Advice needed regarding malabsorbtion

[Guest guest]

I need some advice regarding Shaelin's diet and malabsorbtion. He

has never had really formed stools except on very rare occasions.

When he does, I try to figure out what I might have done differently

but never can. He is on Pancrecarb MS-8. He was recently increased

from 3 to 4 with meals and 2 with snacks in addition to Zantac 75 mg

bid (this is purely for absorbtion, not reflux)but the increase has

made no difference. He often has 3 large, loose stools even before

lunch. I have just tried to decrease milk in his diet which he had

just started requesting. The only other beverage he will drink is

water. He does have a lot of dairy including cheese, yogurt, etc in

addition to the milk but I don't want to eleminate everything he will

eat.

I know I have read some posts in the past about different suggestion

people have had for this but no longer remember what they were and

didn't know what subject to even look up in the archives.

His pulmonologist is going to have him evaluated by GI next month but

I wanted to see what I could do in the meantime. Any suggestions

would be welcome.

Jeanne (foster Mom to Shaelin, 2 1/2 wcf)

[Guest guest]

Maybe he just needs a different brand of enzymes? I would ask about this first,

to try to avoid extra dr's visits.

Advice needed regarding malabsorbtion

I need some advice regarding Shaelin's diet and malabsorbtion. He

has never had really formed stools except on very rare occasions.

When he does, I try to figure out what I might have done differently

but never can. He is on Pancrecarb MS-8. He was recently increased

from 3 to 4 with meals and 2 with snacks in addition to Zantac 75 mg

bid (this is purely for absorbtion, not reflux)but the increase has

made no difference. He often has 3 large, loose stools even before

lunch. I have just tried to decrease milk in his diet which he had

just started requesting. The only other beverage he will drink is

water. He does have a lot of dairy including cheese, yogurt, etc in

addition to the milk but I don't want to eleminate everything he will

eat.

I know I have read some posts in the past about different suggestion

people have had for this but no longer remember what they were and

didn't know what subject to even look up in the archives.

His pulmonologist is going to have him evaluated by GI next month but

I wanted to see what I could do in the meantime. Any suggestions

would be welcome.

Jeanne (foster Mom to Shaelin, 2 1/2 wcf)