I’m not the best in the kitchen, ok, so I stink in the kitchen/cooking department.  This is going to be a difficult one to overcome but we’ll give it a try.

The doctor says he has a leaky gut.  Now, I’ve heard of this before and I think she’s right on track with this one.  Little Bug has never seemed right when it came to his gut but I could never get any other doctor to even check him.  All I was ever told was, “here, put him on this (as they handed me a prescription)” and when I asked for how long I got this, “for the rest of his life”.  Uh, no! That doesn’t work for me.  So, first things first, we have to get Little Bug’s intestines working correctly and healed before we move much further.  I think the new GFCF diet is a major part of that healing for his body and the enzymes to help his body break down the foods he does take in.  I think the GFCF diet is going to be a more difficult hurdle for me to overcome than it is him though. It’s a whole different way of thinking about food, more work, more preparation, more caution when it comes to eating out or eliminating it all together.

One thing, I though was odd was that Little Bug’s cadmium level was pretty high.  As I read the report and how these levels could be so high, I couldn’t understand how as it seems to mostly relate to cigarette smoke.  We don’t smoke and don’t allow our kids to be around anyone that does.  Hmmm?   Still scratching my head on that one.

Little Bug had more supplements added to his list of daily supplements and I think I’m spending more time giving him supplements than I am at work.  At least, I have the flexibility right now. I hope it keeps up.  And speaking of that, one mom I ran into the other day at school says to me, “he is very lucky to have a mom like you that will do all that for him”, and she doesn’t hardly know me.  That really made me feel good and I needed that.  After this visit, I was just overwhelmed again.  I hope not every visit to this doctor is going to be so overwhelming.

They drew more blood for more testing so as soon as we get those I’ll update you again.  Hopefully it will be good and not require any more supplements.  I don’t know how much more I can put into Little Bug on a daily basis.