Gullible

I went to my family doctor yesterday and requested two blood tests for Celiac Disease, and she asked what my symptoms were.  I could only think of obesity as one, and she said the insurance would never pay for the tests with only that symptom.  She asked if I had diarrhea and cramping, and I said no, so she said I probably don't have Celiac Disease, and to not waste my time with blood tests and the GF diet, either.  She felt I was too gullible taking what the woman with the disease had suggested, and also said the diet was very difficult to go on, as well.

I tested negative on allergy to wheat when tested at the allergy doctor last Tuesday, so I probably don't have the disease.  Also, when I was in my early thirties, I tried a rotation diet because a blood test showed I had 24 food sensitivies at that time, including wheat products.  I cut out all these 24 foods, and I felt no change from doing so.  So I went back to the foods, and did not suffer from doing so.  I fell for another "sell" from a nurse who claimed her food sensitivites were causing her terrible arthritis, and that was fine for her, but I didn't have any change in the way I felt, so I'm not sure the blood test was even valid for me.

My food plan is working fine for me - I'm slowly losing weight, and it's not extremely restrictive (which is dieting, for me).  My doctor said I had lost 8 pounds since she last saw me, so what do I need another diet change for?

Denise Phares/kitties4

Your post made me think about a speaker I heard in DC this spring. he is a famous pediatrician in NYC. He was saying celiac diagnoses are kind of the rage now - he claims many folks who may be on that way of eating may not really need to be. However, it is not going to hurt anyone; just may be expensive.

And as for the food sensitivities, my younger DD had rashes as a young child. We took her to one allergist who deemed that she was not allergic to anything.  I knew darn well she must have been and proceeded to diagnose her myself. Turns out it was PABA in lotions - like sunscreens. She had been tested for that and no sensistivity showed up.  All I know is once I stopped using PABA lotions, she had no more rashes.

I have found that at times, our issues are beyond what doctors know and can prove. Especially obesity - most medical docs have ONE human nutrition class.

I am glad your doc recognized that what you are doing is working!