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Some Doctors Are Frusterating


ErraticBinxie

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I was never formally diagnosed with Celiac but my mom was so when I was 8 years old, I went gluten-free anyways. My pediatrician doesn't believe I have it and won't even believe that I'm gluten intolerant. I went to go see him yesterday and told him that I havent been feeling good lately and I'm having all these problems, on and on. He doesn't believe that I could be affected at all by gluten so he is running blood tests for anemia and hyper thyriod. So Frusterating! Those are two of the common most misdiagnoses for Celiac. Luckily I got a referral to a gastro which is what I was looking for.

Anyone else have similar problems?

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Yes i did, i had the same problem not only with my doctor but with my parents. I started getting sick after i recovered from a knee dislocation and surgery. I was sick every day and had to spend most of my time after i ate lying down to keep from puking. I told my mom i wasnt feeling well and she did the "give it time" lesson. When i went for my school physical i told the doctor about my stomach problems and she had me checked for all the things that you were tested for as well as many other random blood work tests. Finally she refered me to a gastro doctor and within twenty minutes she had me going to the lab to test for Celiac. My blood test came up positive and a month later i had a biopsy to confirm. My mom now feels a little guilty for waiting and never realizing this was a real problem, but she has been a big help in the food department so i forgive her. I have been gluten free since and have never felt better! I hope you find a doctor that wises up and gives you the blood test for celiac so you can start to feel better too.

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  ErraticBinxie said:
  He doesn't believe that I could be affected at all by gluten so he is running blood tests for anemia and hyper thyriod. 

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That just blows my mind. :blink:

What is it with doctors...why dont they ever want to run the tests? Whats it to them? If you did have anemia wouldnt celiac be a good reason for that. HELLO!

Also since your Mom has it you would think that they would check for celiac first and foremost. <_<

So the doctor just looked at you and decided that you couldn't possibly have it BUT you could have the problems that are associated with it?? Unbelieveable. :huh:

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