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Tonight I took my 5-yr.-old Celiac child to the emergency room for pain in
her stomach. She was doubled over. I wasn't sure if she "got something" --
she shouldn't have or if it was her appendix or what. They took some X-rays
and found her colon is full of stool, even though she has had a few good BMs
today.  The Dr. said I should give her a liquid diet & flavored mineral oil
to try to get her to have more BMs and get that moving.

Can anyone recommend a GF flavored mineral oil that a child will take?  I
tried searching Abigail's on-going list and the celiac archives but I'm
coming up empty handed. There's no 24-hour pharmacy near me so I can't get
it tonight anyway.  And when I get it, do I send her to school, or keep her
home.  She attends full day Kindergarten.

Tonight I'm feeling pretty guilty because I was wondering  if she was
"playing me" about having tummy aches because she knows this is a big hot
button for me.  I try to always take it seriously and she says it all the
time, like when she doesn't want what I make for supper, or if she doesn't
want to go to school, or shopping, or whatever.  Sometimes I think she wants
attention.  I just gave her some warm lemonade, thought it might help her to
go, but she vomited instead.  Is that from the warm lemonade, or maybe she
really did get something.... I'm having a moment where I'm not feeling
grateful that Justine is special having CD (as opposed to something much
worse) -- I'm feeling sorry for myself that my child is gluten intolerant.
I wish I didn't have to wonder, always watch what she eats, and doubt her
when she says she has a tummy ache.  There, thanks for letting me get that
off my chest.

Thanks in advance, and for letting me vent.

Donna