All of Chance's test results came back negative. They tested for Celiac disease, cryptosporidia (sp?), and giardia. I don't know what the stool samples tested for, but they all came back negative too.
Chance has been gulping air a lot. Some is probably from dry throat, but mostly I think it's because he thinks it sounds neat. He's gotten into the habit of it, so it's hard for him to not think about the action of swallowing. Problem is, the doctor who called with the test results claims that his gas is due to his swallowing.
Now, I'm not board-certified or anything, but if Tums doesn't help his gas, why does gulping air cause it? I'm certainly more inclined (and hopeful) to think that it's something in his GI tract that's the culprit. We have an appointment with the GI specialist again on the 12th, but Ginger said we might be able to get in to see that doctor before that.
I mean, really. Air? If that was so, he'd be much better at belching than he is.
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I hope you find out soon what's up with Chance. One of my friend's kids actually had a very small esophagial hernia that was causing her to do do the same thing. It was repaired very easily and her air swallowing stopped.
>I mean, really. Air? If that was so, he'd be much better at belching than he is.
Let's hope Chance isn't practicing to burp the ABC's!