Allergy Test

Well, we've checked off another option in our attempts to figure out what is bothering Gus's colon. We took him to see a Pediatric Allergist the other day. The doctor wasn't confident that the tests he could give Gus would turn up anything, but we all decided to go for it in the hopes that something might be brought to light. They pricked Gus with 7 common allergens to see if there was any reaction. Gus was a trooper and didn't even cry. After about 10 minutes, we saw one of the points get very red and irritated. We thought for sure that we had hit on something...only to discover that this was the "positive" that they give during every skin test just to make sure that the subject's skin will react at all. Whoops. Obviously the results are ultimately good (he isn't acutely allergic to egg, wheat, nuts, soy or dairy), but the test didn't necessarily tell us what is going on with Gus. Our options now are to wait it out, feed him formula for two weeks straight to get things cleaned out or to just bag the whole thing and see if he can handle it if Amy goes back on a normal diet. Amy suspects that tomatoes might be the problem, but we don't know for sure. We have an appointment with the G.I. doc again at the end of the month, so we'll see what happens. Thanks for praying. Besides this colon thing, Gus is doing GREAT and is a very agreeable and happy baby.