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Susan Owens <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
 
>I read with interest your post about your daughter. You had mentioned that
>she was "tentatively" diagnosed as celiac and that she also seemed to be
>sensitive to milk.  Has your doctor done any of the celiac tests,
>immunoglobulin or biopsy?
 
Susan--she had a biopsy done which showed that her villi were "broad and
flat" and the doctor tentatively diagnosed CS.  She said she would require
a second biopsy after 6 mos of GF diet and a third after a 3 mo gluten
challenge before she could specifically diagnose CS.  No antibody tests
were done at that time.  I am concerned about this gluten challenge--I just
can't see myself giving my daughter something I know harms her, especially
since she finally seems to be feeling better after a month on the diet.
 
We have since received a second opinion, hence the treatment of Pancrease,
with the supposition of a pancreatic enzyme deficiency.  The second doctor
considered this, since "something" happened between 3-4 mos that caused her
weight to drop off noticeably, prior to the introduction of gluten.
 
I am not familiar with the amino acid profile, would you care to explain
what it is, and what you can ascertain from such tests?
 
 
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