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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 135020" data-attributes="member: 701"><p><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black">Abbey, is she currently on Lithium, Abilify, Seroquel, and Propanalol or is that a list of medications you've tried? I would consider those as possible triggers for digestive problems. I'd also mention that when I had digestive problems from stress and anxiety in my younger days the pains were very real pains. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">I will mention to you that my difficult child had early ear problems and had tubes put in at 4 1/2 months of age. He was very susceptible to colds and it seemed like I was constantly battling those throughout his early years. A family history of allergies along with persistent post nasal drip made us believe that he had allergy problems but after rast testing, two sinus surgeries, an observation log, and a lot of trial and error with medications, what I discovered was that allergies played only a minor--if any role at all. What his trouble is is that even a minor cold can trigger a low grade sinus infection with post nasal drip which looks a lot more like allergy than a full blown green gunky sinus infection. Sinus surgery gave his sinuses and clean start and the second time around we found the right treatment plan: medicating aggressively during colds with both Singulaire and Extendryl and then if he isn't clear within 7-10 days starting an antiobiotic and if needed, prednisone. He's gone 4 1/2 years without a serious sinus infection since we've gone this route with only occasional low level drainage in between.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">I know this isn't the "natural treatment" answer you were looking for but there were enough similarities that I thought I'd toss it out. In my difficult child's case, medicating aggressively up front has resulted in a reduction of medication overall.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 135020, member: 701"] [FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=3][COLOR=black]Abbey, is she currently on Lithium, Abilify, Seroquel, and Propanalol or is that a list of medications you've tried? I would consider those as possible triggers for digestive problems. I'd also mention that when I had digestive problems from stress and anxiety in my younger days the pains were very real pains. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]I will mention to you that my difficult child had early ear problems and had tubes put in at 4 1/2 months of age. He was very susceptible to colds and it seemed like I was constantly battling those throughout his early years. A family history of allergies along with persistent post nasal drip made us believe that he had allergy problems but after rast testing, two sinus surgeries, an observation log, and a lot of trial and error with medications, what I discovered was that allergies played only a minor--if any role at all. What his trouble is is that even a minor cold can trigger a low grade sinus infection with post nasal drip which looks a lot more like allergy than a full blown green gunky sinus infection. Sinus surgery gave his sinuses and clean start and the second time around we found the right treatment plan: medicating aggressively during colds with both Singulaire and Extendryl and then if he isn't clear within 7-10 days starting an antiobiotic and if needed, prednisone. He's gone 4 1/2 years without a serious sinus infection since we've gone this route with only occasional low level drainage in between.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]I know this isn't the "natural treatment" answer you were looking for but there were enough similarities that I thought I'd toss it out. In my difficult child's case, medicating aggressively up front has resulted in a reduction of medication overall.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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