We took the advice from some friends and tried a new chiropractor.
Today, I was telling my oldest what was on your calendar for the rest of the week and mentioned that Bear had an appointment with Alex.  Bear was in the room and shook his head, "Yes."  I asked him if Alex helped him feel better and he said, "Yes."
Alex says that Bear has something in his pelvis that is out in two spots.
Still debating pulling wheat.  Maybe should give it a little more time?
Also, Alex recommended using a pro-biotic with more strands in it than just acidophiles.  So, we purchased the one he recommended.  Thing is, Bear isn't a huge fan of drinking it in his water.  He will drink it in juice, however.
Also, started using raw cow's milk about two weeks ago.  Nothing like a little healthy, childhood nostalgia!

And Now What?

So, after some of the frustration passed.  And with a little push shove from my mom.
We removed ALL dairy from his diet.
I don't know if this weekend was just a fluke, BUT, there was normal looking bowel movements.  Looking forward to diaper changes today.
Debating if we should try pulling grains just to see what happens.  Need to look and see what grains to pull.
The part that frustrates me with pulling grains (I realize this is true with dairy too) is it could be one of many things in relation to the grains.
I am in need of doing some reading to see how we would go about pulling grain.

Biopsy Results Are In...

And, everything looks good.
Keep using flax seed, add more fiber and fats to his diet.  Call with an update in a couple months.  Slowly, go back to your normal family diet.
So, apparently, he will just have diarrhea for life.  It is his normal.  FRUSTRATED!

Sugar and Spice and All Things Not So Nice

Papa visited this weekend. I knew with his arrival there would be somethings consumed that did not fit into the parameters of The List, but, have been wondering if we should not be following The List as the doctor ordered a scope procedure for Wednesday of this week and if the food is not in his system how can they determine if it is the food that is causing the issues? I asked the nurse the above question last week during our phone conference. She never answered the question. Then, yesterday afternoon happened... Yesterday afternoon, there was a super watery bowl movement. Thinking removing most all sugar was a good thing. Still wish I knew if fructose was okay or if lactose was okay. Even though the doctor said that lactose could just be a "red-herring" I am hesitant to allow him to have lactose. Oh well, the pondering continues... He is asking for orange julius. Need to go help him.

Had a play date this a.m. The mama whose house we were meeting at had offered to provide lunch. So, I thought I would take a snack. The snack did not get made in advance, so, I made it when we arrived at the play date. I made apple cinnamon muffins. They were/are good stuff.

I have successfully made a grocery list, which I believe, will only have us visiting two grocery stores tomorrow. SHOCK! & Awe!  And, should be okay to serve our weekend company of grandparents.
Tomorrow is two weeks from the day The List was introduced. So, I have to call and talk to the nurse about, "What now?" Some wonderful mamas I know helped me brainstorm some questions to ask the nurse.
*What made the doctor decide sugar and not the more common allergies should be eliminated first?
*What is our next step?
*Did the blood test show any allergies?
*Could this be caused by a viral or bacterial infection? How would you test for this? Have you tested for this? *Could it be a reaction to fructose?

Quinoa Omelets, Ezekiel Bread, and Brussels Sprouts

Dinner tonight was a TOTAL experiment.
First off, my oldest wanted to try brussels sprouts. So, we tried them. They didn't go over very well, but, my wonderful husband told the boys that even though they didn't taste great they were super good for you. Needless to say, everyone survived the one placed on their plate.
Second, I had found a recipe for omelets I wanted to try. Rick and I enjoyed ours, although, honestly, even with all the physical activity today (we did a 6-mile family fun ride and I did my 12-mile 1/2 marathon prep run walk) three eggs plus quinoa was VERY, almost TO filling. The boys were not super impressed with the omelets. I ended up telling them that there was no other food available till breakfast if they did not eat their dinner. After scraping the cheese off, two of the three ate theirs with no complaints. :-)
Third, I ran out of "regular" bread. So, we all had slices of Ezekiel bread with our omelets. NO ONE complained or asked any questions about it. It was the most successful part of the meal. :-)