GI Update

As of right now, Macayla is not showing any signs of blood in her stool. Her stomach contents looked clear for the 48 hours we tried Maalox but it went brown again within 24 hours of stopping it. Sunday afternoon it was really dark and last night it was almost black. The GI doctor said that we should increase her Zegerid (a protein pump inhibiter like Prilosec) and give her another half dose at night. We will stay on this increase for about a week and see if it clears her stomach. If not, they already have an appointment in place to scope her. This process is hard because it takes time. There are several possible causes for her stomach having problems and we have to eliminate one possibility at a time. We are starting with the less invasive obviously. Our prayer is that the increased Zegerid will help her stomach and that will tell us that she is having stomach irritation that we can regulate and make more comfortable. Her neurological condition and feeding tube both provide opportunities for stomach irritation so it seems like the most likely cause of the problem. So we wait to see.