poor immune system and RSS

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Hello Everyone,

I had a question about rss children and thier immune

systems. Is that a common trait,does it start from birth or is it something they

grow into when they start school. I've been very blessed when it comes to chloe

being sick,she's rather a healthy child. Even though she doesn't get sick alot

only your occasional ear infection she still wont eat unless we corner her in

her highchair and sit there for hours.Still I have noticed she's much smaller

than most of the kids that I have seen posted so far, thats very scary for me.

She's on periactin,gh,and she doesn't even get sick and she still is smaller

than most,why?She is 27.5 months,17lbs and 29 inches tall. She has been on gh

since june,should I worry?I guess it's really too late for that. Thanks for

listening please get back with me if you have anything to help. again god bless

you

Reah and Chloe:)

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Hi Reah,

In general I don't think our kids have compromised immune systems

at all, it's more that when they get sick they're " extra " sick with

the hypoglycemic problems (spilling ketones, low blood sugars) when

they can't eat enough to keep stable.

This is a different hypoglycemia than diabetes. With diabetes the

sugar's can't get into the cells. With our kids they have very

little fat for sugar storage so they plain old run out of sugar.

The problem is that the brain only uses sugar for a fuel, it cannot

substitute anything else therefore we need to keep a closer watch

when they do get sick.

Sorry if this is old info for you, I haven't been keeping up on

the listserve 100% latley!

Leah, mom to 10 and Olivia 5yrs, 11mth, 22lbs, 36 "

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> Hello Everyone,

> I had a question about rss children and thier

immune systems. Is that a common trait,does it start from birth or

is it something they grow into when they start school. I've been

very blessed when it comes to chloe being sick,she's rather a

healthy child. Even though she doesn't get sick alot only your

occasional ear infection she still wont eat unless we corner her in

her highchair and sit there for hours.Still I have noticed she's

much smaller than most of the kids that I have seen posted so far,

thats very scary for me. She's on periactin,gh,and she doesn't even

get sick and she still is smaller than most,why?She is 27.5

months,17lbs and 29 inches tall. She has been on gh since

june,should I worry?I guess it's really too late for that. Thanks

for listening please get back with me if you have anything to help.

again god bless you

> Reah and

Chloe:)

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