Allergic?

Over the past couple of months many have asked the question "Could she be allergic to the formula?" It is not felt that the problems are of a biochemical or physiologic nature, but rather of an anatomical nature. Ash is currently being fed the same formula which she was successfully taking prior to transplant. Before the transplant Ashley had never thrown up, not even one time in her life. We tried several different formulas and she tolerated the one we are currently giving extremely well. The current difficulties seem to be anatomical. She had a G-tube (a feeding tube going into the stomach) surgically placed when she was about 6 months old. During the transplant procedure the original g-tube was removed and a new one was placed higher in the stomach. The original placement of the g-tube closed up with some scar tissue which may now be impeding the proper drainage from the stomach into her new intestine. We believe that the problem may be this abnormal anatomy, not the type of formula being used. I hope this clarifies a bit. Thank you for your concerns about the type of formula, but we are confident this is not the problem.

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