Re: Re: Enzymes with babies and newborns

[Guest guest]

It is easy for them to test for trypsin in the newborn's stool and for

amylase in the child's blood and get a probable idea of pancreatic

insufficiency. This is not an all or nothing thins, however; some people

are 20% pancreatic sufficient; some are 80% insufficient. One usually

goes by weight gain after the first few weeks and the stools, given that

all breast-fed babies have slightly soft and runny stools (but not nece

ssarily filled with fat). Our adult wcf, when in infancy actually tended

more toward impaction. So we merrily see-sawed between stool soft

eners, laxatives and constipation. Turned out to be with enzymes a

real eater and gainer, however, fortunately.

Love to all at cfparents,

n Rojas