Andrea,
About your baby/mom with blood in the stools:

These are the thoughts I have:

I have to wonder about the credablity of anyone who would suggest an 
excitotoxin to an infant with neurological damage. I also wonder what 
the mother's background in nutrition might be if she was willing to do 
this.
I would be far less afraid of bloody stools than AIM and Splenda!!
http://www.alkalizeforhealth.net/Lsweetdebate2.ht

A baby who has suffered a stroke needs bodywork, such as CST to 
optimize neurological potential as well as structural function 
(structure including organ function) as well as the baby's ability to 
achieve a parasympathetic state--digestion does not happen in a 
sympathetic state.

In my experience, many GI docs use an ineffective elimination diet, not 
recognizing the risk of IgG allergens in gut health.

In spite of the mother's background, I would explore her own gut 
health. If she has a leaky gut, her baby is at risk until she begins 
her own healing.

The mother does not need a script to take digestive enzymes!! Anything 
she would take by prescription is probably less effective than what she 
would buy at a health food store or get from a holsitic practitioner. I 
wouold suggest Houston or Enzymedica. And I would suggest she use a 
probiotic.

I hope Jen Stevens will also respond on this--she is a great resouce!!


Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA
Intuitive Parenting Network LLC


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