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ARCHIVED Frustrated With Doctors..help! Is My Daughter Celiac?
stepfordwive replied to stepfordwive's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Many thanks everyone..this is really a great help. I know its going to be difficult at first..I am only just a beginner! I already had to tell my daughters Granny NOT to give her anything that I hadnt approved, its hard for her to understand I suppose.. Since being diagnosed though its frustrating when you tell friends and family that you have a condition... -
ARCHIVED Frustrated With Doctors..help! Is My Daughter Celiac?
stepfordwive replied to stepfordwive's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Thanks everyone! Its great to hear from people with similar experiences to myself. I have started her this morning on gluten-free diet... she demanded weetabix at first but then I said we were going to have the same 'rice' cereal from now on..she seemed ok with this but I did have to pretend to sprinkle imaginary sugar on! I know that there are lots... -
ARCHIVED Frustrated With Doctors..help! Is My Daughter Celiac?
stepfordwive replied to stepfordwive's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Thankyou so much for your reply! It makes sense what you say I need reassuring and my instinct is that if I at least 'try' her on a Gluten Free diet its not going to do her any harm...when I went gluten free I felt the benefits quite quickly. I dont know why the doctors have advised me not to do this.. I am not prepared to just 'wait it out' for another... -
ARCHIVED Frustrated With Doctors..help! Is My Daughter Celiac?
stepfordwive posted a topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
I am convinced my 26month old daughter is celiac. I have just recently been diagnosed aged 34 after suffering the majority of my life with digestion and bowel problems..I was told I had IBS!! its only when my symptoms became severe over the past 2 years my doctor with raised eyebrow refered me for a biopsy which was positive even though my FOUR celiac blood...