Skipping breakfast is a less than ideal habit that can cause your teenage son a lot of unwanted problems like lack of energy, poor school performance, poor nutrition and poor immune system leading to illness in general. Skipping breakfast is not a direct cause of ulcer per se. The most common causes of peptic ulcer is Helicobacter pylori, a bacterial infection and prolonged intake of a group of drugs usually given as pain reliever called NSAID’s like Ibuprofen and Mefenamic acid.
Most likely your teenage son’s abdominal pain is a hunger pang which is quickly relieved by eating, or functional abdominal pain from poor eating habits. Such pain should not disturb your child’s sleep at night. If he or she is awakened by abdominal pain or if pain is associated by vomiting, poor appetite or weight loss then a pediatrician should be visited. |
