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
  • Cows Milk Protein Allergy

    Thursday, December 25, 2025 in Blog Description

    🥛🚫 Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy (CMPA) in Infants & Children: A Parent-Friendly Guide ✅ Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy (CMPA) is one of the most common food allergies in infancy. It can cause gut symptoms, skin rashes, and feeding problems—and most …

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  • Colonoscopy Kids

    Thursday, December 25, 2025 in Blog Description

    🧒🌈 Colonoscopy for Kids: A Child-Friendly + Parent-Friendly Guide ✅ A colonoscopy is a special camera test that lets the doctor look inside the big intestine (colon). Your child will be asleep, so they won’t feel pain. The hardest part is usually the …

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  • Colonoscopy

    Thursday, December 25, 2025 in Blog Description

    🧒🧪 Colonoscopy in Children: A Parent-Friendly Guide ✅ A colonoscopy is a test that lets doctors look inside the large intestine (colon) using a thin flexible camera. It helps find the cause of bleeding, chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain, anemia, poor …

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  • Colic

    Thursday, December 25, 2025 in Blog Description

    😣 Colic (Excessive Crying) in Babies: What Parents Can Do Today ✅ You are not doing anything wrong. Colic is common, exhausting, and real. This guide helps you know what to do today, when to worry, and what to expect next. 1) 🧾 Quick “At-a-glance” …

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  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

    Thursday, December 25, 2025 in Blog Description

    🧠✅ Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Kids with Belly Pain A parent-friendly guide to breaking the stress–pain cycle ✅ What this is: CBT teaches kids practical skills to change unhelpful thought patterns, body stress responses, and avoidance …

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  • Clostridioides Difficile Infection

    Thursday, December 25, 2025 in Blog Description

    🦠🚽 Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) Infection in Children: A Parent-Friendly Guide ✅ Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) is a germ that can cause diarrhea and colon inflammation, most often after antibiotic use. Many children carry C. diff without …

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  • Clinical Hypnosis

    Thursday, December 25, 2025 in Blog Description

    🌙🧠 Clinical Hypnosis (Gut-Directed Hypnotherapy) for Kids A parent-friendly guide for belly pain, nausea, and the gut–brain connection ✅ What this is: A structured, evidence-informed therapy taught by trained clinicians where a child learns deep …

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  • Cholestasis Neonatal

    Thursday, December 25, 2025 in Blog Description

    🍼🟡 Neonatal Cholestasis in Babies: A Parent-Friendly Guide ✅ Neonatal cholestasis means a baby has trouble with bile flow from the liver. This often shows up as jaundice that lasts longer than expected, along with dark urine and sometimes pale …

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  • Breastfeeding

    Thursday, December 25, 2025 in Blog Description

    🧒🍼 Breastfeeding: A Parent-Friendly Guide (Latch, Supply, Pain, and When to Get Help) ✅ Breastfeeding is a learned skill—for both parent and baby. Most problems (pain, low supply worries, fussiness, slow weight gain) have fixable causes like latch, …

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  • Bravo Capsule Test

    Thursday, December 25, 2025 in Blog Description

    🧒📡 Bravo Capsule Test (Wireless pH Study) in Children: A Parent-Friendly Guide ✅ The Bravo capsule test is a wireless pH study that measures acid reflux in the esophagus without a tube coming out of the nose. A tiny capsule is placed onto the …

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