Well.. we saw the gastro doc. today and she was diagnosted with IBS. However, I'm a little disappointed about what the doctor said and is doing about it. He first listen to her talk about all her symptoms while I remained quiet. He explained the brain gut thing to her and then said that there are really four major things that play an important role with IBS. 1) stress, 2) genetics, 3) viruses, and 4) diet. He said that she should take a pepcid at night before she goes to bed and that was it. No tests. No fiber supplements. Which I asked him all about. He doesn't want to see her again. I asked about her gaining more weight and he said she looks fine to me. At that point, I said do you see a lot of children her age with IBS? He said about 4 or 5 a week. I said do they ever get better? He said some do and some don't. Anyways, he was so vague that I let feeling frustrated. I actually had Heather's book with me " The First Years" and showed it to him. He didn't really say too much. My daughter said, Yah, she's always on this website now and I drink peppermint tea all the time too. He just stared at us. I left feeling like he didn't tell me anything I didn't already know. Is this common with doctors? Did I not ask the right questions? Any thoughts would help right now. Thanks.
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