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From: ncb00582@... [mailto:ncb00582@...]
Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2000 11:52 AM
To: iem-family@egroups.com
Subject: Re: [iem-family] growth


Kathy wrote:
>
> My oldest son Shawn is 10. He has stopped growing. He has been to the
> endocrinologist and now we are seeing the GI doctor again. They run
tests,
> that come out normal and then nothing happens. I am getting disgusted with
> them.
>
> Shawn does eat a lot. Has nothing to do with his intake unless of course
he
> is just not absorbing it. I am getting tired of being asked how much he
> eats.
>
> He had growth hormone studies and bone age, protein, calcium, feretin,
zinc,
> IGA. That is all I can think of for now.
>
> Another thing is he has this huge bloated stomach. For awhile I was told
it
> was from reflux and his "habit" of swallowing air. He looks at times like
a
> starving child.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Kathy in Maine
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Kathy,
It seems to me during my nursing training that one of our Peds
books had a picture of a child looking just like what you describe. I
believe the name of the disease the child had was called Kowashikor, or
something like that (I don't have my book handy just this minute) and
there is also another related disease, but I can't remember the name of
it. Anyway, I do remember it's some sort of dietary deficiency
disease, mainly found in indigenous peoples in Africa (with drought and
overpopulation, there isn't enough nutritious food to go 'round) but if
this is something like what your son has, then maybe his case could
stem from an absorbtion problem for that particular food. I wish I
could be more specific, but we are in the process of moving and all my
books are packed up in a rental unit. I hope I've helped some, it was
just the first I thought of when you described him.
Good luck,
Leslie Pierce

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