CF? a friend of 's has eerie symptoms, neg sweat test

[Guest guest]

's new best friend in preschool came over last week with his mom.

We got to talking and I told her that had CF. Her son was sweat

tested twice for CF. He had reflux, difficulty growing, oily stools,

salt crystals on his forehead after sleeping, and a bout of asthma and

pneumonia that landed him in the hospital for a week. He's now four and

the salt crystals and oily stools have just gone away, his mom says. And

he is now growing very well. He has in the past been diagnosed with food

allergies and is in general a very allergic child.

I think I kind of freaked out his mom, because I said that he could have

a negative sweat test but still have CF. He has never had the genetic

test for CF done. What do you all think? She decided to wait on pursuing

the bloodwork, since he is doing so well now, and if he ends up with

pulmonary problems again, to insist on it.

Just wanted input...it scared me, the part about the salt crystals and

the oil in the stool! Oh, he was also tested for celiac and that was

negative. To me, he looks pretty healthy, but he does look a bit pale

and skinny. He is quite tall though.

)O(

mama to , 2yo, w/CF, and , 4yo, no CF