Month: July 2013

Four years ago I was “fired” by my gastroenterologist. My son had not one but TWO copies of the gene HLA-DQ2 and two copies of HLA-DQ8. He flunked the IgA tissue transmutase test by a factor of ten, had ALL and I do mean all of the classic symptoms (he looked just like the kid in the textbook right down to the bloating and canker sores) and all symptoms improved dramatically or disappeared within weeks of converting to a gluten-free diet. So when they wanted me to put him back on gluten for a endoscope and biopsy, I refused. I saw no point. What were we looking for? Really. Why poison the kid and knock him out? It reminded me of when they wanted to MRI my knee after I had a torn ACL. I had a knee that came apart and bent backwards. Was there really any doubt? The gastroenterologist did not like my attitude and so that was the end of that. However, it turns out that the EU does agree with me. And now so does the Mayo Clinic. In this recent video from the celiac expert at the Mayo Clinic, they discuss how if a child is like mine, where his IgA scores are off the charts, AND he has genes, AND he presents in a classical manner, AND everything improves dramatically after only a...