We met for a consultation with our pediatrician for Ainsley’s tummy problem. Although she still has salmonella, it is not in high enough numbers to cause symptoms. It is not good that she still has salmonella. She has had two rounds of antibiotics that should have treated the illness, but it has not. Plus, she is still having major stomach cramping and other issues. Not every day, but enough that it causing lifestyle challenges. We know a lot tummy issues that she doesn’t have (no food allergies, no celiac disease, etc.). She has been tested for a ton. The doctor feels like she might have irritable bowel syndrome. But because it is a diagnosis of exclusions we have a few more diseases to rule out before we can rule IBS in. We are going for a third round of testing for Ainsley next week. They will test again for Salmonella and other diseases. The doctor also decided to put her on Bentyl (half hour before meals), a different probiotic, and fiber. Hopefully these three will help. So far, the hardest part is getting use to giving her medicine before meals. I have to really retrain myself. So now she takes Bentyl half hour before a meal and lactaid before the first bite. The new routine is hard, but manageable. I just hate change.
She is going to see the same GI doctor that Ben just saw. I really liked him, so I am looking forward to having him help Ainsley. I just want her to not hurt so much. We are on our way to finding some answers. And our pediatrician told us that this is something that Ainsley can outgrow. Yeah! A short lived illness. I like that.
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