FYI this post may be a little TMI!..... so readers beware!
Travis has always had stomach issues since he was a kid but for some reason it has gotten particularly bad the last 6 months. It got so bad that he lost about 20 lbs in that time period and was not trying to do so. He went to the doc to see if he could figure out what was wrong the doctor did a test for lactose intolerance and a few others to try to figure out what may causing all this in October.
All tests were normal or negative. He tried cutting out milk but was still getting sick. I started to get worried that he may have the same auto-immune disease his mom had and begged him to get a colonoscopy and throat scope. He said that he wanted to go to his doc one more time and see if there were any other tests they could do, they decided to put him on ulcer medicine and see if that helped. He went to pick it up and they didn't have it on hand so they told him to back in a few days for it. He talked to his mom and told her about the medicine she called and talked to her doc and he said that there is no reason that they should put you on ulcer medicine with out confirmation of an ulcer. He finally agreed to get the tests done they said there was signs of irritation in his throat and intestines they took biopsies to test for about 5 different things celiacs, what his mom has, crones and colitis are the few I remember. They all came back negative so they referred him to an allergist to get some answers. And we finally after about 30 years of suffering and 6 months of it being really bad. Got some answers!! He is allergic to milk, (not lactose the other protein in milk) eggs, (more the yolk then the white) rice, and oranges. No wonder he was so sick that was like the main things we were eating! It has definitely been an adjustment trying to cut eggs and milk out of our diet ( rice has been easy as I'm not really a fan anyway). We are eating a lot of meat and veggies when daddy is home. He has began to gain weight all ready and has a lot more energy. And I'm just glad he isn't suffering any more. Below are pics of the allergy test he had done he said it said itched so bad!!