scope prep, etc

This week we've got the scope rescheduled for Thursday. We had some insurance issues and it got changed, and, well, there's a whole story about that drama, but for now it looks like Thursday will be a revealing day for our little guy.

We have identified, with high probability, one factor that inflames Isaac's colon, and that is soy and soy things. Like soy lecithin, or soy fat, which is in a lot of things--just look at the ingredients. How much will cause a flare-up? Not much, since there can't be much in a couple bites of foodstuffs, and that is how much seemed to prompt two flare-ups Isaac has had in the past week. With those small amounts we can expect one episode of bathroom tribulation, a couple or few hours of "having to go", but passing what in the worst case is just blood and mucus. This is good information. It tells us that the stuff passes through his system at a normal rate, even when he's flared up.

With colitis, and we still don't know for sure what it is, exactly, that we're dealing with, something (like soy) may aggravate the colon one time, but perhaps not aggravate it another time. But it's good to know, that for now, we have identified a dietary factor of inflammation. We had suspicions about soy from the first of Isaac's worst bowel movements. It should be noted that for at least 6 months (20 mos to 26 mos) he had mostly soy milk for his milk purposes. He had diarrhea during this time (he's always had diarrhea), but no episodes like we've been experiencing the last couple months.

Anyway, we had quite a weekend with his flaring up one night where I spent a lot of one night in the bathroom instead of the bed. I wanted to bring out the colonics kit, but it was in Houston, and we were in Louisiana. As it was, it was good to see that the episode came and went and so did Isaac's discomfort, apparently.

A positive thing is that with all this bathroom duty, it seems like Isaac is really figuring out his potty urges and how to get us to help him get to the potty. Hooray!