Scope Results

We did do that upper endoscopy last Tuesday. The procedure went well, the results were not good though. The visuals of his esophagus were quite bad. The biopsy results a couple days later confirmed that the Eos had returned to his esophagus in quite large numbers. Funny thing is, he has had ZERO symptoms or complaints or anything.

We increased his Flovent and made an appt. with the allergist. The Flovent is great at calming them darned eos, but some consider it as "masking" as it doesn't cure anything and once you go off of it, they can come back. Plus, long term Flovent isn't recommended due to the side effects.

We spoke with the Allergist today. We are removing wheat from his diet again. Poor kid. He's so bummed. Even though he had tested negative to wheat recently, perhaps it was a false negative and is the main culprit in the returning Eos. We are also making plans to do additional skin prick testing to see if there might be some other things we are missing. I'm compiling a list of ingredients I typically feed him, including spices such as garlic and oregano, etc.

What about environmental allergens causing this? The GI says it's controversial since the EE usually goes away on a non-food diet, pointing to food being the culprit. The Allergist says that in his field, there is no controversy, environmental allergies can definitely contribute to EE. Jason has been suffering hayfever all spring and summer despite the large dose of daily Zyrtec.

What about Probiotics to help the immune system and the GI tract? Our GI says they're fine to add to the diet. Our Allergist also says there is no harm in trying. Though, there is no studies at this time relating Probiotics to reducing/eliminating EE. There are studies showing that probiotics given to pregnant mothers and infants can reduce the chances of the child developing allergies in the first place.

So, we keep plugging away. Back to the drawing board for some of my recipes, the big one being our pancakes! I can't just go back to the no wheat, no egg version because that had barley in it which we're also avoiding. I'll have to do some experimenting.