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Originally Posted by mommyshanti sorry your dealing with this. like op said i have no idea what the disorder is but hope it is fixable since you caught soo early. nteresting though as i have never heard about one test being more relialbe for one thing and testing later for other disorders. always been told the other 2nd test was more accurate.

no cure as of yet.

Originally Posted by mommyshanti hmm would be hard to catch in a baby since they eat about every hour(bf) wonder how if affects adults? A baby with a fatty acid oxidation disorder has trouble using fat for energy. This is because a special enzyme that converts fat to energy is either missing or or not working correctly. There are several different types of fatty acid oxidation disorders. A baby with a fatty acid oxidation disorder cannot go without eating for very long. If this happens, a medical crisis could occur

the problem with FOD babies that usually is the issue is an illness where they eat less, vomit etc, they can't recover like a normal child.

Adults have FODS and have to avoid some different foods and fasting. easier for an adult to force feed themselves than getting a baby/toddler/child to.