Hi everyone. I dont really no where to start, or what it is im even looking for. I guess you could just say im a desperate mom looking for answers.
Heres my story in short: my son has been experiencing severe diarrhea since he was 10 months old. (He is currently 14 months old.) He was hospitalized the begining of Feb. for severe dehydration. At the hospital they did blood work, stool cultures, and took an xray. One of the tests they did was a lactoferrin, which came back positive for inflammation. His blood work also showed signs of inflammation. He also was tested for celiac disease, which came back negative. Leaving the hospital we were told possibly IBD. He seen a GI doctor last month, and his final diagnosis was IBS. He told us hopefuly he would grow out of it by the time he is 4 or 5 years old and there wasnt anything more he could do. I am so confused on what to do, or even what to think. All i know is whether its IBS or something else, I cannot sit here and watch my son go through this.:frown: and to just "wait" to see if he grows out of it.
Here are his symptoms:
He losts a small amount of weight, and is slowly gaining it back. (though it seems weve hit a platue) He is constantly tired. He sleeps about 11 hours at night, and usually takes two naps or one long one during the day. Food goes straight threw him litteraly, it looks the same as it did going in. He frequently has tummy aches, LOTS of gas, his stomach gets bloated and a little distended. Also, im not sure if this has anything to do with it, but his balance becomes off when he gets tired. He will stand up and start to walk and keep falling down, he is usually crying at the time.
One of my concerns is the undigested food particles. Im worried he is not getting the nutrients he needs, and this and the diarrhea will cause more problems for him later down the road. Im really lost on what to do. I feel like i have failed my son because i cannot make him better.
Heres my story in short: my son has been experiencing severe diarrhea since he was 10 months old. (He is currently 14 months old.) He was hospitalized the begining of Feb. for severe dehydration. At the hospital they did blood work, stool cultures, and took an xray. One of the tests they did was a lactoferrin, which came back positive for inflammation. His blood work also showed signs of inflammation. He also was tested for celiac disease, which came back negative. Leaving the hospital we were told possibly IBD. He seen a GI doctor last month, and his final diagnosis was IBS. He told us hopefuly he would grow out of it by the time he is 4 or 5 years old and there wasnt anything more he could do. I am so confused on what to do, or even what to think. All i know is whether its IBS or something else, I cannot sit here and watch my son go through this.:frown: and to just "wait" to see if he grows out of it.
Here are his symptoms:
He losts a small amount of weight, and is slowly gaining it back. (though it seems weve hit a platue) He is constantly tired. He sleeps about 11 hours at night, and usually takes two naps or one long one during the day. Food goes straight threw him litteraly, it looks the same as it did going in. He frequently has tummy aches, LOTS of gas, his stomach gets bloated and a little distended. Also, im not sure if this has anything to do with it, but his balance becomes off when he gets tired. He will stand up and start to walk and keep falling down, he is usually crying at the time.
One of my concerns is the undigested food particles. Im worried he is not getting the nutrients he needs, and this and the diarrhea will cause more problems for him later down the road. Im really lost on what to do. I feel like i have failed my son because i cannot make him better.