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I am looking for a group that i can go to but also bring my son along. My husband works evenings and i take him every where. Neither one of us has been told that we have Celiacs yet. Our 4 year old is getting ready to have the scope done on the 20th. But after talking with his doc and us we sitting down and talking we are still going off of gluten and i think i am going to need some support. Anyways hope someone can help. thanks


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I am looking for a group that i can go to but also bring my son along. My husband works evenings and i take him every where. Neither one of us has been told that we have Celiacs yet. Our 4 year old is getting ready to have the scope done on the 20th. But after talking with his doc and us we sitting down and talking we are still going off of gluten and i think i am going to need some support. Anyways hope someone can help. thanks

A support group for the Kansas City area meets on the second Sunday of each month at 2:00 p.m. at the Community Center of St. Joseph's Medical Center at I-435 and State Line. This is a very active group with a lot of knowledgable, experienced members who will welcome you and answer any question you have.

A word of caution: You should not go off gluten until your doctor has had a chance to conduct the tests. Going off gluten will cause the test results to be invalid.

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thank you for the info, my son is getting tested friday. We were going to have it done over 6 weeks ago and he got sick so anyways its been a long 3 months and cant wait to get him test and get off of it all. Thank again for the info.

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MackenzieAxtongslx Newbie

Free guy is right. You can find a support group for the Kansas City area.You can meet on the second Sunday of each month at 2:00 p.m. at the Community Center of St. Joseph's Medical Center.

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I am a member of said Kansas City group....my daughter is also part of the Cel-Kids spinoff group. We really enjoy it, and have had a lot of fun with it. We've also learned a TON.

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