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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Posts in 2025
  • Hirschsprungs Disease

    Thursday, December 25, 2025 in Blog Description

    🍼💩 Hirschsprung’s Disease in Children: A Parent-Friendly Guide ✅ Hirschsprung’s disease is a condition a baby is born with where a part of the large intestine (colon) is missing nerve cells that help push stool forward. That section becomes “stuck” …

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  • HighCalorie Nutrition

    Thursday, December 25, 2025 in Blog Description

    🧒⚡ High-Calorie Nutrition for Kids: Safe Weight Gain and Better Growth (Parent-Friendly Guide) ✅ Some children need extra calories to grow well—because they eat small amounts, burn lots of energy, have chronic illness, or have feeding difficulties. …

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  • High Calorie Nutrition

    Thursday, December 25, 2025 in Blog Description

    🧒⚡ High-Calorie Nutrition for Kids: Safe Weight Gain and Better Growth (Parent-Friendly Guide) ✅ Some children need extra calories to grow well—because they eat small amounts, burn lots of energy, have chronic illness, or have feeding difficulties. …

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  • Healthy Eating

    Thursday, December 25, 2025 in Blog Description

    🧒🥗 Healthy Eating for Children: A Parent-Friendly, Practical Guide ✅ Healthy eating is about patterns over time, not perfection. Children grow best when meals are regular, balanced, enjoyable, and responsive to hunger/fullness cues. This guide helps …

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  • Guided Imagery for Abdominal Pain

    Thursday, December 25, 2025 in Blog Description

    🖼️🧠 Guided Imagery for Abdominal Pain in Kids A parent-friendly guide to calming the gut with safe mental pictures ✅ What this is: Guided imagery uses calm, child-friendly “mind pictures” (like a warm blanket, a peaceful beach, or a soothing light) …

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  • Gilberts Syndrome

    Thursday, December 25, 2025 in Blog Description

    🧒🟡 Gilbert’s Syndrome in Children: A Parent-Friendly Guide ✅ Gilbert’s syndrome is a common, harmless condition that causes mild, on-and-off yellowing of the eyes/skin (jaundice)—often during illness, fasting, stress, or dehydration. It does not …

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  • Gastrostomy Tubes

    Thursday, December 25, 2025 in Blog Description

    🧒🧃 Gastrostomy Tubes (G-Tubes) in Children: A Parent-Friendly Guide ✅ A gastrostomy tube (G-tube) is a feeding tube that goes directly into the stomach through a small opening in the belly. It helps children who cannot safely eat enough by mouth, …

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  • Gastroschisis

    Thursday, December 25, 2025 in Blog Description

    🍼🧡 Gastroschisis in Babies: A Parent-Friendly Guide ✅ Gastroschisis is a condition a baby is born with where the intestines develop outside the belly through a small opening near the belly button. It is not caused by anything a parent did, and it is …

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  • Gastrointestinal Polyps

    Thursday, December 25, 2025 in Blog Description

    🧒🩸 Gastrointestinal Polyps in Children: Causes, Symptoms, and What to Expect ✅ A polyp is a small growth on the inside lining of the bowel (most often the colon). In children, many polyps are benign (non-cancerous)—especially juvenile polyps, which …

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  • Gastrointestinal Gas

    Thursday, December 25, 2025 in Blog Description

    💨 Gastrointestinal Gas in Children: What’s Normal, What Helps, and When to Worry ✅ Gas is common in babies and children. Most gas is normal digestion + swallowed air, but sometimes gas is a clue to constipation, food triggers, or (rarely) another …

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