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<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>>

I wrote: "Can anyone tell me what kind of questions I should ask a
prospective doctor to determine if he's qualified to treat celiac disease
and/or is sympathetic to its attending problems?"

I received about a dozen replies.  People suggested the following questions:

1. Ask the Dr. if he's ever diagnosed celiacs, how many, and does he/she
have any celiac patients now.  If so, how many?  If the numbers are few in
these categories, you may want to find another doctor.

2. Ask the doctor what the usual protocol is.

3. Ask what books the doctor recommends for you to read.  The person
responding said she found that many doctors go ballistic if you sound like
you're an intelligent patient and she wants them to recognize her as a
thinking person, not one to "practice" on.  (I liked this one!)

4. Look for a university specialist known for celiac management.  It's well
worth the trip.

5. One person said CSA/USA had a list of doctors who were members.  She also
said that somewhere on the website she saw state by state listings and a
person with a phone number.  (This sounded interesting.  Does anyone know
how to find this website?)

6.Ask the doctor what his opinions are regarding the sensitivities claimed
by some and to tell you more about the disease.  This way you can test his
knowledge.

7. Call immunologists in your yellow pages and ask them if it is their area
of speciality.

I'd like to thank everyone who took the time to respond.  Some of the
questions I'd already figured out, but there were several excellent
suggestions which I had never thought of.

Lani
Stoneham, ME

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