JPSinMN

I suspect it's some type of bug/infection, and they had told us if things didn't improve with diet they would give us an antibiotic, but now they are refusing it. (I may have mentioned that before.) I just know that about a week before he got sick we went camping, and went swimming in the lake. They tested for one common infection from lakewater (giardia...

Nope, I didn't produce breastmilk, which was heartbreaking, but at least I can narrow that down!!! They had him strictly on a special formula (Neocate? I think that's what it was) and water at first, and he would only drink when desperately thirsty. He eventually ended up totally dehydrated (stubborn kid!) and they finally allowed us to give him Silk...

Had the blood panel, but apparently he doesn't produce IgA... so it was inconclusive. They say lack of IgA has nothing to do with it, but I was reading stuff on the internet about how IgA deficiency alone can cause diarrhea and chronic infections. I know that the internet can be dangerous, so I've been trying to stick to webmd, etc.

The only med he has is sodium fluoride drops, and those are free of gluten. That's literally what he is living on right now, and he's so unhappy. He asks for crackers all the time, or milk, and everything we eat he walks up and points and says "please?" I HATE this!!!! I don't know whether to continue the bland diet or not, either. I just don't see...

I'm a 26 year old mom with a 14 month old son who has had chronic diarrhea for well over two months. Trips to the doctor led to trips to the gastroenterologist (70 miles to their office! Yuck!). They put him on an extremely bland diet - chicken, apples, bananas, rice. It's been over a month now, and things haven't changed a bit. The only result I've...