Finnsmommy
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Hey all,
New to the forum and glad to have found you. My son, 3, has been having poopy problems (other than the "typical" CF ones) for a few weeks now. He went through a week where he was bound up, and we had to do baby lax three times. We called the GI and got an appointment. After the babylax, he would go, but it would be thick and pasty. After the third baby lax, and for a few weeks now, his stools have been TOTALLY foul smelling (worse than usual), really loose, and often bulky. He is very gaseous, again, MUCH worse smelling and more frequent than ususal. He has complained at times of stomach aches. His appetite has decreased...granted, he's a picky toddler, but this is a boy who can really eat some of his favorites and even that's not cutting it. The GI didn't do an xray, and I am kicking myself for not pushing harder for one. His belly doesn't seem distended. Over our recent vacation, on this past Sunday and Monday, he also had vomitting and was complaining about his stomach. We paged our doc and was told it was a stomach bug. But in between these explosive, stinky stools, and decreased apetite, he is still his regular self. Something is wrong with these poops, and we are not sure what, and feeling like we are getting no where with the doc. I fear him losing weight or worse. any ideas? his symptoms read like those of DIOS, but I don't know if I am being overconcerned or reading too much into things. As his mommy, I know that SOMETHING is not right.
Any thoughts, ideas, suggestions?
I have contacted a CF clinic in another state for an appointment, as I am less than satisfied (and have been for some time) with the care he is currently getting.
Thanks in advance.
New to the forum and glad to have found you. My son, 3, has been having poopy problems (other than the "typical" CF ones) for a few weeks now. He went through a week where he was bound up, and we had to do baby lax three times. We called the GI and got an appointment. After the babylax, he would go, but it would be thick and pasty. After the third baby lax, and for a few weeks now, his stools have been TOTALLY foul smelling (worse than usual), really loose, and often bulky. He is very gaseous, again, MUCH worse smelling and more frequent than ususal. He has complained at times of stomach aches. His appetite has decreased...granted, he's a picky toddler, but this is a boy who can really eat some of his favorites and even that's not cutting it. The GI didn't do an xray, and I am kicking myself for not pushing harder for one. His belly doesn't seem distended. Over our recent vacation, on this past Sunday and Monday, he also had vomitting and was complaining about his stomach. We paged our doc and was told it was a stomach bug. But in between these explosive, stinky stools, and decreased apetite, he is still his regular self. Something is wrong with these poops, and we are not sure what, and feeling like we are getting no where with the doc. I fear him losing weight or worse. any ideas? his symptoms read like those of DIOS, but I don't know if I am being overconcerned or reading too much into things. As his mommy, I know that SOMETHING is not right.
Any thoughts, ideas, suggestions?
I have contacted a CF clinic in another state for an appointment, as I am less than satisfied (and have been for some time) with the care he is currently getting.
Thanks in advance.