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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- You might think your child has insomnia, but researchers say it may actually be a gastrointestinal problem.
A new study indicates that significant associations exist between parent-reported insomnia symptoms and medical complaints of regurgitation and headaches in young school-aged children.
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The study reveals that parent-reported insomnia was 3.3 times more likely in children with gastrointestinal problems and 2.3 times more likely in children with headaches.
Lead author Ravi Singareddy, MD, assistant professor in the department of psychiatry at Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, PA said that children who have insomnia symptoms should be screened by their physician for underlying medical conditions.
The authors suggest future studies should explore the possible underlying pathophysiolgical causes of such comorbidity between insomnia symptoms and medical complaints in children.
SOURCE: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, December 15, 2009
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