What is CSID?
I scrolled the csid tag for a bit and only saw one post about it. There were no post with the full name In the tags either, so I decided to would be best to make an infographic post of sorts about the thing I have!!
tw - emetophobia warning, mentions of bodily fluids and medical stuff So, what is CSID? CSID stands for Congenital Sucrase-Isomaltese Deficiency. Congenital stands for present at birth, and sucrase-isomaltese are an enzyme (also called the SI enzyme I believe) located in the small intestine. tldr: It means a lack of the SI enzyme, sucrase and isomaltese. Side note, they may be two separate enzymes but I don't remember and Im tired so I'll look it up later. What does this look like, and what does the SI enzyme do? The symptoms of csid are: faliure to thrive, bowel irritation, diarreah, abdominal swelling, colic, indigestion and vomiting. For me, It also came with a lack of motivation, and it was hard to move at the worst bouts.
The SI enzymes helps in digesting sugars and starches (primarily sugars from what I'm aware but I may be wrong). Natural sugars tend to be more digestable, but it depends on the severity. I am an American, so I can only speak on the American treatment that I am aware of- that being Sucraid. Sucraid is a liquid medicine that your doctor can prescribe you (depending on your insurance/finacial situation it can get expensive, so be aware if you are seeking to get it). It is comprised of a water/glycerol? glyc-something solution, and the main ingredient is sacrosidase. Sacrosidase is the replacement enzyme. I get the single use packets- meaning that I have a gazillion tiny little plastic containers with the liquid in it- I have to put it in 8 oz of water and take with every meal. So, if you are out in the wild and see someone using a small little plastic syringe looking thing and pouring it in an oddly small glass of water- that may be someone with CSID! This was a very out of the blue post for me, but I haven't seen much on it so I thought posting some helpful info would be good. LMK if I should update with more info!
