update on Aundrea's visit with naturopath

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Well we met with the naturopath this week. It was intersting and

expensive. First of all the dr. did take a pretty complete history.

Drea was feeling very nauseated and in pain so she cried through most

of the questioning and kept looking to me to answer for her.

The dr. mentioned that Aundrea's pupils were very dialated. She did a

test in which we simply shined a flash light on Aundrea's pupil in a

dark room. Aundreas eye dialted then constricted which is normal but

Aundrea's pupil continued to go back and forth from dilated to normal

which is a sign that her adrenals aren't working proprerly and an

indication that Aundrea's body is staying in a constant state

of " flight " .

This dr and the pediatrician both mentioned that they feel aundrea

has gerd and irritable bowel syndrome.

The doc took dreas blood and is going to run a bunch of test for food

allergies. It will be a couple of weeks before we get the results

back but it should show us what foods if any that we need to avoid.

They also do a test which will show which vitamins that Aundrea is

deficient in. We were out of money with the $450 bill from the first

visit alone. I am going to have the next test run after I get paid

again.

The doctor gave us a couple of different medication/supplements to be

taken with her meals and through out the day. She is also rechecking

aundrea's thryoid because on previous tests it was suggestive of an

unhealthy thyroid. She is hoping that the supplements and dietary

changes will be enough to calm aundrea's intestinal tract, if not she

wants to consider using a small dose of cortisol (steroids)

So, we will see if any of this helps. I will keep you posted.

(Aundrea 13 fibromyalgia, irritable bowel, GERD)