Gluten Free Chattanooga

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"Diagnosed... Now what?"

Gluten Free Chattanooga is excited to launch our New Year with our first meeting on February 23, 2010 at 7 pm! We will be back at Memorial Health System in their Community Room. We are thrilled to have Dr. Patel and Ms. Susie Lynch speaking to us about what happens after the diagnosis, what kind of physician follow up we should have, what if we didn't test positive for Celiac yet still are gluten intolerant and all sorts of other hot topics!

The Physicians of Digestive Health Associates, PC specialize in diseases of the digestive system and the liver.

They have two locations for your convenience. The main office is located at Memorial Hospital Medical Building East and a satellite office is located at Hutcheson Medical Center in the Medical Professional Building.

Jon Paul Davis
Jon Paul began working with HHM as an intern in January 2008. He started as a full time staff accountant in January 2009. Jon Paul works primarily in the audit and tax departments. HHM will provide a short presentation concerning the new 2009 tax return filing updates for individuals. They will also present the correct way to account medical expense deductions. A short question and answer period will follow. George, Will and Jon Paul will be on hand after the meeting to go into more detail and answer any additional questions.

Vijay P. Patel, M.D.
Dr. Patel completed Medical School in Bombay, Indi in 1984. Upon completing his Residency Program in Internal Medicine, at Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center, located in Bronx, NY in 1988 he then was accepted into a Fellowship in Gastroenterology at the University of South Florida. Upon completion of his Fellowship he moved to Chattanooga and began Private practice in 1990 where he then received his Board Certification in Gastroenterology in 1991 by the American Board of Gastroenterology. Dr. Patel is licensed in both Tennessee and Georgia as a Medical Doctor. Dr. Patel, his wife, Alka, and their two children live in Chattanooga.

SusieLynch , FNP
Susie is a native of Pensacola, Florida, and earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Florida in 1991. As a registered nurse, she worked in intensive care, cardiac progressive care, surgical oncology, and home health. She earned a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 1997. Since becoming a Family Nurse Practitioner, she has worked in the field of Asthma, Immunology and Allergy and Internal Medicine. Susie brought her vast medical experience to the Gastroenterology field and joined our practice in 2006. Susie lives in Chattanooga with her husband and two children.

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Celiac disease affects people differently and not all symptoms are evident. Common celiac symptoms include diarrhea, stomach pain, weight loss and, in some children, delayed growth. For others, the symptoms are subtle, such as bloating or excess gas. Fatigue, weakness, joint pain and migraines are also reported, and the diagnosis is often anemia, chronic fatigue syndrome, stress, or irritable bowel syndrome. Without treatment, celiac disease increases the risk of malnutrition, osteoporosis, certain digestive tract cancers and other disorders such as Type 1 diabetes and thyroid disease. Celiac disease occurs in one of 133 people and 1.5 million Americans have the disease. The only treatment is a 100% gluten free diet.

Gluten Free Chattanooga hosted its first educational and enhancement group meeting on August 25, 2009 at Erlanger Hospital. Dr. Drago Tolosa of T.C. Thompson's Children's Hospital, part of the Erlanger Health System will spoke on celiac disease, gluten intolerance, the importance of the gluten free diet and a proper diagnosis.