Tuesday, August 3, 2010
So Long Elephant Poop!
So, since my baby girl has been born she has been haunted with a weak digestive system, from the day she was born we struggled with breast milk, formula, reg milk, soy, rice, you name it I've tried it! WARNING:(this might be TMI for some!) Well along the way my baby has what we, in our house call, "Elephant Poop"- the largest human poop I have EVER seen. The length of my hand & the width of a baseball, no, I am not at all exaggerating & I have many friends that have seen it-- YUCK! To make a long story short, I took away all dairy, started on prune juice, apple juice, extra fiber, anything that might make this easier on her, all to get the same results. Called our most fabulous pediatrician & we started on a lot of Miralax, worked for a couple days then back to the same old "Elephant Poop". I was feeling helpless for my baby. Did I mention how stubborn my child is? When she thinks something will hurt her, she is NOT gonna do it! So she was able to hold "it" in for 6-10 days at a time all to end up screaming & nearly passed out after passing the beast! So, another call to the doctor, thank God she loves us, to start blood work on her thyroid & celiac. Me being the research junkie that I am (come on I have a degree in it! Give me a break) I start reading all the info I can on these 2 possibilities: and sure enough celiac, my child has every symptom, shoot, I have every symptom & it is hereditary! Blood work for the thyroid came back & it is beautiful. In the mean time I have self diagnosed her & decided to put her on a gluten free diet... waa-lahh, poop! Daily, perfect, regular poop! Never did I think I could be so happy to see poop! She is happier & not complaining that her belly hurts. She is now eating the house down, the gluten free house that is! So regardless of those celiac results, this house is from now on gluten free! I am on a reading frenzy for info & recipes. Wow- I am so thrilled & elated to have found a solution to "Elephant Poops"! Any of you out there that know much about this or have recipes... post them PLEASE!!!
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You have probably researched this website, but it is very informative on food allergies. Being a mom of a child with a food allergy (nuts and dairy in Amelia's case) is not fun and can be challenging, but a little lifestyle adjustment and it is manageable. I feel for you both because a gluten allergy is a toughy. Good luck! Here is the website I have found helpful. http://www.foodallergy.org/page/wheat-allergy Congrats on saying goodbye to the "elephant poop".
How wonderful to see you here, and to learn a little about your life! You have a BEAUTIFUL family. I'm uncertain as to how we lost touch, and am so happy to see your face is smiling:) Cheers to being able to treat what ails with change in diet, and kudos to you for your loving research!
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Your efforts here are finding their way to inspiring me to create a blog myself...
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