Guest guest Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 kathy, i've heard of dr. krigsman, and saw him speak at a DAN conference. what is the benefit of having the diagnosis he gave you? is there anything he or you can do about it now that you know what it is? i've avoided taking my son to him because i was afraid of invasive procedures, and wasn't sure knowing what it was would be helpful. paula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 kathy, the poor kid. i hope it helps. would you mind letting me know if the medications kick in and actually do the job? we live on long island.... hoping for the best. paula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 a, Abby was supposed to have been scoped in Atlanta in 1998 by a GI that was going to do a " study " . She was going to get scoped and also get secretin at the same time. He had us put her back on Gluten and everything so he could check for problems with that. ish Rite in Atlanta scrubbed it because they didn't see the need to scope all those kids. Anyway, to make a long story short Abby had diarrhea from a one month old due to antibiotics and probably the Hepatitis B shot. She became severely allergic to breast milk(dairy in) after that and had vaginal yeast infections. She actually started slipping into autism at 6 months old. At 9 months she had no muscle tone at all. Anyway, she has been dairy free since a baby and gluten free since age 3. She used to have diarrhea until the gluten came out and severe behavior. Then shortly after at around age 4 or so she became severely constipated. She has had it all. Food allergies, yeast, clostridia, diarrhea, constipation, etc. etc. About a year ago she started some really bad reflux and it just starting getting worse. My husband and I have seen her suffer for so long we started going down to Florida to Dr. Bradstreet and really just knew Dr. Krigsman was the way to go next. We saw him in Florida and he said he could really help Abby. We bit the bullet and went to Long Island during the coldest temps. they've had in 100 years!!!!Sure enough she got the UC diagnosis and also inflamed esophagus. It was bad news but kind of a relief. My child has been irritable her whole life, severe transition problems, some SIB and just never feels well. We just felt the need to finally know and her samples are also in some important studies as well. I feel 100% sure they will find the measles virus in her tissue samples. Anyway, she is taking Sulfazalzaline now and Prescription Prilosec and I just feel good that Dr. K. is there for us. He is awesome and loves these kids and respects the moms and actually listens. I am just hoping when the medication kicks in that Abby will feel better but am doing the diet to make sure she gets better. Sorry so long!!!!! Kathy mom of Abby-9, ASD & UC and Hannah-13 Re: kathy--dr. krigsman > kathy, > i've heard of dr. krigsman, and saw him speak at a DAN conference. what is > the benefit of having the diagnosis he gave you? is there anything he or you > can do about it now that you know what it is? i've avoided taking my son to > him because i was afraid of invasive procedures, and wasn't sure knowing what > it was would be helpful. > paula > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Thanks a, Actually the first week on it was tough but her stool color has changed from mustard yellow with lots of undigested food to a normal brown color. She is still somewhat constipated and always has a bottom rash but he says the change of color is the first step. Thanks for caring.......... Kathy p.s be glad you are so close by to so much help.........we live in NC and have not much of anything here! Re: kathy--dr. krigsman > kathy, > the poor kid. i hope it helps. would you mind letting me know if the > medications kick in and actually do the job? we live on long island.... > hoping for the best. > paula > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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