mamato2
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My husband is a pediatric nurse and has seen some poor outcomes/complications on children that have been sedated for procedures. It’s mostly the concern that if it can be diagnosed by blood alone, why the risk of sedation (granted, im not sure whether it would be general or just concious sedation). However, I am leaning toward doing what it takes to make s...
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I’m concerned that we will not be followed/treated appropriately if we don’t have a follow up diagnosis. Also concerned that he will not take it seriously as a teenager/adult if he has not been diagnosed. Any thoughts on those concerns? If there’s nothing to actually worry about, I’m fine with just choosing to not eat gluten. I am concerned that results in us n...
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We are getting these labs - just curious if anyone had seen other abnormal labs. Praying for celiac v. Kidney or liver disease for my toddler.
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So interesting. Are elevated liver enzymes a clinical sign of celiac? Our dr suggested there can be some kidney/liver implications of celiac but I’m struggling to make the connection. I’ve done some research and it looks like labs can be off because of the lack of absorption - I’m really glad you got a diagnosis and sounds like a smart physician. Hope you’r...
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Hi there - My nearly 3 year old toddler has had concerning bowel movements, rashes, a big distended belly, and has recently stopped/plateaued growing. We had labs drawn out of general concern and he had a very high BUN, high BUN/creatinine ratio and low globulin. They are referring us to GI with suspected celiac (our primary care dr noted his labs denote...
