So for anyone who cares...Kate definitely does not have Celiac Disease. It was confirmed by blood work and biopsy, so...pretty certain. It's great news...except that we still don't know what's going on with her. Some of her symptoms are worse; some are better. I read online that sometimes with chronic hives the cause is never determined, and it can take up to 5 years for the hives to go away on their own. So far it has been about a year and a half. The hives appear virtually every day, and are getting progressively worse. I've been taking a break from the doctors ever since her upper GI procedure turned out no results. She's on a probiotic, and we have been trying essential oils from a company called doTerra. We really like the oils we've tried, but so far the only results we've seen for the hives is that when we rub lavender and melaleuca on the rash she gets immediate relief from the itching and the swelling goes down. Don't get me wrong, that's great news, and it's more than I can say for all the OTC antihistamines we have tried, but honestly I was hoping the oils could cure her; not just relieve her symptoms. Other oils that seem to help her with other stuff like digestion, asthma and nausea/vomiting have been lemon, peppermint and a blend for breathing. Also the peppermint oil has helped reduce the kids' fevers when they have been sick. It feels great to be able to treat their everyday ailments naturally. Plus it smells yummy!
In summation: We are frustrated. We are grateful for the oils. We are trying to be patient...
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umpfh. where have i been??? i love melaleuca oil first of all. i have been taking a liquid probiotic from my mom's friend in hawaii that helped in the production of it. i swear it's changed my life (that sounds so cheezy and over the top, sorry). anyway, i know it's in its most pure form. you might already have something like it. hope everything gets figured out soon.
That is so funny the Emily left that comment because when I decided to leave a comment I was going to tell you to contact Emily about her amazing story with probiotics. Also my sister Laura has a website that talks about herbs and the different ways to use them, it's pretty much just a natural health blog. here is a link.
http://theurbalist.com/
and Smith had REALLY REALLY REALLY bad hives when he was just a little guy. I think it was from the spray they sprayed on the lawn at the house I was living in. we had to soak him in water every night and rub him down with a special cream the dermatologist gave us. It cleared up eventually but it took about 6 months. It sounds like you are doing everything, you are such a good mom Dana
Oh man Dana! That would be so frustrating! I hope everything works out! Miss you!
love the info on essential oils. I'll have to try some of those. My sister has gotten into them and I've been hesitant, but I want to try them more. She wants me to try one for G's eczema. Thanks for sharing your experiences, as challenging as they are. I've been going down that same kind of path with endless tests and hoping for answers with myself and its so frustrating because tests will show a problem and then more tests are run to confirm and then they come back normal. The dr will be certain he's figured out the problem only to have tests conclude he's not and now we are back at square one yet again. I hope you find more solutions and glad you at least found some great helps along the path. Also loving probiotics. Gavin is on a RAW probiotic. We decided he doesn't have a gluten allergy (self-testing over almost 6 months time) but I am not convinced that he doesn't have an intolerance to milk or something. The test for allergy was negative but definitely see a difference in his stools when he has milk. I think the probiotics have helped with healing his gut. Hate the chase for answers and help, but moms do what they have to don't we! Good luck!
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