Comments on: Doctors Baffled by U.K. Baby That Refuses to Grow http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/02/04/doctors-baffled-by-uk-baby-that-refuses-to-grow/ Quirky, funny, and surprising science news from the edge of the known universe. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: cinders http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/02/04/doctors-baffled-by-uk-baby-that-refuses-to-grow/comment-page-1/#comment-20873 cinders Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:00:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/02/04/doctors-baffled-by-uk-baby-that-refuses-to-grow/#comment-20873 I am supposing that malabsorption syndromes have been considered. I was very small for my first year. I had numerous allergies, including wheat and milk. Constant and constantly sticky mucous by about age 1. Both of those conditions will create malabsorption.The mucous in the stomach diminishes appetite. I am supposing that malabsorption syndromes have been considered.
I was very small for my first year. I had numerous allergies, including wheat and milk. Constant and constantly sticky mucous by about age 1. Both of those conditions will create malabsorption.The mucous in the stomach diminishes appetite.

]]> By: ron hansing http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/02/04/doctors-baffled-by-uk-baby-that-refuses-to-grow/comment-page-1/#comment-20857 ron hansing Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:25:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/02/04/doctors-baffled-by-uk-baby-that-refuses-to-grow/#comment-20857 I gather that the baby has been in the hospital all this time, so one can rule out munchausin by proxie.(as well as poor parents). And Im sure that all the known tests for failure to thrive have been done. the only thing i can think of is to give her a super dose of hgh... I will also pray for her. please keep up posted on her progress. Perhaps the doctors can publish the case on like Medscape.com, inlcuding tests already performed. maybe somebody out there can give a recommendation of something to try. have they tried hyperalimentation? feeding tube? we need more details. ron hansing I gather that the baby has been in the hospital all this time, so one can rule out munchausin by proxie.(as well as poor parents). And Im sure that all the known tests for failure to thrive have been done. the only thing i can think of is to give her a super dose of hgh… I will also pray for her. please keep up posted on her progress.

Perhaps the doctors can publish the case on like Medscape.com, inlcuding tests already performed. maybe somebody out there can give a recommendation of something to try.

have they tried hyperalimentation? feeding tube? we need more details.

ron hansing

]]> By: tabbymom http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/02/04/doctors-baffled-by-uk-baby-that-refuses-to-grow/comment-page-1/#comment-20856 tabbymom Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:14:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/02/04/doctors-baffled-by-uk-baby-that-refuses-to-grow/#comment-20856 It sounds like primordial dwarfism, which has been featured a lot on the Discovery Health channel. It sounds like primordial dwarfism, which has been featured a lot on the Discovery Health channel.

]]> By: Kevin http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/02/04/doctors-baffled-by-uk-baby-that-refuses-to-grow/comment-page-1/#comment-20852 Kevin Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:34:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/02/04/doctors-baffled-by-uk-baby-that-refuses-to-grow/#comment-20852 14 months in an incubator?? I would fail to thrive also. Poor girl, and poor parents! 14 months in an incubator?? I would fail to thrive also. Poor girl, and poor parents!

]]> By: Uncle Al http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/02/04/doctors-baffled-by-uk-baby-that-refuses-to-grow/comment-page-1/#comment-20831 Uncle Al Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:34:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/02/04/doctors-baffled-by-uk-baby-that-refuses-to-grow/#comment-20831 The kid receives a munificent State bailout as long as she fails to thrive. Multi-$trillion financial communities are queued in the same long line. (Are we certain it is the same kid week to week?) The kid receives a munificent State bailout as long as she fails to thrive. Multi-$trillion financial communities are queued in the same long line. (Are we certain it is the same kid week to week?)

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