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<blockquote data-quote="Josie" data-source="post: 291483" data-attributes="member: 1792"><p>Of course the doctors ask about regular nutrition. It is the gluten free thing they don't believe. </p><p> </p><p>The gluten free diet isn't unhealthy and doesn't need close supervision. A full elimination diet or other more extreme diet is different. </p><p> </p><p>In my experience, the difference between a mainstream doctor and an alternative one is the mainstream doctor will run the test (let's say for celiac disease) and if it is negative will say there is no problem. Or that the problem is anxiety or stress. An alternative doctor will say even though the test is negative, some people don't tolerate gluten well and mention the diet could be tried.</p><p> </p><p>Another example that I know less about but have read in passing is thyroid. Apparently, there are doctors that believe the normal range needs to be different and will treat for thyroid problems before others. There are some happy patients that have felt better with this method. If I thought I had thyroid problems, I would investigate this further. I might end up going to a doctor that I knew treated thyroid problems this way. He probably would treat a lot of people that way because people would be going to him for that treatment. </p><p> </p><p>That is an example of what I mean by doing your own research, listening to other people with similar conditions to see what works, and deciding what to do. If you don't do your own research, you might not even know that there are other possibilities.</p><p> </p><p>It's possible I would be wrong but if the regular doctors don't know what is wrong or don't believe there is a problem and are offering no help, they could be wrong, too.</p><p> </p><p>It took a long time to know for sure that gluten was causing my daughter's GI symptoms. That was really mostly my fault because I was suspicious right from the very first time I gave it to her. I should have gone with my mommy instinct and not let the doctors convince me I was wrong.</p><p> </p><p>For my daughter with ODD and myself, the girlfriend diet was a quick fix. We did it and we could tell. I could tell in myself by the second day. I am probably going to have to do the total elimination diet for my other daughter to see what else might be happening with her. I am sure that will be a more painful process.</p><p> </p><p>I am really just putting all of this out here because my family's experience with alternative doctors has been positive. I have gone to some that told me to do things that I haven't done and I've never gone back. Some of it sounded too far out there for even me (and especially husband) but some of it was I just didn't get organized enough to follow through, so I don't know if they would have helped or not. Most of the ones we have seen are MD's that also believe in alternative treatments.</p><p> </p><p>The original post that started this thread is the kind of thing that would start my research. To just dismiss it because it sounds too good to be true or because it is alternative obviously saves money and time, but it might mean missing what could be an answer for someone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Josie, post: 291483, member: 1792"] Of course the doctors ask about regular nutrition. It is the gluten free thing they don't believe. The gluten free diet isn't unhealthy and doesn't need close supervision. A full elimination diet or other more extreme diet is different. In my experience, the difference between a mainstream doctor and an alternative one is the mainstream doctor will run the test (let's say for celiac disease) and if it is negative will say there is no problem. Or that the problem is anxiety or stress. An alternative doctor will say even though the test is negative, some people don't tolerate gluten well and mention the diet could be tried. Another example that I know less about but have read in passing is thyroid. Apparently, there are doctors that believe the normal range needs to be different and will treat for thyroid problems before others. There are some happy patients that have felt better with this method. If I thought I had thyroid problems, I would investigate this further. I might end up going to a doctor that I knew treated thyroid problems this way. He probably would treat a lot of people that way because people would be going to him for that treatment. That is an example of what I mean by doing your own research, listening to other people with similar conditions to see what works, and deciding what to do. If you don't do your own research, you might not even know that there are other possibilities. It's possible I would be wrong but if the regular doctors don't know what is wrong or don't believe there is a problem and are offering no help, they could be wrong, too. It took a long time to know for sure that gluten was causing my daughter's GI symptoms. That was really mostly my fault because I was suspicious right from the very first time I gave it to her. I should have gone with my mommy instinct and not let the doctors convince me I was wrong. For my daughter with ODD and myself, the girlfriend diet was a quick fix. We did it and we could tell. I could tell in myself by the second day. I am probably going to have to do the total elimination diet for my other daughter to see what else might be happening with her. I am sure that will be a more painful process. I am really just putting all of this out here because my family's experience with alternative doctors has been positive. I have gone to some that told me to do things that I haven't done and I've never gone back. Some of it sounded too far out there for even me (and especially husband) but some of it was I just didn't get organized enough to follow through, so I don't know if they would have helped or not. Most of the ones we have seen are MD's that also believe in alternative treatments. The original post that started this thread is the kind of thing that would start my research. To just dismiss it because it sounds too good to be true or because it is alternative obviously saves money and time, but it might mean missing what could be an answer for someone. [/QUOTE]
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