Baby suffers from Failure to thrive
 

I already posted in the BT1 and I got replies from Ginamarie who thought of of food allergies, celiac, etc. Yes, my first thought was milk allergy and I thought why can't 5 doctors couldn't figure out in the last 18 months. Then Ktufte says chiari. What causes chiari? I have to find out more I believe she said all her children were born c-section.

Symptoms are ear infections, got tubes, severe asthma, vomits for days, digestive problems, abdominal pain waking him up at night, losing weight. He is 2 1/2 years and is only 24 lbs. Five doctors are looking after him. Cistic fibrosis have been rule out, immune system looks "normal".

If he had milk allergy or food allergies wouldn't show it in the immune testing?
Thanks!

what sort of tests have been done..
 

When Asthma and Gi problems are seen at the same time...most of the physician's i've worked iwth first condsider GERD-gastroesophageal reflux,..this can be triggered by neurological problems or other reasons...have they done an upperscope or barium study.. Does your child have other health issues.

About milk....lactose intolerance and a milk allergy are different. The milk allergy will be noted on immune or allergy testing. Lactose intolerence can only be diagnosed based on history and improvement of symptoms with avoidance or a breath hydrogen test after consuming lactose products.

Just a thought

Metabolic Intolerance.

The vomiting, weight issues, sleep issues and abdominal pain all point to food. I'm assuming mechanical/structural issues have been checked like hernia's and blockages etc.

Food intolerances (for those that don't know) will not show as an allergy because they do not trigger an immune response, they are a metabolic incompetence.

Also keep this in mind guys, GERD is NOT a specific condition it is a symptom of something else. And vomiting is not reflux. Reflux is a normal everyday occurance that happens to everyone. We are oblivious to it (most of us) because there is no pain associated with it. When there is pain (or a complication like aperation) then treatment is necessary. When there is pain it means that there is either too much acid or a structural problem. If they have checked with a scope to rule out a structural problem, or a blockage of some sort further down then the problem is excess acid. Excess acid occurs when particles reach the intestine too large to process, so more acid is generated to break the particles down. This occurs for a whole host of reasons, and this is where a specialist comes in.

A GI is like a plummer, he can tell you if your pipes are not functioning, after that you need a better Dr.

Yes acid reflux can trigger vomiting, but vomiting itself should not always be considered GERD. And if the vomiting is occuring with force (projectlie, for example, or in large volumes), versus like a spit-up, then it should be seen as a rejection of food. Given that the child is wasting from the vomiting, It certainly does sound as though it is much more than your spit-up sort of vomit.

Is there diareah or constipation, dehydration, lathargy, body temp issues, seizures, etc?

BTW - have they tried an elimination diet?

Thanks, guys. I am doing a lot hopping from here to there.
I haven't talk to her mother yet about the bariumscopy or upperscope barium as it is called in the US??
I wrote back a lenghty answer to you two at BT1 and for some reason it said that I had to log in and then puff dissapeared. Caring for my son I have little time to write or read and that was annoying to say the least.

Thanks, Lara.