oh no! poor little guy! please keep us updated.

Oh poor Nate I hope that you find out what is causing this. Definitely let us know how his appointment goes.

oh gosh! get well soon nate1 i hope evrything is okay!

Thanks everyone for your support. I am SO tired of Nate's digestive issues. I am going to ask for more bloodwork. He is such a pale looking kid. He still only weighs 31 pounds and doesn't seem to be growing at the same pace as his peers. He does eat now, which is a plus but his weight is the same. He has dark circles under his eyes and it really makes us look like we don't take care of him.

My husband is taking him to the doctor tomorrow and I will write a letter that will be the "voice" since he may not remember everything.

Hopefully, when they see how tall my husband is they will take more notice. Yes, I am on the shorter side (5'4) and my son may take after me but my husband is 6'6. Having a child that is getting to be pretty short compared to his peers doesn't make a lot of sense unless he really has the "short" gene in my family:( He is such a petite, short little boy and the digestive issues have to play a part. I am wondering if something more is wrong with him?

my brother was really short until he turned 10
sometimes it just takes a while for them to grow. everyones body is different

as for the digestive issues yes i would see the doctor again

I'm really sorry Karin, I know this has been a struggle for a long time. I hope it gets taken care of soon and Nate can be well.
You never know, he may sprout out when he hits puberty. Like Suzy said some kids do that.

sorry to hear you're having more problems. i don't know anything about that kind of thing. i just wanted to say i hope you figure it out and it turns out okay.

Oh man I can feel your frustration with Nates ongoing digestive problems, I am so sorry that you are dealing with this.

And poor Nathan! That just doesn't seem fair to be happening to such a young guy. I hope this all gets sorted out.

omg, i hope hes ok!! i dont know what i'd do if that happend to Reese

Poor little guy. I hope the doc can figure something out and make him better.

Nate went to the gastro nurse today and they are FINALLY ordering up a bunch of tests. I know they did order up a few tests before that showed he does not have celiac disease. The test is going to be a mainly "rule out" for things such as Leukemia and the such. He had major bone pain a few weeks ago, which was an odd sign but I think that was just an unrelated growth pain.

The nurse indicated that he may just have a colonic stretch that resulted in bleeding, a lymphoid hyperplasis (allergic inflammation), juevenile polyp or colitis. The blood work included food allergies. I wonder why they didn't rule out food allergies before. This has been a huge problem for years. I will get the results either tomorrow or in a few days. He doesn't have a anal tear or a hemorrhoid.

i hope they figure out what this is so they can fix it! or atleast make it better..
poor boy with growing pains! i hated those when i was little i had them soo bad all the time that i would be up ALL night crying from the pain so my grandpa or mom would put some cream stuff on my legs and it felt alot better...i think it was icy heat or something