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GI Results

November 12th, 2009

James saw the GI Specialist on Friday.

The Dr felt we need to clean James out, and try to regulate his issue before doing any sort of further Celiac testing. While his issues could stem from that, there are many things that could. He’s thriving (though he doesn’t fit his 18 month old pants correctly yet). He’s in the 60% percentile and so the Dr felt that was a check in the negative for celiac.

Not having celiac would be good! But, you can’t deny that something isn’t right.

He felt perhaps, James would always forever and ever have a low marker of the IGA that routed us to him to being with, and can be an indicator for a false negative for Celiac.

So, we’re giving James some Magnesium Citrate 2x a day, till he’s clear as clear can be.
Then, we’re to give him 1/2-1 doseage of miralax everyday till we see the Dr again in 2 months. Our goal is to find the right mix-daily- to get things to pudding consistency. We were giving it and taking it away, so he wants it to be a regular thing. Then, if he doesn’t go everyday, we have a rescue plan of chocolate ex-lax before bed.

When we see him again in January, we’ll see where James is at.
However, he’ll be eating wheat products until then. Incase, he does decided to run the celiac test then- so the results can be not skewed by his eating gluten/wheat free products.

I liked the Dr.
I don’t like giving James something I know and he says makes him feel unwell (wheat).
I see the difference on days where he has more wheat than other days. Like when we have toast twice, or crackers for snack.

I want, we want, our baby to feel better!
January feels so far away.

I forgot to ask him about the chocolate situation.
James broke out in hives after having chocolate on Halloween, and his diaper was funky the next day. I’ve suspected that might have been (if not celiac) the cause of his sludge diapers before. But, it seems odd to have an allergy to chocolate, the allergist didn’t think that was likely. And in my reading it does seem to be very very rare, but something causes it. Given 1 in 100 people has it, and it’s one of the most undiagnosed illnesses I hope we get some answers soon.

In this case, perhaps the product which didn’t claim to have peanuts anywhere near or in the same plant, somehow did have some cross contamination. I don’t know.

Good thing he isn’t overly fond of chocolate (candies) to begin with …

Life has otherwise been good, and busy.
James is busy with his drum lessons, and misses the kids like crazy whenever he’s gone. Work, friends, lessons, whatever it is, he’s always missing them.

My role in the Multiples club keeps me busy. We just had an event over the weekend, which I sold some sewing goods at and got a few leads for photography jobs. I’m editing one of my latest now, in between finish up this post, it is the longest part of the process. Hopefully one or two of those pan out though.

I’ll leave you with some recent photos;

The kids are all about cars!
James especially though here I Think he’s laying down as he’s not feeling so hot.

What a smile!

First real haircut at the barbershop

Reading the ingredients as we make cookies

Breakfast at the counter

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