Guest guest Posted January 6, 2004 Report Share Posted January 6, 2004 n, Thanks for the info. I had forgotten that the acidity level also effects the digestion. So... we have to balance it all! Abby takes Prilosec, Zantec and Pancreacarb. I don't know how anyone can find the right combination, when you don't know how well the child will eat from one meal to the next. Love, Gale > Steatorrhea means fat in the stool; diarrhea means water in the stool, not > that one cannot have both--the enzymes primarily address the digestion of > fats, proteins and some carbohydrates--this varies greatly with the person; > I do not even like to recall the pre-enzyme era, frankly--not fun! Also, we now > have proton pump medications such as prilosec, aciphex, prevacid, where in > dicated, and reglan to increase motility (gut movement) to prevent that char > ming clogging up of the gut--all in all, I do think that a person wcf has a higher > quality of life, gut-wise, now than forty years ago-- > n Rojas, who has had the good fortune to live long enough to survive > several eras of alleged " treatment " of cystic fibrosis-- > > > > > Yahoo! Grups Sponsor > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2004 Report Share Posted January 6, 2004 Gale, This was never explained to me by a doctor but another list member clued me into this. Once I tried it Zach has had fewer loose stools. Zach in on Previcid (awesome) once a day. I give it to him one half our after his enzymes. For the hour after his Previcid, I do not give him anything that requires enzymes - not even milk. The Previcid will make the enzymes not work anyway. Usually this works well and Zach is not asking to eat anyway. After that hour then we are back to normal. We were on Zantac for a while and Pepcid for a while, but Previcid is the best so far. We are also on Pancrecarb. Zach gets four MS-4's with meals. He weighs 23.25 pounds Hope this helps. SAra - mommy of Zach almost 23 months > n, > > Thanks for the info. I had forgotten that the acidity level also > effects the digestion. So... we have to balance it all! Abby takes > Prilosec, Zantec and Pancreacarb. I don't know how anyone can find > the right combination, when you don't know how well the child will > eat from one meal to the next. > > Love, > Gale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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