outdamnspot
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I have a gastro referral that's just been sitting by the wayside for a few months because I've been feeling too depressed and unwell to pursue treatment; however, my situation has become a lot more urgent because I'm effectively down to eating only meat due to severe food intolerances (which is a diet I can't physically function on, even in my very limited capacity), and I've been rapidly losing weight.
I called the practice and was able to schedule an urgent apppointment this Monday with one of their doctors; I don't know anything about the practice, but it's a team of 5 GI doctors who supposedly work together; the doctor I'm scheduled to see doesn't really have much information or reviews online.
Anyway, my understanding is food intolerances may be connected to SIBO, but that this is also something that could fall more under the line of immunology if MCAS etc. is involved? I asked on Facebook and was given the name of a very good immunologist in my city who deals with this stuff, but the waiting list is months.
So I guess it's hard for anyone to say without knowing the doctor in particular, but I'm just wondering how much I should push the idea of SIBO and if food intolerances really is a gastro area? The last time I saw a GI doctor (when my eating issues weren't even nearly this bad) he just kind of shrugged at me when I said everything I was eating was causing inflammation. I am worried that they would more want to do a scope, which I think I'm too unwell for, but at the very least they'd probably recognize the weight loss isn't a good sign.
I called the practice and was able to schedule an urgent apppointment this Monday with one of their doctors; I don't know anything about the practice, but it's a team of 5 GI doctors who supposedly work together; the doctor I'm scheduled to see doesn't really have much information or reviews online.
Anyway, my understanding is food intolerances may be connected to SIBO, but that this is also something that could fall more under the line of immunology if MCAS etc. is involved? I asked on Facebook and was given the name of a very good immunologist in my city who deals with this stuff, but the waiting list is months.
So I guess it's hard for anyone to say without knowing the doctor in particular, but I'm just wondering how much I should push the idea of SIBO and if food intolerances really is a gastro area? The last time I saw a GI doctor (when my eating issues weren't even nearly this bad) he just kind of shrugged at me when I said everything I was eating was causing inflammation. I am worried that they would more want to do a scope, which I think I'm too unwell for, but at the very least they'd probably recognize the weight loss isn't a good sign.