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Averi had her upper & lower endoscopies this past Thurs. She was a real trooper. Poor baby was miserable for the first hour after, but eventually calmed down once she got all that gas out of her.
The GI said that everything looked fine. He didn’t see any signs of scaring, ulcers, allergy. He said that any irritation was healing. So, that’s all good. Plus, he called Fri evening w/her biopsy results. Everything Good there as well. So, we’re going to switch her to prevacid solutabs in hopes that maybe it’s just that the prilosec wasn’t the right med for her. She’s still eating poorly (15-20oz/day). AND having a hard time passing stools, even though soft.The results for the allergy testing should be back in the next few weeks. I have a feeling it’ll be negative anyways. Especially w/the possibilities of false negatives.So, I’m just hoping that the solutabs help her for now until she grows out of it.
OH, I forgot to mention that when the GI and I were discussing meds I mentioned that the reason we went w/the compounded prilosec was b/c it was the only med she could take w/food. B/C she absolutely will not take any med by itself. HE then said to me…“Even the compounded prilosec should be given on an empty stomach followed by a meal 30min later.”
Has anyone else heard of this? I was baffled. My ped said it could be given w/food and everything I’ve read on here says that too, if compounded. So, I’m hoping that he’s right and that it’s just that Averi wasn’t improving b/c it was being administered wrong.I feel like we’re back at square one. I’m glad there’s nothing “wrong” but not knowing what to do to make her better is so depressing.
Has anyone else had a baby who used to eat really well & then all of a sudden began eating so poorly? Do they just outgrow it? Is it just b/c the meds aren’t enough? I just don’t know what to do, if anything. Is it possible that the solutabs may not work? He’s only giving her 15mg/day to be split into 2 doses. She’s just over 17lbs now. He said that was all the higher he would go w/it for her weight. I’m just so fearful that this will be too little and then what?We have always been told to give the PPI’s on an empty stomach.
the reason is this….A PPI is desgned to help stop the Proton Pumps int he stomach from overproducing acid. They, PPIs, can do that better when the stomach is empty.We have always given it empty even though JEdd’s Priolsec is compounded.As a matter of fact I stay up until at least 10:30 each night so he can get his dose in the tube on an empty stomach….:)One of the perks of having a tube….giving meds while the child is asleep…aaahhhh….that’s soo nice….
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