I took my daughter who lived in LA to the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale about 2-3 years ago and she is now normal. Please read thru the old communications for our...
Hello everyone. My son, Sam, is being admitted this evening for a clean out. He has had CVS for 4 years and one thing that triggers his episodes is when his...
Hi, everyone. How can you be for certain that what your child has is cyclic vomiting? Here is our story: My son is 11. Last year, he went through an entire of...
I am not a doctor but from what I understand there is no way to know for sure. I have been told by several drs that there is no test. They have to rule out...
Hi Ann-- I wish I had suggestions... I just wanted to let you know that my son also struggles with severe constipation... I feel it must somehow be related to...
Terry i was just going back in the posts to look for something ...I dont know how the heck I missed this... I have a client...who ..once hearing about my...
Just wanted to let you know one of the best known CVS drs is in Columbia MO (noticed your son was hospitalized in st louis) -- if the vomiting starts up again...
Kristy - ... This sounds similar to my son. He has acid reflux and CVS. My son had an upper GI with barium swallow done and you could see the barium going...
Jamie's older, 29, but been on Ativan for a couple years. It used to be really bad, but she's learned to cope with it a bit more each time she's had to use it....
I myself have times where I only go every 4 or 5 days. Depends on my diet, i have a very healthy metabolism and eat 3-4 large meals a day (and snack in ...
Meds: Prilosec, porpanol, amitriptlayne, paxil daily and Zofran as needed, ativan when it gets really bad. Kids: <shrug> No one knows. 50% chance the kid has...
With as much time as we have spent in and out of the hospital, ER trips (sometimes weekly for months at a time) I wonder why my daughter's Dr. has not...
I'm not sure -- the generic works for Jamie just as well, if it's the same formula that's been sold for years in India. The insurance was a fight and we needed...
I always assumed generic worked the same as name brand- but just yesterday i was discussing this subject with a medical professional about a med for myself-...
Your mileage may vary -- personally I've had good luck with generic meds. Medically, I don't know if there is a major difference, my medical background is next...
I'm curious, how long does it generally take to recover from an episode? Our 16 year old daughter usually loses about a week each time she has a CVS episode....
Just wanted to share that my son's episodes also wipe him out for a week... He's only 5- so we haven't had to deal with real school/work yet- but this is one...
For my daughter who is 5 1/2 it usually wipes out an entire week..at least this is how it has been prior to the last episode..where motrin and Zofran truly...
My daughter Sarah is 9 now and she has had CVS since she was 6 mo. s old , on a cycle of every 34 to 36 days ...for basically 3 sometimes 4 days.....this is...
Not sure if everyone has found the CVS website cvsaonline.org.? I just found it a month or so ago...and just recently figured out how to maneuver thru it :)...
My daughter is now 22. High school was rough to say the least. Ended up in a "Alternative High School" for her last year. This school was not as strict as...
I believe my son may have an unusual presentation of cyclic vomiting syndrome, and I would appreciate any input from the group. I have already searched...
Layla, you are definately correct when you say that if it is CVS it is presenting very strangely!! :) How old is your son? From the diet you have mentioned .....
Thank you so much for your response. Your input is so helpful. Yes--he is young. He just turned 2. He eats a lot of fat in his foods. I even pour canola...
Hi, I have used To Have Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome now I IBS-Constipation. Sometime I get gas pain/Bloating then I get nausea. But latly I been getting sick and...
Good morning all I know this will actually put a smile on your face..and perhaps even a giggle!! Since all of this CVS stuff is so new to our family..and we...
I have started another cvs group, here at yahoo. cvs_parents I hope that the moderator of this group will allow me to offer this information to the members of...
A bizarre thing that used to throw my Sarah into an episode was going into cold pool water.....anyone ever have that ? Sherry <uwannatravel@...> wrote:...
Thats bizarre...but I guess anything can be a trgger. Last summer when it was intensly hot here..about 100F we went into a store that was bloody freezing, just...