Need Some Direction

[Hopeful1]

My son is 21 months old and always irritable. He doesn't eat well and always had abnormal stools. Diarrhea is frequent and when cultured comes back clear of parasites etc. Also has frequent diaper rashes and what appears to be a chronic yeast infection. Once at 13 months they did a SED rate blood test and call me back to say it was elevated. They said this my mean he has some intestinal/gastro problems and they wanted to repeat it before sending me for a gastro consult.

The next visit the nurse was unable to get the blood and I ask her to stop. I took milk away at that time and he seemed to get a little better but it did not last. I thought maybe it was a milk intolerance. The irritability the doctors just look at me like I'm sorry but I know it is something.

Things have continued to get worse bowel movements can range from green to a pale in color very rarely formed or may go a day here and there without one. He is eating less sometimes only 5 chicken bites a day with maybe a few bites of yogurt.

My entire family has gastro problems some of us never diagnosed.My Sister has Chron's disease and my brother has been diagnosed with severe irritable bowel.

I've had the daycare start journaling what he eats and his bowel movements for me. Does this sound like celiac to anyone and if so could anyone give me the next best direction?

Thanks for all your helpful knowledge.

[purple]

I can't answer you about celiac, but I was just on a web site about heavy metal toxicity and it seems to have many of the same symptoms. If you suspect celiac then go with that but keep metal toxicity in mind.

[slmprofesseur]

Have you had him tested for food allergies? My ds had daily diaper blowouts and "yeast" rashes in the diaper area and elsewhere they looked like ringworm. The rashes cleared up about a month after the wheat allergy diagnosis (and a strict diet!). They really cleared up when we went to cloth diapers.

HTH

ps. he is allergic to wheat, eggs, and nuts. He was very cranky as a baby. The daycare threatened not to keep him! (Of course they were feeding him mixed grain cereal!!!)

[Hopeful1]

Have you had him tested for food allergies? My ds had daily diaper blowouts and "yeast" rashes in the diaper area and elsewhere they looked like ringworm. The rashes cleared up about a month after the wheat allergy diagnosis (and a strict diet!). They really cleared up when we went to cloth diapers.

HTH

ps. he is allergic to wheat, eggs, and nuts. He was very cranky as a baby. The daycare threatened not to keep him! (Of course they were feeding him mixed grain cereal!!!)

[Hopeful1]

Thanks so much for the insight. We see the pediatrician Monday and I will ask her which direction she thinks I should take first. I have also had the same problem with daycare they call him a grumpy old man. I do not think I could go to cloth diapers because he goes to daycare I thought about that. At home I let him go without a diaper alot.

What is the difference between wheat allergy and celiac?

[MYSWEETS']

Have you had him tested for food allergies? My ds had daily diaper blowouts and "yeast" rashes in the diaper area and elsewhere they looked like ringworm. The rashes cleared up about a month after the wheat allergy diagnosis (and a strict diet!). They really cleared up when we went to cloth diapers.

HTH

ps. he is allergic to wheat, eggs, and nuts. He was very cranky as a baby. The daycare threatened not to keep him! (Of course they were feeding him mixed grain cereal!!!)

I am new to this site and blogging and I am trying to figure out what DD and DS and some of the other abreviations mean. Thanks for your help