StephD

Thank you to everyone who gave me some insight. We were at the gastroenterologist today and he told me that there is no need to do a biopsy, she has celiacs. Trying to get all the information I can to make sure I make all the right choices to guide her through

Mostly because I’m concerned about the drs instance on a scope for her. I’m trying to make the change over to gluten free but I guess I got myself a little overwhelmed

So I’m still waiting to hear from the doctor regarding her results but got the second set of bloodwork back today and it’s absolutely positive. I’m so overwhelmed trying to figure out where to start and getting frustrated waiting to speak with the doctor

Thank you, I will keep you posted!

Hi and thank you for the responses. I’m still waiting to hear back from the gastroenterologist. I was able to get a sooner appt with a pediatric GI at cohens childrens. I’m hopeful that they will listen to my concerns and not tell me that she has to do an endoscopy. trents, her cbc and liver enzymes were completely normal, the only thing tha...

I am so confused as to why the doctor is telling me that she will need to do a biopsy. I’m baffled by this because she is such a good eater and she’s never had any symptoms of any gastrointestinal issues. The orange in her bowel movements was explained to me as fat from foods that her body did not absorb. I would be comfortable with her being dia...

Hi Trents, the reference range for the tests were 0-15 would be negative and 250 was the highest the test would count, so both tests were too high to count. I was told that if the second test was positive then she has to have an endoscopy done with biopsy. I hate knowing that what’s she’s eating is causing some issue but she doesn’t have any compl...

Hello, 2 weeks ago my daughter had bloodwork done. She is a healthy 9 year old girl but we did bloodwork because she when she had gone to the bathroom she noticed what looked like drops of orange oil floating at the top of the water. The TTG level came back at greater than 250. I spoke with the the gastroenterologist office and they said to repeat...