Paul's Update

I thought it might be a good idea to keep track of what is going on again with Paul, Jr. Approx. 5 weeks ago, he started having severe abdominal pain again. I let it go for a couple of weeks and then we ventured to the Dr. to get some answers. The Dr. found the Crypto was back along with some Nematodes and a few viruses (i.e. Mono, West Nile, EBV). He put him on Trileaf and two others to kill the viruses and Crypto. While the symptoms persisted, the meds definately worked. Within one week the Crypto was gone and within 3 the Nematodes were gone and all the viruses cleared up. However, he was still having severe stomach pain. Yesterday, he came in my room and was having real trouble breathing, so I called the pediatrician and got in right away. He was put on a steriod for Croup. Later in the afternoon, we visited Dr. Howell to find out Paul may have leaky-gut syndrome due to inflammation from food allergens. He also suspects an autoimmune reaction to his blood and intestines and found his immune globulins out of balance. He took him off all prior meds he prescribed earlier for the parasites and urged us to avoid all grains and gave Paul a GI comfort formula to restore normal bacteria in his gut. He also gave us a Probiotic. He told me to try Aloe in the gel form which I can find at Whole Foods to help heal the lining as well. He thinks we should follow the Blood Type diet strictly. I have never been so overwhelmed and confused about what to put in his body. Last year it was Fructose Intolerance which turned out not to be the case at all. The next Dr. said to eat plenty of meat but avoid wheat and dairy. The next Dr. said he is highly allergic to yeast but wheat and dairy are ok. The next Dr. said follow the Blood Type Diet strictly which allows some dairy but no red meat. UGGHH. The most frustrating thing of all is that we have tried literally EVERYTHING and nothing seems to help. It has been 18 months with abdominal pain and misery with 2 months at the beginning of school that seemed to be a little better. I wish I could remember what I was doing for those two months with him.