Re: OT -- Damaged villi - QUESTION

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Hi , could you provide more information about the " fecal calprotectin "

test you mentioned in your email. Is this a test that can be processed in

the doctors office or a special test sent to a specialty lab (lab name and

web site if there is one)? Thanks for any additional information, Sam.

Re: OT -- Damaged villi

>I meant to add one more thing about my son's GI appointment... The doctor

>ordered a fecal calprotectin test to measure his gut inflammation. This

>should be interesting as we will have a baseline measure of my son's

>inflammation prior to SCD and can retest every so often to monitor his

>progress. I know there are others here that just started the diet -- you

>might want to request testing at this time too (simple stool test) as it is

>covered upfront by insurance (doesn't need to be run by a fancy " autism

>lab " ).

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> Rob or Sunseri wrote:

> My son's villi were normal on his scope. BTVC refers to damaged

> villi whether or not you meet the modern definition of celiac's. I'm just

> curious as to why my son's chronic diarrhea hasn't damaged his villi by

> now. He most definately has malabsorption issues and fits the description

> of someone who should benefit by specific carbs. Do those of you with ASD

> kids (who have been scoped) have damaged villi?

>

> Also some might find this interesting... BTVC talks about the mucus

> barrier caused by the inability to digest the carbs. My son was seen by

> doctor of chinese medicine who diagnosed him with " phlem of the

> intestines. " There was a language barrier, so he did not really ask me

> anything about his health -- just took his pulse in several places and

> looked at his tongue. He used acupuncture and pediatric massage and for

> the next couple of days my son expelled gobs of mucus in his poopy

> diapers. We didn't continue with the doctor as the needles were too

> traumatic.

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[Guest guest]

We are using a regular lab (Sonora Quest), although some specialty labs offer it

as well. Our ped GI doctor ordered it.

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Sam wrote:

Hi , could you provide more information about the " fecal

calprotectin "

test you mentioned in your email. Is this a test that can be processed in

the doctors office or a special test sent to a specialty lab (lab name and

web site if there is one)? Thanks for any additional information, Sam.

Re: OT -- Damaged villi

>I meant to add one more thing about my son's GI appointment... The doctor

>ordered a fecal calprotectin test to measure his gut inflammation. This

>should be interesting as we will have a baseline measure of my son's

>inflammation prior to SCD and can retest every so often to monitor his

>progress. I know there are others here that just started the diet -- you

>might want to request testing at this time too (simple stool test) as it is

>covered upfront by insurance (doesn't need to be run by a fancy " autism

>lab " ).

>

> -

>

> Rob or Sunseri wrote:

> My son's villi were normal on his scope. BTVC refers to damaged

> villi whether or not you meet the modern definition of celiac's. I'm just

> curious as to why my son's chronic diarrhea hasn't damaged his villi by

> now. He most definately has malabsorption issues and fits the description

> of someone who should benefit by specific carbs. Do those of you with ASD

> kids (who have been scoped) have damaged villi?

>

> Also some might find this interesting... BTVC talks about the mucus

> barrier caused by the inability to digest the carbs. My son was seen by

> doctor of chinese medicine who diagnosed him with " phlem of the

> intestines. " There was a language barrier, so he did not really ask me

> anything about his health -- just took his pulse in several places and

> looked at his tongue. He used acupuncture and pediatric massage and for

> the next couple of days my son expelled gobs of mucus in his poopy

> diapers. We didn't continue with the doctor as the needles were too

> traumatic.

>

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>

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