Reged: 07/10/04
Posts: 1176
Loc: Manhattan, New York
Hey there First I wanted to say that you are such a good Mummy. Its such a difficult, vague illness to deal with in children and you are so focused on your daughter. About the food....if you want to fatten her up: if she can tolerate sugar (I can't really) then that is the way to go with keeping her weight up, as opposed to fatty foods which kill the gut. All the cakes in Heathers books as so phenomenal.I can't eat them but my husband devours them!!! Have you tried giving her soy ice cream? The products today get better and better. Same goes for soy yogurt drinks (a new drink for her). You can get soy cheese to put on home made pizzas. Grill potato wedges which are so yummy brushed with a tiny bit of oil. Just make sure as much as possible that she is taking in lots of carbs and she will be fine. I know its not easy not to panic. I'm 25 and everytime my mother sees me lose a few pounds because of an attack she gets frantic. Its a mothers place. You are both currently going through the 'finding out how to manage this phase'....it takes trial, error, pain and a degree of weightloss. I have no doubt that with a mother like you she is going to be so fine. Once she is stable you can start to experiment with fruit juices re: having more exciting drinks. Heathers book also has amazing beverages to try out. Again, a lot of them are reliant on sugar, but most people with ibs can tolerate it so don't worry too much about the fact that I can't! Good luck!!!
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