Re: Doctor in New England that can help?

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try dr. lynch in northhampton, MA. he is very good

here is the website

http://www.northamptonwellness.com/

darshana

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> Does anyone know of any doctors in New England who helps to sort

> through all this stuff? My son is 9 with high functioning asd and

> gastrointestinal problems, food aversion, food sensitivities, and

> tics/seizures that just started when we went off of the SCD diet due

> to not enough caloric intake because is becoming sensitive to

> everything he eats. Has had an upper endoscopy and has inflammation,

> bumps, ulcers and flattened villi. Doctors at Children's hospital

> have not said too much...I'm waiting a month between each

appointment

> and don't know when it will be pulled together if ever. Looking into

> Celiac, Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis, and going to be seeing a

> genetisist for a possible Mitochondrial disorder? He is very high

> functioning and doesn't appear as autistic as he was when he was

> little but food issues and gi problems continue. I wonder if we are

> going to get anywhere at Children's. I am discouraged right now.

> One thing I know is that when we tried an amino acid based elemental

> formula to get his calorie intake up he went bonkers and developed

> eye tics that look like possible petit mal siezures, they stopped

> when we stopped the formula but are starting up again...probably

> because he is eating tapioca/rice bread which is not SCD compliant.

> I have never looked into finding a DAN doctor but I am feeling that

> he needs one. Sorry so long...needed to talk...

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