Guest guest Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 We have seen him as he's at our local childrens hospital (sheffield). I believe he is a good gastro Dr and has developed new ways of endoscopy however he was not prepared to discuss gut/brain connection. When I mentioned about ADHD/autism type biochemistry he asked why I was talking to him about it as he is a gut doctor and may be my GP could put me onto the right person. I was surprised by this as on his private wesite (as he also has a clinc at Portland, London) it mentions qualification in nutrition. He did however recommend pro biotic but it was wrong sort and totally wrong dose. At the time I had made the connection between food and his constant distress. Dr T was also really good at referring on to allergy team when necessary.Charlie was very young at the time (around 8 months) and his team were willing to scope him. If you are wanting tests then I think it's a good move. I resisted at the time as he was so young and I was scared of the effect og anasthetic - now I know his genetics and poor methylation status it was the best decision I could have made He is VERY well thought of on the 'living with reflux' forum (they think he is god)! and he is their medical advisor.Let us know how you get on. Alison R hello, anyone know or been to see dr thompson, i may be taking my son and i hope to get some information regarding what tests can be anticipated from him and how he is? thanks tahira Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 We have seen him as he's at our local childrens hospital (sheffield). I believe he is a good gastro Dr and has developed new ways of endoscopy however he was not prepared to discuss gut/brain connection. When I mentioned about ADHD/autism type biochemistry he asked why I was talking to him about it as he is a gut doctor and may be my GP could put me onto the right person. I was surprised by this as on his private wesite (as he also has a clinc at Portland, London) it mentions qualification in nutrition. He did however recommend pro biotic but it was wrong sort and totally wrong dose. At the time I had made the connection between food and his constant distress. Dr T was also really good at referring on to allergy team when necessary.Charlie was very young at the time (around 8 months) and his team were willing to scope him. If you are wanting tests then I think it's a good move. I resisted at the time as he was so young and I was scared of the effect og anasthetic - now I know his genetics and poor methylation status it was the best decision I could have made He is VERY well thought of on the 'living with reflux' forum (they think he is god)! and he is their medical advisor.Let us know how you get on. Alison R hello, anyone know or been to see dr thompson, i may be taking my son and i hope to get some information regarding what tests can be anticipated from him and how he is? thanks tahira Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 We have seen him as he's at our local childrens hospital (sheffield). I believe he is a good gastro Dr and has developed new ways of endoscopy however he was not prepared to discuss gut/brain connection. When I mentioned about ADHD/autism type biochemistry he asked why I was talking to him about it as he is a gut doctor and may be my GP could put me onto the right person. I was surprised by this as on his private wesite (as he also has a clinc at Portland, London) it mentions qualification in nutrition. He did however recommend pro biotic but it was wrong sort and totally wrong dose. At the time I had made the connection between food and his constant distress. Dr T was also really good at referring on to allergy team when necessary.Charlie was very young at the time (around 8 months) and his team were willing to scope him. If you are wanting tests then I think it's a good move. I resisted at the time as he was so young and I was scared of the effect og anasthetic - now I know his genetics and poor methylation status it was the best decision I could have made He is VERY well thought of on the 'living with reflux' forum (they think he is god)! and he is their medical advisor.Let us know how you get on. Alison R hello, anyone know or been to see dr thompson, i may be taking my son and i hope to get some information regarding what tests can be anticipated from him and how he is? thanks tahira Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 hello alison, thanks for the info, yes i am waiting to see if i can get a time from him. my son is 7yrs now and his invaccinations disturbed him, the measles virus antibodies showing very high in neurooviral screen, also constipation has been big feature thru the yrs. i am on the scd but not sure how well i am doing it. he has yeast issues again fronm sneak eating sugars. i just w ant someone to help find what up wiith his tummy. stool tests in past showed lots high levels of strep, citrobacter and b. homini. he has seizures worse when he constipated. no a.e.d helps him much over the yrs, he is under jean muscroft but all the biomedical so far has not managed to sort the constipation or seizures. will let you know how i get on. a doctor has suggested antivirals for him considering the measles picture. dont know what else i can do to help his gut function better. thanks for help. tahira hello, anyone know or been to see dr thompson, i may be taking my son and i hope to get some information regarding what tests can be anticipated from him and how he is? thanks tahira Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 Hello Tahira, Hope you don't mind me butting in. My son saw gastroenterlogists at the Chelsea and Westminster in London 3 years ago. Thse of us with older children remember a time when it was very difficult to get an autistic child's gut iussues looked into by the medical profession: this was in the wake of the Lancet article and Dr Wakefield's comments about the MMR at a press conferecnce. For sme years no-onw would see our children. In our case the local paediatrician blocked referral for several years. Things seem to be better now - but I would really strongly advise you don't try and talk about autism or about vaccines with the gastroenterologist. Just talk about the gut problems and other identified health problems: they have a duty to treat your child and to investigate him if they think it clinically justified just like any other child with the same physical symptoms. I hope this helps, Margaret > > >  > > > > > > > > hello, anyone know or  been to see dr thompson, i may be taking my son and i hope  to get some information regarding what tests can be anticipated from him and  how he is? thanks tahira > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 Hello Tahira, Hope you don't mind me butting in. My son saw gastroenterlogists at the Chelsea and Westminster in London 3 years ago. Thse of us with older children remember a time when it was very difficult to get an autistic child's gut iussues looked into by the medical profession: this was in the wake of the Lancet article and Dr Wakefield's comments about the MMR at a press conferecnce. For sme years no-onw would see our children. In our case the local paediatrician blocked referral for several years. Things seem to be better now - but I would really strongly advise you don't try and talk about autism or about vaccines with the gastroenterologist. Just talk about the gut problems and other identified health problems: they have a duty to treat your child and to investigate him if they think it clinically justified just like any other child with the same physical symptoms. I hope this helps, Margaret > > >  > > > > > > > > hello, anyone know or  been to see dr thompson, i may be taking my son and i hope  to get some information regarding what tests can be anticipated from him and  how he is? thanks tahira > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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