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lisaly · 09-05-2010, 01:53 PM

The last year of Ashley's life she was having some symptoms of what was most likely irritable bowel. She was sixteen years old at that point. For a couple of years before this, she was having gas pockets in her belly which were probably caused from her trachea and heart problems. The problems from her heart and trachea were mostly symptom free much of the time, but it did cause Ashley to have problems with the gas. When it got worse, she had the gurgling noises and at times an upset stomach. I had been walking Ashley a lot before this, and when she started to have problems with the gas, I took her for walks more frequently. She was walking about 2 miles a day, sometimes more, and it helped her gas a lot. When her belly would bother her, I think we walked in the middle of the night more nights than not. There were times she preferred to be held, but that was still calming to her, but most of the time she wanted to walk. She took Reglan two or more times a day, and that helped her belly. I was concerned about long term use of that medication, but I also knew that she was almost seventeen. If I didn't think she needed it, we gave her less doses. We gave her 1/4 tablet of Pepcid daily and Gas-X 1/4 tablet or baby Gas-X. They can have Pepto-Bismol, but it has aspirin in it, so I would be careful. On rare occasions, Ashley's doctor told me to give it to her. I would check all of this with your doctor first, but Ashley's doctor, who is very careful with medications, told me the Pepcid and Gas-X wouldn't hurt her. She was on herbal remedies, which her doctor developed, that worked great, but Ashley was so difficult to give pills to (her doctor combines Eastern and Western medicine). Even with trying to do anything to get her to take them, she managed to hide them in her mouth and spit them out later much of the time. Ashley was 4 pounds. She passed away in June right before her seventeenth birthday, and just the week before her doctor said he was amazed at how well she was doing--her heart, lungs, and stomach seemed great. I hope you can find something to help your baby and that he feels better soon. If you need my help with anything, I'd be happy to.

09-05-2010, 01:53 PM	#9
lisaly Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 5,892	The last year of Ashley's life she was having some symptoms of what was most likely irritable bowel. She was sixteen years old at that point. For a couple of years before this, she was having gas pockets in her belly which were probably caused from her trachea and heart problems. The problems from her heart and trachea were mostly symptom free much of the time, but it did cause Ashley to have problems with the gas. When it got worse, she had the gurgling noises and at times an upset stomach. I had been walking Ashley a lot before this, and when she started to have problems with the gas, I took her for walks more frequently. She was walking about 2 miles a day, sometimes more, and it helped her gas a lot. When her belly would bother her, I think we walked in the middle of the night more nights than not. There were times she preferred to be held, but that was still calming to her, but most of the time she wanted to walk. She took Reglan two or more times a day, and that helped her belly. I was concerned about long term use of that medication, but I also knew that she was almost seventeen. If I didn't think she needed it, we gave her less doses. We gave her 1/4 tablet of Pepcid daily and Gas-X 1/4 tablet or baby Gas-X. They can have Pepto-Bismol, but it has aspirin in it, so I would be careful. On rare occasions, Ashley's doctor told me to give it to her. I would check all of this with your doctor first, but Ashley's doctor, who is very careful with medications, told me the Pepcid and Gas-X wouldn't hurt her. She was on herbal remedies, which her doctor developed, that worked great, but Ashley was so difficult to give pills to (her doctor combines Eastern and Western medicine). Even with trying to do anything to get her to take them, she managed to hide them in her mouth and spit them out later much of the time. Ashley was 4 pounds. She passed away in June right before her seventeenth birthday, and just the week before her doctor said he was amazed at how well she was doing--her heart, lungs, and stomach seemed great. I hope you can find something to help your baby and that he feels better soon. If you need my help with anything, I'd be happy to.