19 Days Since the Cheese Sandwich

It's now been 19 long and miserable days since the cheese sandwich mishap. We seemed to have started something that just never ends. Jayden's tummy and esophagus have paid a price 18 days over what it should. One day of acid reflux to flush out a cheese sandwich, ok, maybe two, might feel reasonable, or at least livable. But 19!? No. Yet, here we are, day 19. Eighteen nights of problems, and late, sleepless nights for our son and for us. But today, was different. My eight-year old son is actually sleeping. However, for the first time since June, he was burping all day long. He's so uncomfortable. And I feel, despite our forward-moving food efforts, we are just moving backwards and spinning our wheels.

Today, I went to Fred Meyer determined to not leave until I found one food that Jayden could eat. We are trying to go wheat, soy, dairy, and peanut free, plus eliminate the other heartburn foods like chocolate, citrus, soda, mint, and tomatoes. I looked high and low. Even in the organic isle, or the rice isle, I couldn't find anything that didn't have traces  of one of those - I found that most foods list allergens in bold lettering which I was most appreciative. I brought one food back excitedly...hello Dinty Moore Beef Stew! Aha....oh,whoops...a little tomato sauce. I feel very defeated. I just need something, anything, that we can eat to buy us some time to find recipes, buy new ingredients, and adjust our lifestyle.I found he can eat Corn Chex, Rice Chex, Kix, and also Rice Krispies, some oatmeal will do. I just want my little guy to be well. That's all.