Dietician And Doctor Visit

[toxemicfrog]

hi guys,

went to dietician yesterday....."great guy" and very helpful. Gave me a list of web sites and even a list of gluten-free shops and cafes in the 100klm radius....way cool.

on the down side went to the doctor....iron levels well down, worst allergy ever to all types of grass and grass seeds and to top it all off estrogen levels that should be 300-400 are over 1000....now i have to get ultrasound scan. Possibility of ovarian tumor as the only other time estrogen is this high is early onset of puberty or preganancy....sheesh i feel like my body is my enemy at the moment.

they are also going to scan my stomach looking for ulcers and celiac disease damage as the dietician says that with my chronic sensitivity to gluten it may take 2 years for my belly to heal. Malabsorption is a problem and can only eat the freshest meat and seafood as immune system is so comprimised that i get food poisoning at the drop of a hat.

dietician is adding this site to his list for all newly diagnosed celiac disease sufferers as he feels the support is invaluable!!!!!!(this is a great thing...i told him how much everyone has helped me and he agrees that just having someone who understands post back to you is very important).

Dr is also appalled at how underdiagnosed celiac disease is in australia and will now be screening all stomach complaints for celiac disease ...so i feel like at least we have helped create awareness with the medical pros in my area...lets hope a little bit goes a long way.

have a great day

[GC1]

hi guys,

went to dietician yesterday....."great guy" and very helpful. Gave me a list of web sites and even a list of gluten-free shops and cafes in  the 100klm radius....way cool.

on the down side went to the doctor....iron levels well down, worst allergy  ever to all types of grass and grass seeds and to top it all off estrogen levels that should be 300-400 are over 1000....now i have to get ultrasound scan. Possibility of ovarian tumor as the only other time estrogen is this high is early onset of puberty or preganancy....sheesh i feel like my body is my enemy at the moment.

they are also going to scan my stomach looking for ulcers and celiac disease damage as the dietician says that with my chronic sensitivity to gluten it may take 2 years for my belly to heal. Malabsorption is a problem and can only eat the freshest meat and seafood as immune system is so comprimised that i get food poisoning at the drop of a hat.

dietician is adding this site to his list for all newly diagnosed celiac disease sufferers as he feels the support is invaluable!!!!!!(this is a great thing...i told him how much everyone has helped me and he agrees that just having someone who understands post back to you is very important).

Dr is also appalled at how underdiagnosed celiac disease is in australia and will now be screening all stomach complaints for celiac disease ...so i feel like at least we have helped create awareness with the medical pros in my area...lets hope a little bit goes a long way.

have a great day

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I agree about the medical system being largely in the dark about celiac disease. An old Cherokee man told me about celiac disease, or I'd likely never figured-out I have it. I asked my dentist what effect it had on my gum disease, and he said he had never heard of it! Lucky for me, after going gluten-free my GD cleared up.

I assume there are alot of Irish [or part] in Australia... seems they have really high numbers of those with celiac disease. I get celiac disease from being part Irish and part Cherokee.

Good luck,

GC