On-again, off-again stomach aches, clammy skin and a funny color, loss of appetite and totally random symptoms=misery for all of us. Nervous about school? Maybe. A virus? Surely not. What on earth could be going on?
When she missed school on Friday, chose NOT to attend a birthday party on Saturday and crawled in bed an hour early on Sunday, I knew we had to do something. The doc ordered a tummy xray and a blood test--both normal.
Acid reflux. And boy have I already learned a lot about acid reflux. Did you know that children with reflux often have a dry cough and asthma-like symptoms? Hmmmmm. Mattie has that. And has for years.
So she is taking medicine and we are altering her diet and she is already getting better. But WOW! This has been such an odd and stressful week. So glad we have found a cause and, hopefully, a cure. But more than that, I am so thankful that Mattie is acting like Mattie again!
oh my. I am so glad you guys got an answer.
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