Hello again,
Just got back from the GI appointment at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin (supposedly ranked #5 in the nation for their GI program). Cora has been having mucusy stools since 2 weeks. They had blood in them while I was still on dairy but none since. Since then, I’ve eliminated dairy, eggs, and tomatoes. Doc looked at her stools and did an occult blood test. There were no traces of blood and he said while the stool was looser and slimier, it might just be her. He told me to keep breastfeeding and doing what I’m doing. If I want to try eliminating soy, he said I could, but he doubts I’d see much of a difference.
Now, I know this GI clinic is top rated in the area but a few things he said was worrisome. First he said when removing an allergen, it only takes four days to heal and see a difference. Obviously, I know that’s untrue. He also didn’t think her diapers were that mucusy. Going off pictures I saw on old threads, they looked pretty darn similar. He isn’t concerned in the least. My baby likes to nurse A LOT and is fussy, but not overly. Weight gain had been 1 lb per 3 weeks but now it’s slowed to 1 lb per 4 weeks. I’m wondering if I should still be eliminating foods. I’m thinking soy might be a good idea, but that eliminates a lot of what I eat.
My first daughter never slept. Cora sleeps six hours a night no problem and takes two 1 1/2 – 2 hour naps during the day. I’m wondering if I’m finding issues where there really are none.
Any thoughts? I hate to be a hypochondriac but I’m a worrier by nature.
Help please.
Kathy
P.S. According to Pedi GI, there is a new study that came out in the last three weeks. They gave one group of reflux kids meds and the other placebos and they found that there was no difference in esophagitus in the groups. OBVIOUSLY, I think the study is a bunch of crap, but I wanted to let everyone know since the new recommendation in the report was no to prescribe drugs to little ones since they make no difference. And that is awful, since I know my first DEFINITELY needed them.
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