My sister, Roni, let me know that my niece, Courtney, is doing better.  Her recent health issues appear to have been caused by some kind of bacterial infection that likely caused damage to some of her GI tract because it has been there running amok since she was young.  The doctors report there is little they can do to “cure” the infection, but they can manage it.  Only time will tell how much damage it might have caused and whether or not that damage has to be addressed.  In the meantime, however, she appears to be doing much better, and a lot of her previous symptoms have already been remedied or are at least heading in the right direction.