Blog Description
Healthy Gut Healthy Mind
This blog shares clear, evidence-informed pediatric digestive health education developed, reviewed and maintained by Dr. Mohammad Hussein for parents and caregivers.
It is written to help families understand common symptoms, recognize red flags, and know what questions to ask.
What you will find here
- Practical parent-friendly guides (symptoms, causes, “what you can do at home”)
- Red flags (when to seek urgent or emergency care)
- Digestive topics across infancy, childhood, and adolescence
- Nutrition and growth topics when relevant
How to use this blog
1) Browse by body system (recommended)
If you are not sure where to start, use the system grouping page to find posts by topic.
2) Browse the full blog feed
If you want the newest posts, open the blog page and scroll.
3) Use Categories and Tags
Many posts include Categories and Tags so you can explore related topics.
Safety disclaimer
This website is for general educational purposes only.
It does not provide medical advice and does not replace a visit with a qualified clinician.
Seek urgent or emergency care immediately if your child has any of the following:
- Trouble breathing, blue lips, or severe lethargy
- Severe or worsening pain
- Persistent vomiting, dehydration, or inability to keep fluids down
- Blood in vomit or stool, black stools, or large-volume bleeding
- New jaundice (yellow eyes/skin), confusion, or severe weakness
- Any symptom that worries you as a parent/caregiver
If your child is very unwell or you are unsure, err on the side of seeking urgent care.
Contact
If you would like to contact Dr. Mohammad Hussein’s office for an appointment, referral, or question about services, please ** Email Dr. Hussein’s Assistant Elizabeth Gray at: Elizabeth.Gray@pedsgimind.ca
In the email subject, please write: New Assessment Appointment with Dr. Hussein
Important: This appointment is completely online as Dr. Hussein is currently working overseas. This service is not covered by OHIP
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Tube Feeding Blenderized
Thursday, December 25, 2025 in Blog Description
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🧒🥣 Blenderized Tube Feeding (BTF): A Parent-Friendly Guide (“Real food” through a feeding tube) ✅ Blenderized tube feeding (BTF) means giving blended real foods through a feeding tube (usually a G-tube, sometimes GJ in selected cases). Some families …
Triple Endoscopy
Thursday, December 25, 2025 in Blog Description
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🧒🫁🍽️ “Triple Endoscopy” in Children: A Parent-Friendly Guide (Upper endoscopy + bronchoscopy + laryngoscopy — sometimes called “triple scope”) ✅ “Triple endoscopy” (also called triple scope) means your child has three camera exams—usually during one …
Transnasal Endoscopy
Thursday, December 25, 2025 in Blog Description
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🧒👃📷 Transnasal Endoscopy in Children: A Parent-Friendly Guide ✅ Transnasal endoscopy (TNE) is a way to look inside the esophagus (food pipe) using a very thin camera passed through the nose, instead of the mouth. In selected children and teens, it …
Toddlers Diarrhea
Thursday, December 25, 2025 in Blog Description
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🚼💩 Toddler’s Diarrhea: When Loose Stools Are Normal (and When to Worry) ✅ Toddler’s diarrhea is one of the most common causes of chronic loose stools in children 1–4 years old. The key feature: your child is otherwise well and growing normally. 1) 🧾 …
Solids Introduction
Thursday, December 25, 2025 in Blog Description
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🧒🍌 Starting Solid Foods (Solids Introduction): A Parent-Friendly Guide ✅ Starting solids is an exciting step—but it should be safe, calm, and gradual. Milk (breast milk or formula) remains the main nutrition early on, while solids teach skills: …
Sleep
Thursday, December 25, 2025 in Blog Description
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😴🌙 Sleep Problems in Children: A Parent-Friendly Guide (and When to Worry) ✅ Sleep is not a luxury—it’s part of your child’s growth, mood, learning, immunity, and even gut health. This guide helps you know what to do tonight, what to change over 2–4 …
Sitz Marker Study
Thursday, December 25, 2025 in Blog Description
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🧲📆 Sitz Marker Study in Children: A Parent-Friendly Guide ✅ A Sitz Marker Study is a simple, low-risk X-ray test that shows how stool moves through your child’s colon over several days. It helps doctors understand why constipation is happening and …
Rumination Disorder
Thursday, December 25, 2025 in Blog Description
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🔄🍽️ Rumination Disorder in Children: A Clear, Parent-Friendly Guide ✅ Rumination disorder is a real and treatable condition where food is effortlessly brought back up into the mouth after eating, then re-swallowed or spit out. It is not vomiting, not …
Reflux pH Probe Study
Thursday, December 25, 2025 in Blog Description
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🧒📟 Reflux pH Probe Study in Children: A Parent-Friendly Guide ✅ A pH probe study measures how often acid from the stomach comes up into the esophagus over ~24 hours. It helps answer: “Is acid reflux happening—and is it linked to my child’s symptoms?” …
Reflux Fundoplication
Thursday, December 25, 2025 in Blog Description
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🧒🟡 Reflux After Fundoplication (or When Fundoplication Is Considered Again): A Parent-Friendly Guide ✅ Some children continue to have reflux symptoms after a fundoplication, or symptoms may return months or years later. This does not always mean the …