Stomach Burning Update: My son is full of poo

It wasn't until Friday afternoon when I received a call from the gastro office with the x-ray results.  I spoke with someone on Thursday and was informed that the doctor was waiting for the actually CD of the x-ray.  He didn't get the info he needed in the report so he needed to take a closer look at it.  It appears my son is just full of poo!

The doctor had Westin do a "flush" over the weekend which was basically 1 10 ounce bottle of magnesium citrate for 3 days.  Now he is on a maintenance dose of Miralax for the indefinite future.

I guess the thought behind this is that if he is backed up (which the x-rays showed) that the intestines stretch, causing the burning sensation.  So while we thought we had narrowed down certain foods, I think it was more about the time of day.  I think that by dinner time he was just really backed up and that caused the nausea and vomiting.  Since he flushed he has not had any nausea and his burning is better.  I have been told it can take months for his intestines to heal and things to go back to normal.

I want to make one thing clear, my son was having regular bowl movements.  They were usually every other day.  Yet it appears he wasn't evacuating enough poo.  I want to make sure this story in on the internet in case someone else ends up in the same situation.  It seems silly how simple this was.  My son is now making a better effort to eat his vegetables and has actually said, "This salad doesn't taste so bad."  I hope he has learned that he has to take better care of his body and feed it correctly.   Also note that he is on a gluten free diet which makes eating whole grains a bit more difficult compared to the rest of our family who eats homemade whole wheat bread.

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