AnObstinateOne

Golly, I could have written this about my family. I wish I had more info to give you, but here has been our experience. My younger with Pancreatic Insufficiency was diagnosed as an infant...and was never followed up. Not our fault, mind you, but the GI's was impossible to get ahold of, canceled appointments, etc. I gave up. The other ped GI we were seeing...

Long story short: My sister is celiac. So we have a family history that points us in this direction. My son has had steattorhea since before he was a year old. In the past 3 years, he's quit growing (but held steady on weight) and continued with the steattorhea (yuk!) Been to gastro numerous times. Had celiac panel and celiac genetic test. Celiac panel...

Allergy Child has a peanut allergy, but we've never suspected celiac of any kind, b/c the child is a giant....always in the high percentages for height and weight, etc. No stomach aches or gastro issues. Now that you mention this, if any of the kids goes gluten free, I'll test her on that. Can't hurt, right? The baby is being tested for a few reasons...

So, I am a terribly slacker and never properly thanked my previous repliers....thank you. Well, the baby had her endoscopy last Tuesday. Doc said he took two biopsies and some fluid samples (for pancreatic enzyme testing?). I couldn't get another appt for a results show until a MONTH LATER ::thwaps head::: but was told I could call for results in about...

Hello all, I hope you guys can endure another newbie with no solid diagnosis. I've been reading the boards here for a few weeks now, and while I found a lot of answers, I still have some questions. My 1 year old is now in the process of getting SOME kind of diagnosis. She has fallen off her growth curve, has some very questionable diapers (ok, they...