Ever since my birthday, Sam has had runny poos. Sometimes his nappies were really bad, and sometimes they seemed to get a bit better... but they were never 'normal'. After five days I took him to the doctor. He was able to give some good advice around gastro and some misconceptions. For instance, the latest research (which this doctor was involved with at the Royal Children's Hospital) shows that you do not need to restrict foods. It is a common misconception that you shouldn't have any dairy products if you have diahorea. The study found that it didn't make any difference. The main thing was to keep up the fluids to prevent dehydration. He said to come back if it continued more than ten days. So we returned the next week - but saw a different doctor. He said that it is common for the diahorea to continue for 3 weeks, and since Sam was not showing any other signs of illness, not to worry. He did order a stool sample just to rule out any bugs or lactose intolerance (a test for reducing sugars). Now that was fun!!! The results came back clear, and the doctor (a different one again) said that it was just taking a long time for Sam to get better, and it could take MONTHS!!!! So we continue changing these horrible nappies, once, twice, sometimes three times a day.
We finally got to see our normal doctor, and she suggested lactose intolerance. So we eliminated all lactose from his diet for a month. There was no change at all. Back to the doctor and now they suggest glutten intolerance, so a blood test and THREE stool samples and three weeks later and the results have come back negative. So we are back where we started. Next step is an appointment with a paedeatrician, which has been booked in for October. The referal letter says it all "...he is obviously a bright, happy and healthy child. ? any need for further investigation."
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment