Pediatrician Consult

Since this blog is how some of you keep up with us and I’ve written down all the rest of Josiah’s story, here’s the latest update.

I had my consult with Josiah’s pediatrician last week.  Dr. Worthington was so great and spent lots of time with me.  His bloodwork and fecal tests were mostly normal with two exceptions that were mild (though one would pose a little concern to me if he was a cat!) that suggested a gastrointestinal bacterial overgrowth.  We had already tested for the common types, so we decided to do one more fecal test that completely analyzes the fecal contents.  Gross, I know…sorry.  We hadn’t done this yet because it is not covered by insurance.  We’re holding out hope that it gives us answers though.

So that is where we stand for now.  Since he is doing pretty well on his meds, we just decided for another noninvasive test and a couple dietary changes along with super high doses of prebiotics and and probiotics while we wait for results.  Maybe one day he’ll be completely well just with dietary management.