Guest guest Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 Hi My youngest son (13yo) has down syndrome and was born with duodenal atresia (probably didn't spell that right!). He had surgery to remove the blocked section at 4 days old. He developed adhesions at 6 months and had a second surgery to remove that. Was just wondering if there are particular enzymes that would normally be produced in that part of the bowel that he may be short of because of removing parts of the bowel. I am starting to use enzymes with him, although because he doesn't take caps like my older son, it is a bit more hit and miss at this point. I do sprinkle on his food but some foods are more suited to this than others. Right now I've been working up with afp pep (new version, he doesn't seem to have the problem with these that my other son does). Do hope to eventually get him on all 3 but just thought that maybe there was something his body wasn't producing that might be more important than others. He does have food issues in terms of a very self-limited diet (worse than my autistic son if you can believe that! At 13 yo he has never eaten a candy in his life - a good thing but highly unusual!) He doesn't have the behavioural issues though. Very inconsistent BMs, goes back and forth from constipated to diareaha, every consistency and colour you can imagine. Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks! Laurie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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