Hi I have a 3 year old son. All his life he has chronic diarrhea . About 3 to sometime 6 episodes a day. He has gotten an endolscopy and colonoscopy . They did a biopsy and confirmed he was lactose intolerant. I have took him to an allergist I ve taking anything lactose away from him and he still getting the diarrhea. I feel hope less
Hello Kerry, Sorry to note that you feel helpless with your current situation. Chronic diarrhea in a three-year-old can have several reasons:1. Depending on the geographical location, celiac disease (immune reaction against wheat proteins) definitely must be excluded. Blood tests such as GATT and IgA-endomysium are available, and duodenal biopsy is the final test if serological tests are inconclusive. I am not sure why a diagnosis of lactose intolerance was made with the biopsy as it is NOT possible to say, this needs to be discussed with your doctor.2. Lactose intolerance is far commoner than celiac disease, and complete avoidance usually leads to normalization of GI system, unless he has a concomitant wheat intolerance as well. 3. Irritable bowel syn Chat Doctor. 4. Infection-related diarrhea needs to be excluded, or whether he is antibody deficient (such as IGA deficiency, or hypogammaglobulianemic [all 3 IG isotopes low] which can be diagnosed with a simple blood test. I hope that was helpful. Thanks.