We saw a doctor at a GI clinic on Thursday July 14th. Marty, Luke, and I traveled up to Birmingham that
day. It was a really peaceful trip. We went to see this specific doctor because we had concerns about Luke's digestion or lack-thereof. His stomach just gets so big and hard as a rock. He also passes some pretty obnoxious gas.
The GI doc suggested that we have a "breath hydrogen test" to test for intolerance of fructose. Long story short, we ended up staying the night in Birmingham and the test was performed the next morning at 8:30. Luke had to fast overnight. Once we arrived, a nurse (really sweet lady) put a mask on Luke's face to collect his breath. She did this twice. Then, she gave Luke a really concentrated amount of fructose in his sippy cup. Every 30 minutes after, she would do the mask thing twice.
Several days later we found out that he is, indeed, fructose intolerant. He can no longer have corn, foods with fructose (or high fructose corn syrup), corn syrup, tomatoes, peaches, cherries, and a few other fruits that I cannot recall. The number one thing he can't have is sweet potatoes and carrots. These two veggies have been a staple in his diet since he was an infant.
Over the past two weeks we have adjusted his diet. He is also taking Flagyl (a medicine to rid his intestines of bacteria). The medicine has really helped and I have found out that Luke's body does not tolerate peas well at all. We are still working on the diet. I think we will continue to see improvements.
Thank God that the doctor was knowledgeable enough to suggest the fructose intolerance test. Now Luke is enjoying gluten and dairy! He loves whole milk :)
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