Re: Re: carriers

[Guest guest]

My daughter is a r and does have problems .. Not as bad as my boys at

all but they are still there. The Dr's at Kessler Air Force Base that did

the testing said it was normal for rs to have the Problems. My

daughter has Asthma and Pancreatitis and is seen regularly here at the

hospital for it. Wow I never knew that rs were seen as not showing any

symptoms Well my daughter does then again my family is the odd balls also

LOL.. My boys sweat Neg but positive in the DNA.

Katy

I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this

world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.

16:33

-- Re: carriers

Jill,

Yes, there have been studies that show CF carriers can have CF symptoms, but

often not to the degree of pwcf, and certainly not life

shortening. I've heard of lots of CF carriers with chronic bouts of asthma,

pancreatitis, sinusitus, bronchitis, gall bladder problems, etc.

The Danish (or was it the Swedish?) did a study showing that female CF

carriers have a higher rate of asthma than non-CF carriers.

Also, CF carriers often are low in DHA, which is an omega-3 essential fatty

acid. When you're low, you have greater risk of

inflammatory symptoms/diseases.

Kim

> ok, here's my question. I hesitated to ask but I've finally broken down. I

ve tried to find out about cf carriers and symptoms. As I've

said before, I am a carrier. I have the W1282X gene mutation. Since I save

copies of medical reports, I pulled out my gene mutation

study. It was done in 2000 and it appears they tested 33 " common " mutations.

The report says that " this individual is at least a carrier

for cf... "

> In the research I've tried to do, it seems to indicate that carriers don't

have symptoms. However, I have 3 of the " cf " symptoms- I

have chronic pancreatitis, chronic sinusitis and asthma. I know that there's

probably a link with the pancreatitis but what about the

other 2?

> I guess I'm wondering if anyone has seen any research suggesting that

carriers can be symptomatic. Possibly, it's purely

coincidence, but I'm curious.

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> Thanks,

> Jill- aunt to 6- 1 w/cf

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[Guest guest]

and I both suffer bowel issues, diarhea, constipation, pain etc. I

also have endometriosis, inflammatory issue and yes i am low in DHA.

has always got sinis issues.

monique

Re: carriers

> Its funny u should bring that ^...ive been assured carriers dont have

> symptoms...but i would SWEAR we do.Are we ALL suffering coincidences?

> Cant wait to hear what others say...i disagree with the dr.s.Theyve

> been wrong countless times before.

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> Patty, mom to Tyler8wcf and 2 wocf

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> > ok, here's my question. I hesitated to ask but I've finally broken

> down. I've tried to find out about cf carriers and symptoms. As I've

> said before, I am a carrier. I have the W1282X gene mutation. Since I

> save copies of medical reports, I pulled out my gene mutation study.

> It was done in 2000 and it appears they tested 33 " common " mutations.

> The report says that " this individual is at least a carrier for cf... "

> > In the research I've tried to do, it seems to indicate that

> carriers don't have symptoms. However, I have 3 of the " cf " symptoms-

> I have chronic pancreatitis, chronic sinusitis and asthma. I know

> that there's probably a link with the pancreatitis but what about the

> other 2?

> > I guess I'm wondering if anyone has seen any research suggesting

> that carriers can be symptomatic. Possibly, it's purely coincidence,

> but I'm curious.

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> > Thanks,

> > Jill- aunt to 6- 1 w/cf

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