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Testing Kids - How Far To Push When It's Negative?
balmerhon replied to T.H.'s topic in Parents' Corner
My 3 yo son's blood work came back negative. He had an endoscopic biopsy and that also came back negative for celiac... -
Did he take biopsies? That's the only way to 'see' if there is celiac damage - under a microscope! Even then, false...
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Scientific American Article - Aug 2009 Issue
balmerhon replied to CeliacMom2008's topic in Publications & Publicity
Thanks for your input, JoAnn. I will certainly bear that in mind as we continue to progress through the diagnostic phase... -
Scientific American Article - Aug 2009 Issue
balmerhon replied to CeliacMom2008's topic in Publications & Publicity
FWIW, I spoke to the dept about false negatives in young children. They agree that this is certainly a problem. That... -
Scientific American Article - Aug 2009 Issue
balmerhon replied to CeliacMom2008's topic in Publications & Publicity
I am aware that false negatives are a problem for young children. How is an elimination diet more difficult than going... -
Scientific American Article - Aug 2009 Issue
balmerhon replied to CeliacMom2008's topic in Publications & Publicity
Well, according to the endoscopy, he does not have celiac. He has allergy cells present though. So now we have to start... -
Scientific American Article - Aug 2009 Issue
balmerhon replied to CeliacMom2008's topic in Publications & Publicity
Don't get me wrong. I totally agree the pharm industry is out to get every cent they can. One thing that totally blew... -
Scientific American Article - Aug 2009 Issue
balmerhon replied to CeliacMom2008's topic in Publications & Publicity
I just saw this thread after reading the article in SA. I cannot BELIEVE any of you would object to a pill that would... -
New Here - My 24 Month Old Needs An Endoscopy
balmerhon replied to erkie14's topic in Parents' Corner
My son tested negative twice for celiac (he's now 3 and a bit). He just had an upper and lower endoscopy this past Tuesday... -
Sorry I'm late to replying here. The clear diet/miralax is standard here as far as I know. They were also checking...
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And his endoscopy is Tuesday! We started him on it today, along with the clear diet and he's pretty much refused it....
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OK, just had the red food thing confirmed. Can anyone else tell me what else to expect?!
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My DS (3 years old) is going to have an upper and lower endoscopy on 21 July at Univ of Maryland. Starting 2 days...
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It's ok. Yes, he's been tested for CF and it was negative.
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To recap quickly, my DS was seen at the Univ of Maryland for persistent diarrhea and failure to thrive. He is 3 years...