Let’s catch everyone up to speed.
Paxton is 15 months old. Since he was 3 months old, he’s had a really difficult time going “number two”. He doesn’t actually have a hard time “going”, per se… but whenever he’s ABOUT to “go”, he starts to cry.
If you know Pax, you know he actually RARELY cries. He’s a pretty chill kid. But when he’s ABOUT to “go”, he cries… as if someone is REALLY hurting him. Here’s the weird thing: WHILE he’s “going” and after… he’s totally fine. No tears. No whining. Nothing. In fact… while he’s “going”, he’s usually just babbling something cute. When he’s done, he runs about his merry way as if nothing ever happened.
And if you really care, when we change his diaper, everything is normal. No constipation. No diarrhea. NORMAL.
Our family eats mostly organic, so we knew it wasn’t because of an unhealthy diet. We obviously knew something was up.
Pax’s pediatrician recommended we go to see the Pediatric Gastroenterologists (G.I. doctors) at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital up at OHSU. So, for the past year, we’ve been checking in and out at OHSU to monitor Paxton. First, they said that once he’s eating solids, he’d most likely be able to have more substance to help with the “pressure”. Once, we figured out that wasn’t it, they said once he was walking and used his core muscles more, it would help give “muscle” to the pressure release. Nope… that wasn’t it either.
A month ago, they finally said it was time to go in… surgically. They scheduled my baby for a “Flex Sig” (Flexible Sigmoidoscopy). It’s basically a babies version of a colonoscopy (they just go into the lower intestines). The biggest problem I had with this is THEY PUT THEM UNDER. Not only that, but there are a million pages of paperwork we have to sign in case of “the worst” happening. Yeah… not ready for that.
This is when I began my quest to find an alternative solution. Last week, my friend, Coral, told me that her Naturopath could find out what was going “wrong” and if they were induced by allergies, Paxton could be treated through me as his surrogate. She could treat the allergies using NAET. I not only strong suspicion that Paxton had MULTIPLE allergies (I was pretty certain he’s allergic to dairy and probably gluten), but I had also been treated via NAET myself in the past. I knew it worked… so I made the appointment.
TODAY… Pax and I went in to see our Naturopath. She was AMAZING!!! Pax had a lot of fun holding all the different viles of “allergies” and no blood was drawn! YAY! However… as we kept on testing, I was BLOWN away by how many things we were finding he was allergic to.
He had a weak response to 10 to 15 viles. The most important ones we can work on right now are:
- Dairy
- Gluten
- Egg Whites (but not the yolk)
- Vitamin C (group – citrus)
- Iron (red meat)
I know… how do you avoid the last two, right?
Well… the good news is our Naturopath CAN treat these allergies and hopefully lessen, if not eliminate, his negative responses to these allergens. Obviously, he NEEDS to have Vitamin C & Iron in his diet… but right now, his body is rejecting them. It’s causing more harm than good. If we can remedy these issues, then we can go back to giving him his vitamins.
Our first treatment is in two weeks from today. Until then, we are completely changing Paxton’s diet. I’ve also canceled the surgery for now. We’ll resort to that only if this doesn’t work first.
It’s so good to finally know that I’m not CRAZY and something REALLY was wrong with Paxton. It’s even better knowing there’s something I can do about it to make his life a little easier.
Please keep praying for our little boy.
To all the parents out there: YOUR INSTINCT IS USUALLY RIGHT. Doctors are great and know SO much more than we do… but YOU know your child. Go with your gut and don’t ever stop researching and learning about what’s best for them.
poor little guy!
praying with you for this treatment to make a big difference.
thanks, friend.
I’ve also had NAET treatment (surprise, surprise)…
Praying it works quickly for Pax, and it should do in a baby
what did you have your NAET treatment for?
dairy (milk protein, not lactose)
corn
egg whites
I think that was it. At the time (10 yrs ago) I was told there was nothing that could be done with NAET for my nut allergy, but I’ve not had an updated opinion.
I tried homeopathic treatment a few times… there was this one where you put your foot by a box and hold a metal wand thing. My mom tried it and her wand moved a little. They put the wand in my hand and the sucker started moving in huge circles and was actually hard for me to hold onto. The lady helping us got huge eyes looking at me. Even homeopathic people think I’m bizarre
I really, really hope this works for him. I have such a good feeling about it and am going to be so glad that you were able to discover this so young if it helps.
All the best with this battle! Know you will win. I also struggle with vitamin C. Found some fruits are ok though. Oranges, etc. and bananas don’t go down so well. Apples and grapes and peaches in moderation seem to be ok.
At least most kids who get allergies when so small outgrow a lot of them.
really, Pol? bananas?
i knew oranges wouldn’t work so well with him… and kiwi’s (which happen to be his favorite)… but i’m kind of at a loss because EVERYTHING has vitamin C in it.
thanks for the heads up. i’ll stick with the last three you mentioned.
I developed the allergy in my 20′s and seem to get more sensitive the older I get. Careful with tomatoes as well. Wish I had some advice to ‘magically’ make it easier. My kids are great. They taste-test everything for me when we go out!
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(I am asthmatic, so I get quite immediate ‘feedback’ when I eat something I shouldn’t
Jenni, I am rather fascinated/intrigued by NAET. My kids have sensitivities but when tested using the classic allergy tests (IgE skin and blood tests) they are negative. We tried NMT, which apparently is an offshoot of NAET (supposedly better), but it was too voodooish for me. We are trying homeopathy and contemplating NAET. We are told that we should just hold a vial and the practitioner tests our muscle strength by just pushing against our arm and creating resistance and somehow they can magically tell the allergens.
You mentioned that you’ve had success with NAET. Can you please explain to me what your experience has been with NAET? and how it helped? what was the duration of the treatment? did you have to remove the offending foods from your diet for an extended time? we were told we just needed to remove the offending allergen for just 24hrs?
Would greatly appreciate your input. Thanks for being real!
liz. great questions…
i LOVE NAET. i did the muscle tests with the vials of allergens a few years ago and found out i was allergic to eggs and dairy. i knew about the dairy and had avoided it for year… but the eggs were new to me.
i was treated for the egg allergy within two appointments. after those appointments, i had to avoid THAT food (and even feathers… down comforters… no touching!) for 25 hours. i don’t have any problems with eggs anymore. i actually eat about 4-8 eggs in a week… AND i sleep with a down comforter. NAET has not only worked for me, but many of my friends.
for me, it removed this allergy for me completely. i am going back to see how we can eliminate the dairy allergy once we take care of Paxton’s allergies via NAET.
the only thing i would suggest is making sure you work with someone who is TRULY on the NAET network. some will claim they are, but they’re not. it does matter.
does that help?
well, it is a good thing that he’s the cutest little guy in the world.
Wow – I feel for you guys. I developed a severe allergy to natural asprin while in year 11 at school. This meant that I couldn’t eat anything in the citrus group, which almost cut out all my fruit.
If I was exposed, I’d develop an incredibly itchy rash everywhere, and the only way to get through it was to take an anti-histamine with a sedative so I could sleep it off. I lived on those things for almost 2 years. HORRIBLE! (and not good in your final year of school).
The good thing was that I eventually “grew” out of it, and now can eat citrus fruits again!
I pray that Pax’s allergies will leave or lessen dramatically!