A Journey of a Thousand Foods Begins With a Single Bite

OK, I wrote this post with the plan to post it today, but over the weekend some things popped up on our radar that complicates the issues. I didn’t have time to re-write it to include the new stuff, so, here’s the originally planned post, with the weekend revelations at … Continue reading

OK. I Give In. I Hate Doctors.

I took Mr. Charm to the GI on Monday, Oct. 15th.  The doctor wouldn’t give us the hydrogen breath test, but did other tests to ‘rule things out’. We were told we would be called with the results.  They didn’t call. I finally called the doctor on Friday, the 26th … Continue reading

I Will Not Hate Doctors, I Will Not Hate Doctors…

(I’m going to apologize in advance…this post is rather long and disjointed, but for all my editing efforts I can’t seem to improve it.  I’m still exhausted from Monday and seriously irritated and confused, and this is the best I can do.  Thanks for sticking with me!) Riddle me this: … Continue reading

The Hoop-Jumping World of Hydrogen Breath Testing

Last week I posted about my new suspicion that Mr. Charm may have fructose malabsorption, and my determination to have him tested for the condition. The day before that post ran, I called our pediatrician to ask what needed to be done to order the test.  I spoke with a … Continue reading