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munchkinz

By munchkinz
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munchkinz Newbie
munchkinz
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I was diagnosed with celiac in January, by my gastroenterologist. After asking him various questions, I am not confident in his familiarity with celiac disease and am looking for a "celiac specialist". I am in North Carolina in the Raleigh- Durham area. If anyone has any suggestions or recommendations, that would be fantastic.

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cyclinglady Grand Master
cyclinglady
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I can not help you with a referral, but I was in the same boat as you.   For a while, I worked with our family physician, who monitored my progress based on information put out by celiac centers.  

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He was more than willing to order any tests we saw fit and tested my family as well for celiac disease.  This might work for you in the meantime.  

munchkinz Newbie
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23 hours ago, cyclinglady said:

I can not help you with a referral, but I was in the same boat as you.   For a while, I worked with our family physician, who monitored my progress based on information put out by celiac centers.  

Like this:

Open Original Shared Link

He was more than willing to order any tests we saw fit and tested my family as well for celiac disease.  This might work for you in the meantime.  

 

Thank you. I understand you can't get me a referral, and my insurance doesn't require one so I'm not concerned. I am also not concerned about learning about Celiac itself. I have done a lot of research in that area. More concerned with finding a doctor who can help me with other associated conditions and the more uncommon symptoms that I have been experiencing. Again, thank you for the responce.

cyclinglady Grand Master
cyclinglady
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My link was not about celiac disease.  Toward the middle of the article, it is directed at physicians and includes tests to order that are necessary to insuring good follow-up care, if you are not able to find a celiac-savvy GI or attend a major celiac center.  Within the article there is a link to locate physicians, dieticians, etc. who are knowledgeable about celiac disease in your area.  

Once you have one autoimmune disorder, others can follow.  The more common is Type 1 Diabetes and thyroiditis.  For those, an endocrinologist is often consulted.  But it difficult to point  you in the right direction without knowing your particular symptoms.  

Keep in mind that celiac disease (which has some 200 symptoms or so that often overlap with other illnesses) can take a year or long to resolve.  

Good  luck and I wish you a speedy recovery!  

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