janicelm

Well I am glad the ball is rolling...good for you! Well I doubt 2 weeks gluten-free is going to really change his diagnosis. Afterall my dd has been gluten-free for 7mos and is still positive (although so much less and she is growing so much I cant keep up..yea).. ANyway..ask your GI, but it sounds like little jack is sick enough to warrant the tests and...

Well I am a little late in the game here...so I hope your meeting w/the GI dr went well. I am a pediatrician and I am definitely concerned that your little Jack has celiac or some other malabsorption issue. With all of the diarrhea and ?weight loss and now blood..there is much to investigate. Just so you know it is very common to be lactase deficient (meaning...

I am glad to have helped a bit. I just believe in giving parents what they want and need psychologically and emotionally within reason. I also hope most pediatricians aren't motivated by insurance issues. We haven't had any problem w/companies paying for the celiac screen anyway. BUT it needs to be coded appropriately (ie. abdominal pain, diarrhea, etc...

It depends on where you are in Jersey and your insurance, but I use Hackensack University Medical Center...Dr Wendy Jeshion (she is my friend and child's dr). her associates are also outstanding. I think they take all my patients, including my own kids, very seriously and will find out what is wrong with your daughter. Their number is 201-336-8840. Has...

As a pediatrician and Mom of a 5 yr old girl w/celiac disease my first advice is to find a pediatrician who "gets it". If this dr doesn't understand the genetics of this disease and that it is important to pick-up celiac disease before symptoms present then he needs some real education. Perhaps you could download him some articles on celiac disease and diagnosing...