Re: Enzyme Dosing Driving Me Nuts!!

October 9, 2002

My little Raphaëlle is 2 years old and weighs about 27 pounds, she's

taking cotazym ECS 4 -- 2 or 3 for snacks and 4 for meals she's also

taking Zantac to reduce the acidity for better results of the

enzymes. They told me that ESC 4 are better then ESC 8 because there

is more little crytals in one pile that can be effective when you

give ECS 4. The max for her age and weight is 20 ECS 4 a day or 10

ECS 8 a day. She doing well since her diagnost at the age of 8 months

and her weight is still going up.

CAroline mom of samuelle 4 wocf and RAphaëlle 2 wcf

> The title says it all so I am asking all you CF experienced for

some

> insight. Emma is 2 1/2 years old and is currently taking Cotazym

ECS

> 8's (Organon). She takes 2 with snacks, 3 with meals, 4 with

> Pediasure (235mL) and 5 with a Scandishake (600 cal/250mL

serving).

> She has been experiencing frequent (3-4/day), pale or bright yellow

> coloured stools that are loose and full of mucous. The stools also

> leave her bootom red and she complains of stinging. I recognize

> these symptoms as being signs of malabsorption, although I'm at a

> loss for an explanation for the burning. We have just increased

her

> dosage on her supplements since we know the exact calorie and fat

> content of them. The increase hasn't seemed to help much with her

> stools. I have been reading conflicting information about enzyme

> dosage since some dose by age and some dose by weight. She weighs

> about 29 lbs.

> Can anyone offer some insight???

> Thanks so much,

> Missi, mom of Emma 2 1/2 w/cf and Mathieu 1 1/2 wo/cf

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