitis (previously known as Henoch-Schönlein purpura), a condition that can cause inflammation of small blood vessels in the skin, joints, kidneys and bowel.
Information about an inflammatory disease called chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis which causes pain and swelling in the bones.
There are many ways to classify or categorize pain. Learn what these are and the factors that affect how much pain you might feel.
There are many ways to classify or categorize pain. Learn what these are and the factors that affect how much pain your child might feel.
Learn what causes pancreatitis, what the signs and symptoms are and what treatments are available
Learn how a urinary tract infection affects the bladder and kidneys and how it can be treated.
Accidentally swallowing button batteries can cause life-threatening injury. Learn what to do if your child swallows a button battery.
Learn about how we feel pain, what acute and chronic pain are and the most common causes of pain in people with sickle cell disease.
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are typically used as first-line treatment of JIA. Learn about the different NSAIDs available and their potential side effects.
Intestinal failure is a condition in which the GI tract cannot absorb the nutrients a child needs for growth and day-to-day life. Learn about the causes and treatments.
Learn about surgery to repair a hernia and how to care for your child after the operation.
Information on cold sores (herpes simplex): what they are, common signs and symptoms, causes, complications and how to treat.
Impacts of chronic pain on children are discussed, including impact on mood, school, socializing, hobbies, sleep, and family.
Learn about chronic pain in children and teens. Chronic pain is pain that lasts longer than three months and requires various pain management techniques.
Find out how to recognize the signs of chronic pain at home and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.
Learn about the different types of pain a child with cancer may experience, what causes pain and how long these types of pain last.
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that causes painful bumps and boils to develop in the folds of the skin. Learn about the signs, symptoms and treatment of HS.
Discover the signs of chronic pain in a young child and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.
Your child needs to take the medicine called pamidronate. This information sheet explains what pamidronate does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
