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Help Finding Doctor In Alabama (Hunts/birm)

Mason79

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Hello everyone first off thank God for this site and forum. My problems all started about 3.5 months ago and its been a nightmare of course. Was pushed off by several practitions and even a few ER trips as acid reflux. Anyways my new family doctor did some test a week ago and seems to really think its Celiac. Wants me to go to a specialist so I'm hoping to find who is celiac savy. I live about 30 minutes south of Huntsville and about an hour from Birmingham. I really dont have a preference just need HELP! I have already swapped to gluten-free diet still having problems but of course everytime I turn around I find something else that is gluten like toothpaste/mouthwash. So I'm researching like crazy and working real hard on getting gluten-free. Of course in my small town about the only thing I can find is the gluten-free chex cereals and the rice milk stuff but odly enough those seem the best for me now. I made a trip to huntsville and grabbed several gluten-free products but some have not done to well for me, but just trying one new every other day or so...

Docs has had me on sucralfate, nexium, and dicyclomine.... I go back tomorrow for a check up so i really hope to find a suggestion for a Celiac savy specialist....thanks so much for all the help

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I haven't seen these doctors, but I have heard that they are good for celiac. They are at St. Vincent's in Birmingham. Open Original Shared Link

I think they are all ok.

BTW, do NOT go to St. Vincent's East.

I hope this help :)

yorkieluv Newbie
yorkieluv
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I live in Birmingham and didn't have much luck with a doctor here but I have been seeing Dr. Cynthia Rudert in Atlanta and really like her. Good luck, I think it is hit and miss with most doctors.

smjb Newbie
smjb
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I live in Birmingham and didn't have much luck with a doctor here but I have been seeing Dr. Cynthia Rudert in Atlanta and really like her. Good luck, I think it is hit and miss with most doctors.

Did you try those doctors at St. Vincent's?

yorkieluv Newbie
yorkieluv
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Did you try those doctors at St. Vincent's?

No, I didn't try these. I saw two different ones at two other hospitals. It want hurt to make an appointment and see how it goes.

aliceintown Newbie
aliceintown
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Not necessarily in alabama,,, but... Did you try phoning Dr Block for a consultation in Tulsa, Oklahoma? He's very experienced with celiac disease and the gluten free diet...

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