My son also has Celiac, so I understand where you're coming from. We were so focused on our daughter's health. Once we got her settled, his problems started. It was disorienting. He was my healthy child. He didn't have classic symptoms. He had reflux and growth suppression. It took too long to get his doctor to pay attention. He …
My son also has Celiac, so I understand where you're coming from. We were so focused on our daughter's health. Once we got her settled, his problems started. It was disorienting. He was my healthy child. He didn't have classic symptoms. He had reflux and growth suppression. It took too long to get his doctor to pay attention. He was finally diagnosed a few weeks before he left for college 700 miles from home.
He had a rough first year, but we got him into an apartment his sophomore year. He's in graduate school now and has become quite the chef. He and my husband have the DQ2.5 genes. I'm sure my husband has CD as well, but his anti-tTG was negative. I miss the good old days when we could eat without worry or hassle, but we've adjusted.
It usually takes years for people to be diagnosed with autoimmune conditions and there's a lot of ignorance in the medical community and the general public. FYI, Harvard did a retrospective analysis a few years ago and found that about 20% of celiac patients do not go into remission on a gluten free diet. Last I heard, they were conducting a prospective study. After years of doctors reprimanding their patients for. "cheating", someone decided to look.
I'm sorry that it took so long to get help for your son.
My son also has Celiac, so I understand where you're coming from. We were so focused on our daughter's health. Once we got her settled, his problems started. It was disorienting. He was my healthy child. He didn't have classic symptoms. He had reflux and growth suppression. It took too long to get his doctor to pay attention. He was finally diagnosed a few weeks before he left for college 700 miles from home.
He had a rough first year, but we got him into an apartment his sophomore year. He's in graduate school now and has become quite the chef. He and my husband have the DQ2.5 genes. I'm sure my husband has CD as well, but his anti-tTG was negative. I miss the good old days when we could eat without worry or hassle, but we've adjusted.
It usually takes years for people to be diagnosed with autoimmune conditions and there's a lot of ignorance in the medical community and the general public. FYI, Harvard did a retrospective analysis a few years ago and found that about 20% of celiac patients do not go into remission on a gluten free diet. Last I heard, they were conducting a prospective study. After years of doctors reprimanding their patients for. "cheating", someone decided to look.
I'm sorry that it took so long to get help for your son.