My son is 8 and his preliminary diagnosis from an upper and lower scope is Crohn's. He started showing symptoms about two months ago with stomach cramping. I also remember him have a sore in his mouth about a month after his first stomach cramp. About two weeks ago we took him for his annual well check and he hadn't gained any weight in a year and had lowered in his height percentage. The doc ordered blood work and that's when the big red flag came up. His blood count was low and his SED rate was very high (about 550). We are currently awaiting the biopsy results from the scopes.

I have 3 precious little boys. My youngest little man is five years old, and has had these symptoms for almost two years. I have made progress in getting him diagnosed after several doctors and ER visits. His current pediatrician has referred us to a gastroenterologist. It has been determined that he has inflammation in his stomach and small intestines. Also, his stool sample came back positive for blood. The gastroenterologist has ordered a second stool sample.

I am 13, recently diagnosed with Crohn's disease. For the past few months I stopped growing and puberty stopped. I would get very bad stomachaches after eating. Sometimes so bad it would result in missed school. I would have constipation and it would be difficult to eat until recently. I had a colonoscopy and the doctor was able to diagnose me with crohn's.

My son was diagnosed with Crohn's 2 1/2 years ago after suffering several years with stomach pain, diarrhea, difficulty eating without having to run to the bathroom. Finally just before being diagnosed at age 11 we realized he hadn't been growing for nearly a year and had lost 30 lbs in 3 months. He was eating almost nothing. He was cold and tired all the time and was very pale, and also having perianal problems. The minute the pediatric gastroenterologist saw him, he suspected Crohn's and ordered more blood work and tests. We found out his entire GI tract is affected from his mouth to anus. The disease affects him mostly in the perianal area with fissures, fistulas, and abscesses. He was recently hospitalized to have an abscess drained and surgery for his fistula. All in all he deals with it pretty well and participates in marching band in school as well as many church activities. Our current issue is making sure he is taking all his medications and vitamin supplements.

My son was 6 when he was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease. His symptoms were failure to grow (for about a year) or gain weight. He had a poor appetite and had a fever about every 3 weeks (100-101 degrees) for a few days. The last bout of fever was while camping, and he was having weakness, fatigue and shortness of breath on a hike. This was due to severe anemia (his hemoglobin was 8) when he finally had labs drawn. When his pediatrician was thinking about what this could be, my own research said anemia can be a Crohn's related symptom, and my brother has Crohn's...so, that was why he was sent to a GI pediatric specialist for diagnosis.

My son had anal fistulas and had surgery to drain them (with antibiotics). After surgery and a blood test that presented a low white blood cell count, we were told that he has Crohn's disease. He is now on anti-inflammatory medication.

My son suffered from intense abdominal pains for many years. He was misdiagnosed with having chronic constipation due to the fact that his symptoms were similar. He lost a significant amount of weight and became dehydrated prior to his diagnosis. An endoscopy and colonoscopy conducted showed inflammation at the end of the small intestine. After various medications did not alleviate the chronic pain, he underwent surgery to have the inflamed part of his small intestine removed. He has been doing well for the last 6 months, however we are aware that this symptoms will recur.