Fort Worth

[cookiequeen]

Anyone know of a gastroenterologist in Fort Worth, TX that will take me seriously? During my first visit to the GI doctor I felt like they were blowing me off because I'm young and must not know anything. They gave me a handout for constipation. Who has 3 yrs of "just constipation"

[hermitgirl]

Anyone know of a gastroenterologist in Fort Worth, TX that will take me seriously? During my first visit to the GI doctor I felt like they were blowing me off because I'm young and must not know anything. They gave me a handout for constipation. Who has 3 yrs of "just constipation"

I used Texas Digestive Disease Consultants. Went to their Keller office. They listened, and did well. Just a head's up that all the testing is very expensive.

[ohsotired]

I went to Digestive Health Associates Texas, in Frisco. They have other offices as well - I see a couple of doctor's listed in Ft Worth, but also in Mansfield and H-E-B, as well as other metro locations. PM me if you want doc recommendations.

[Rebecca's mom]

Howdy from Fort Worth! You might want to go to the North Texas Gluten Intolerance Group's website, I believe they have a listing of several medical doctors in this area. Unfortunately, my experience with GI doctors here in FTW is with pediatric GIs, as our daughter is the one that was diagnosed with celiac disease. However, if you are interested in an Internist who is willing to listen to you, my doctor, Teresa Godbey, has been very intrigued with my success on a gluten-free diet, especially since I tested negative for celiac disease - I am "just" gluten sensitive. She recently had 3 patients diagnosed with celiac disease who absolutely DID NOT fit the profile for a person with celiac disease - namely, they were all morbidly obese. I, too, am significantly overweight, but in the past 8 months since on a gluten-free diet, I have lost 35 pounds without even "trying". It is literally the EASIEST diet that I have ever been on, and I feel so good that I will never intentionally eat gluten again!

You may very well find the same thing - negative celiac disease test results, but an improvement on a gluten-free diet. It is possible to be gluten-sensitive and never develop celiac disease. However, if you are GS and continue to eat gluten, you will have many of the same problems experienced by people with celiac disease because your body is still not absorbing sufficient nutrients.

My husband and the 2 daughters still living at home also tested negative for celiac disease, but we just got results back from Enterolab, and ALL of them have 2 copies of genes for gluten sensitivity, as well as higher than normal numbers on antibodies.

I hope this helps!

Teresa Koch

Fort Worth, Texas