She drew two tubes of blood for food allergy testing and sent me home with a "parasite pack" that included, among other things...TWO BOTTLES OF FLEET PHOSPHOSODA! I almost had a freakin' heart attack! Then I read the instructions..."Only use Fleet if you are having hard stools." Like THAT'S ever a problem for me. So thank goodness, no Fleet necessary. She'll send those to the guru in Arizona, who tests for something like 40+ parasites. Much more thorough than any GI I've seen.
She said that she'd like to do these steps first before going for a Prometheus test, because her hunch is that it is a parasite I picked up in Africa all those years ago. The question is, if it is an African bug, you mean to tell me those 4-5 courses of Flagyl over the years did nothing to stop them? What WILL stop them? I wonder...
Anyway, will keep you updated, of course. In the meantime, I have had three semi-formed poos today and am very proud of myself for this!