Please help my 15 year old daughter

[julray27]

Hello - my daughter is 15 years old and the only chronic medical condition she had until recently was Hashimoto's Disease and she takes 88mcg of Synthroid daily to treat same.  Since 11/15/08 she has suffered with infrequent bowel movements and was treated with laxatives, enemas and the like for same.  She also has stomach pain in the upper middle area above her belly button and vomits once or twice a day from the feeling of being full.  She has had 3 blood tests, an upper GI (normal), pelvic, bladder, gallbladder & liver US, (normal), and an upper endoscopy (still waiting for results).  In the meantime, she is nauseous every day, is losing energy because she doesn't eat much and has lost 10 lbs.  She vomits almost every night and sometimes the next morning as well.  I have no answers yet and we are seeing a pediatric gastroenterologist. She started her on Prev Pak (without the biaxin) and there was no improvement.  Any suggestions or opions would be welcome and do you think she should be eating in order to keep something down and have some nutrients?  Thanks.

[kaba162]

My daughter was 13 when she had similar symptoms; we went to the "best" specialists around - one asthma/allergy MD, three pediatric GI physicians, two OB-GYNs. Four different hospital systems.  countless tests and surgeries.  It took four years, but we finally found an MD that diagnosed her correctly.  Go to a holistic MD for a thorough exam.  We found it that the culprit was a CASEIN allergy - not lactose- casein.  Her antibodies were off the charts.  Once we removed anything dairy or processed (because casein is in everything processed) she had quick relief.  I never thought much of holisitic practitioners until we experienced it firsthand.  
Good luck - don't give up.

[enzymelover]

Thyroid replacement hormone, Such as Synthroid, can affect adrenal function and cause nausea, vomiting, fatigue, abdominal pain and other symptoms. She made need to take Hydrocortisone now, to balance with the Synthroid.
She should have a thorough work-up done by her endocrinologist to examine adrenal function.

In the meantime, you can try ginger tea, or slippery elm, to help with nausea and stomach upset. She may need sodium, if her adrenal function is suppressed. Offer her a tiny bit of salt, when she feels nauseous, or baking soda, and see if it helps.

When she does manage to eat, taking digestive enzymes with her food could eventually help a lot. I highly recommend digestive enzymes.

Enzy