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Question: From Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania, USA:
My four year old grandson has had brittle type 1 diabetes with seizures for over two years. He now has chronic bowel problems. Is this bowel problem a spinoff of his diabetes?
Answer:
It is very unlikely that he has diabetes-related bowel problems at this age and after such a short duration of diabetes. However, depending upon his symptoms, his doctors may consider testing for celiac disease which is an autoimmune problem more common in those with diabetes.
DTQ-20000703224712
Original posting 3 Oct 2000
Posted to Complications
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Last Updated: Sun Jan 15 12:18:20 2006
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