Steatorrhea

[Dixiebell]

Ok. So we finally did stool samples for my 9 yr old. His Dr. called yesterday and said everything was good except he has fat in his stool and for me to keep watch of it. How do we make this stop? What would be causing this? He has been gluten-free since the end of May and doing well. To my knowledge, he has not had any gluten.

[Roda]

I had this happen this year. Major Steatorrhea. My doctor said, based on my high test that I was malabsorbing. I was having daily D and could barley make it to the bathroom. He wanted me to take steriods, but I refused. I decided to take a look again at what I was eating. I eliminated all prepackaged foods, with exception of a few, and even labled gluten free items and I then went on Creon to help with digestion. I think that I was having problems with low levels of cc from gluten free items being Bob's products, which I used almost every day. I react to certified gluten free oats and grasping at straws, eliminated all those products, since they process the gluten free oats in the facility. The only gluten free items I have been eating are the Betty Crocker mixes and flours from Enger G. Also very few mainstream products. I believe things are starting to turn around for me. I have since stopped taking the creon (due to C and this was the only culprit I could find) and I've been doing alright. Still not back to normal but getting there. Maybe try and take him back to a very clean diet and see if that helps. I'm finaly seeing results and it has been a little over three months since I did all this.