Another medication that can cause more vomiting!!!

Auggie had been taking cyproheptadine for a few weeks at an increased dose and his gagging and vomiting became worse.  A simple question to the doctor, "do you think that the medication is thickening his mucous and therefore making it harder for him to eat?"  "It could be" was the response.  Bingo!!  Why don't we talk about these possible side effects before we place the child on the medication?  It all makes sense now.  Cyproheptadine is an antihistamine which like all meds has side effect.... including appetite stimulant (the reason it was prescribed to my son), but also a lesser known one (at least according to his doctor who had never experienced this before) VOMITING!!!

Celiac test is negative!!

After 6 weeks of eating food containing gluten we had Auggie tested for celiac disease.  It came back negative!  Wow, another relief but again we're stumped as we search for answers.  Why did this baby have such trouble eating as an infant and why does he eat so little now?