Re: stress times 3

[Guest guest]

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The colour of your stools is generally influenced by your diet, with

bacteria in the colon and bile pigments playing a part. Yellowish brown,

green, tan and orange coloured stool are all considered normal. Clay

coloured stools may indicate a blockage of the bile ducts. Black, light or

dark red coloured stools indicate bleeding caused by ulcers, haemorrhoids,

rectal bleeding, or inflamed colon. Perhaps the cause of your son's issues

right now are related to the medication he is on for the sinus infection and

stress may be a factor for him as well, but if his issues have been present

since he was 6 then it is appropriate that he be referred onto a GI

specialist.

I am glad to hear that responded to the PT for relief of the spasm -

what you ahve to remember is that your typical doctor might not know the

mechanics of spasm and wouldn't therefore respond the same way in treatment,

so it's good that you were where you were, that's good news!

Are you goignto be seeing a geneticist to get an EDS diagnosis?

Hang in there.

Jill

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much, Robin.

My son is 13.

I called the pediatric GI, and he is going to see him tomorrow afternoon

(friday). If things change before then, I will take him to the hospital

(children's hospital, that is).

So, do you want to tell me what they found out with your son?

I know there are many GI problems. I've read about a lot of them.

Hugs,

[Guest guest]

We are seeing Dr. Byers in Seattle on Feb 17th.

[Guest guest]

BTW,

I e-mailed all of 's teachers asking if they have noticed anything that

might be upsetting him at school.

They were ALL surprised that I even asked. They all said that he's quiet in

class, and a bit shy.

None of them have noticed anyone bothering or upsetting him.

I'm very aware that kids get physical symptoms from anxiety. And, I do think

has a bit of anxiety, but after talking with his teachers, and a long talk

with him yesterday, I don't think that is what is causing his problem.

He's had tummy problem since he was 6, and now it is worse than ever.

He even pooped undigested food the other day. Now that is not normal!

[Guest guest]

Gosh. What a nightmare! I can't imagine what that must be like - to have to be

on guard ALL THE TIME!

I had to cut lactose out of my son's diet, and it was so hard for me. Trying to

find replacement foods that he likes to eat. It has just gotten to the point

that he just doesn't eat anything in place of the milk, cheese, yogurt, etc.

(although I did get some of that lactose free milk just yesterday to try) I

tried all the soy products. The only thing he sorta liked was the soy mac and

cheese - but that is expensive. As is all the food we tried.

He does like those tofutii cuties - even likes those. She needs to cut

out lactose as well, but hasn't been able to yet.

So, can have a little lactose, and he gets minor problems from it, but

nothing too bad.

Your sister, on the other hand, geeze! Can't even use the same dishes. And

gluetin is in everything (just about!)

My mother in law has had to cut out all wheat. She had sufferred from terrible

sinus problems - even got vertigo with them. She started seeing a naturepath

cause she wasn't getting any relief from her GP. I am amazed at the fact that

wheat is in so many products. Even the things you wouldn't expect it to be in.

She is feeling much better now, but everytime she sneeks a little wheat, she

gets sinus trouble.

My brother even told me about a friend of his who is so allergic to wheat, that

he gets hallucinations from it.

I suppose your sister has to pack her own food for any outing. That's just such

a bummer. How is she handling it all?

[Guest guest]

> :

> How is she handling it all? (Being a severe Celiac)

Sharon:

Ok really as she has no other choice really as she was SO sick they

even removed her gallbladder thinking it was that (it wasn't) and

when they went in they found her liver COVERED in these weird white

lumps, the doctor had NO idea what it was so took a biopsy as he

thought it might have been Cancer and got someone to go and get a

camera and took photo's of it. It turned out to be related to her

Celiac's as well (Freaky).

She feels a little better being on the Gluten Free diet but she had

to go the extra step to having to have her own crockery etc as she

was still somehow injesting gluten and was still sick so they wanted

he to have NO way of getting any gluten until they could reduce her

sensitivity to it (in Celiacs (so I understand)the Gluten builds up

and builds up in there systems until they can't cope and they get

sickby this time there entire systems are overwealmed with this build

up of Gluten that it can take a long time to reduce the build up (she

is in this reduction phase now) to be able to allow even a little

gluten back in) she will likely NEVER be allowed to eat Gluten (and

yes it is in most things even some weird things like tinned nd frozen

foods and a LOT of foods that don't have gluten in them have a

warning (like a Nut warning) on the back that says it MAY contain

gluten (so that is out for her too)(i.e. it may have been made next

to or using the same equiptment as gluten containing products. Also

gluten is in more than just wheat (or so I hvae been lead to believe

it is in a couple of other grains as well (she pretty much isn't

allowed grains except rice and the like))).

She has to pack and take her own food pretty much everywhere and it

is costing her a fortune to get in her gluten free foods and in time

to make other things that she can eat. She is only 31 and has 5 kids

from 11 to 3 (and has some EDS symptoms as well, just not as severe

as me in the joints but she is MORE severe in the skin (As is my

brother)).

Sharon