Hi,
I was hoping you might be able to help me with my daughter. Here is her case history:
Anna, 22mos.
Current signs and symptoms: (for the past 6 weeks)
loose stools, undigested (though most food is minced or pureed),
always explosive and painful with passing, she bounces up and down as she goes
and her face turns red,
feels immediately better after passing
we go back and forth to the toilet for sometimes over whole morning or afternoon before she finally goes
she often says hurting or scared while passing (a couple times she said "stuck")
lots of gas all day long and at night
tummy pain throughout day that keeps her up some nights
abdominal distention (feels tight), often better after passing stools
appetite is good
no spit up or vomiting
no bad breath
pale face, sometimes I notice a slight blue coloring at top of nose
no coating on tongue
fussyness, discomfort (says tummy hurting) throughout the day but often more in afternoon/night
rough skin on back and eczema-like rash on bottom and backs of thighs and knees - not severe though and I never see her itching at it so..., had a couple patches of ringworm which have cleared up with antifungal cream
despite her discomfort, she has good energy and his mostly a happy child - amazingly!
For almost two weeks now I have taken out all of the top allergenic foods (although just took salmon out of her diet two days ago). Her rash immediately improved though it has not cleared yet. And the severity of her pain seems lessened.
Started probiotics a few days ago.
Vit D and Colloidal Silver were recommended by the holistic MD but haven't used them yet.
Stopped breastfeeding 4 days ago
She also has a cold right now with a stuffy nose and sneezing/coughing
And she's teething! So, rough time for my little one right now.
Previous signs and symptoms:
She had tummy pain, almost always at night for the first year of her life
Terrible insomnia due to the pain, could only sleep if I carried her upright, so I would be up walking her throughout the night and for her naps during the day
Stools were often mucousy, stool test revealed a little blood
No noticeable rashes as a baby (except a few bad diaper rashes)
Exclusively, breastfed, nursed very frequently day and night
Attempted soy formula at one point which caused projectile vomiting
I emliminated so many foods from my diet trying to figure out what it might be, which I never did because she never really improved no matter what (and I was down to turkey and zucchine for a while)
I did probiotics, etc....
She's had no vaccines and no other medications
I had a systemic yeast infection during her pregnancy due to antibiotics I had taken for a D&C just a couple months before becoming pregnant. I suspect I may have had a leaky gut and given her one via breastfeeding.
On my husband's side, there are some signs of food intolerances, though not full awareness of them as such and one sister-in-law with Crohn's.
I do appreciate any help. Thank you.
