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Finally The Gi And I Are On The Same Page


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So our last visit to the GI in April she didn't think he was celiac or gluten intollerent for that. She said put him back on gluten. I didn't listen to her and I kept him off gluten and then took out dairy too.

Well today we went for our follow up and I told her how great he was doing on the Gluten-free Casein-free diet and how his rash went away, how his appetite has increased,he's growing, etc etc.....I showed her our genetic testing from enterolab. And guess what she said that is great if the diet is working keep gim on it! Then she proceeded to tell me the IGG test that she did that was "false Positive"(her words) is actually an indicator of early signs of celiac. She did say the only way to know for sure is biopsy but she didn't suggest we go that route unless we really wanted too. I said no way, this is proof to me! Oh she did say I might want to challenge it to see if he reacts to all gluten, I told her we've already accidentally done that and that is proof to me! So awesome she agrees with me,can't wait to tell me local Celiac group who are having problems with her

She agreed and we have a follow up in 4 months.

So in 2 months he has gained 2 pounds and grown about 1.5 inches!

ETA: She even said Gluten Free is much healthier way to eat! Whoo hoo!


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I am so glad you got good results. We went to see the G/I today and really did not get anywhere. Rebecca is not loosing weight and has dropped to the 1% for weight. He is doing RAS testing and wants me to supplement but I don't know what to do. I am trying to get into Stanford now.

Sarah

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I am so glad you got good results. We went to see the G/I today and really did not get anywhere. Rebecca is not loosing weight and has dropped to the 1% for weight. He is doing RAS testing and wants me to supplement but I don't know what to do. I am trying to get into Stanford now.

Sarah

Oh no, the lowest we've ever gotten was about 5%. For the past year or so he's been following his own curve at a steady 25%. So does he have to reffer you to Standford or the primary? Good luck I hope you get in quickly.

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