My 5 year old daugher often complains about pain in her hips....we have been associating this with the need to have a bowel movement. Is this a common symptom of a child needing to go to the bathroom. We have noticed some brusing on her left hip...which we have notice another time as well. She does not recall falling or injuring herself to have caused the bruising either time. She also has an umbilical Hernia. Not sure if the 2 issues may be linked. She has a consult with a surgeon this week to have the hernia closed. She has been complaining of this pain for about a year now...we again thought she was just having pains in her belly because of needing to go to the bathroom. Now that she has shown us where exactly where the pain is and have noticed bruising at different times, we are l a little concerned it may be a complication of the umbilical Hernia. Any experiences or thoughts on what maybe causing this pain would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Stacey