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We saw our GI today. He dx rumination but ordered a gastric emptying test. He's been sick 12x today already, and it's not even noon. Referring us back to his pediatrician.

Thanks for checking back. Endoscopy was perfect. No inflammation or irritation as seen on the barium xray. His genetic testing came back with no Celiac or Crohn's. The GI dx cyclic vomiting syndrome. I don't feel like it fits, but John threw up 50 times today. That's no exaggeration. I took him...

I've had both procedures during a visit before. I think I need to speak with our GI himself. I haven't met with him since our initial visit when he scheduled the barium swallow. His nurse called me with the concern about Crohn's (after the radiologist) and is who I spoke to regarding the...

I talked to our GI, and he said he doesn't feel comfortable doing a colonoscopy now because John wouldn't handle it well. We'll schedule it after the endoscopy. The throwing up is increasing in volume now.

There's definitely no scheduled colonoscopy. It's Monday, and we don't have the prep. I've had both procedures done (our family has messed up colons) so I've been able to help John prepare for it. I'm glad to know we aren't doing these tests for nothing. I just didn't understand how this could...

Thank you for the responses. I've left a message for our dr. I'm curious as to why we're only doing the endoscopy and not colonoscopy at the same time. Has anyone had experience with meds making sxs worse?

Hi, all! I'm the mom of a 10 yr. old boy who is currently going through the diagnostic process. I've been shocked that this is the route we're going given the few sxs he has. About a year ago, John started throwing up a few times a day. By "throwing up", I really mean too much reflux to...