Persistent stomach pain, constipation, vomiting, diarrhoea, blood in stool or poor weight gain can require more than short-term symptom relief. A paediatric gastroenterologist evaluates digestive, liver, feeding and nutrition-related conditions in children.
Digestive symptoms may result from common functional problems, infection, diet, inflammation, allergy, absorption or other medical conditions. The pattern and effect on growth matter as much as the symptom itself.
Lavender Lane provides child-focused assessment for recurring gastrointestinal concerns and coordinates nutrition and other paediatric specialities when needed.
If these patterns sound familiar, a planned specialist consultation can help clarify the next step.
The specialist looks at timing, diet, bowel pattern, pain, medicines, growth and family history.
The child is assessed for hydration, nutrition, abdominal findings and other relevant signs.
Testing is selected according to the likely cause rather than ordered as a fixed package.
Families receive practical guidance on medicines, diet, follow-up and warning signs.
Arriving with the right records helps the specialist spend more time on the decisions that matter.
Bring previous weights, heights and growth charts where available.
A short record of meals, pain, stool pattern or vomiting can help identify patterns.
Include blood tests, stool tests, scans, endoscopy reports and prescriptions.
Your child's specialists share the same building, the same records and the same day. When more than one is needed, they meet before you do, so you leave with a single written plan, not five opinions to translate.
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Book a consultationSeek assessment when constipation is persistent, painful, associated with blood, causes withholding or soiling, or affects appetite and daily life.
Possible causes range from constipation and food-related issues to infection, inflammation, stress or functional abdominal pain. Evaluation should be based on the child's full history.
There are minor and more significant causes. Blood in stool should be discussed with a clinician, particularly when recurring or accompanied by pain, fever, diarrhoea or weakness.
Seek urgent care for persistent vomiting with dehydration, green vomit, blood, severe abdominal pain, unusual sleepiness or inability to keep fluids down.
Yes. The assessment may consider feeding, digestion, absorption, dietary intake and underlying medical conditions.
Yes. The team evaluates coeliac disease and selected liver and nutrition concerns. Our team can help arrange the appropriate paediatric gastroenterology appointment.
Request a consultation and our team will organise the appropriate starting point.