Makenna's Fructose Malabsorption Update

Every two years we have Makenna tested again for fructose malabsorption. We order an at-home hydrogen breath test and send the results in to a lab. It's much cheaper than going to the doctor to have it done. She's got it down now! This year's results were excellent. Her numbers went way down and it has shown us hope that she may outgrow this. I highly doubt she'll outgrow lactose intolerance, but that is easier to manage.

She has been doing better making the right choices and defeating temptation. She still struggles with it though. Once she gives in to the temptation, it's a couple weeks of dealing with it, which sucks. Especially since we went a few months without any episodes. One little mistake, and that trust is gone and she has to earn it back. Breaks my heart.

Something new we have been trying this year is getting to eat the school lunch. It's always been tough for her to pack everyday. But with this new digestive enzyme we've been using for a couple years, she gets to take one at school right before she eats and it seems to be working. I think she feels more included then she ever has. She gets to feel normal, and that is all I've ever wanted for her.

Looking forward to next year's results and hoping they are even better.

Eating a strict diet of rice, chicken, and eggs before her breath test!