Dr Phil Kieran: My daughter complains of tummy pain — could she be a coeliac?

On the whole, abdominal pain in children can be a tricky one to solve

'Constipation is one of the most likely causes of tummy pain in children'. Picture: iStock 

Dr. Phil Kieran

GENERAL PRACTITIONER

My eight-year-old daughter often complains of tummy pain. I stopped giving her toast in the morning, which helped. Should I get her checked out for coeliacdisease?