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There are various diseases that cause childhood obesity

2/14/2011

 
Most people look at those who are obese and automatically "think" they eat too much and they live an unhealthy lifestyle. Contrary to those beliefs there are a number of diseases that can cause obesity.
As the mother of LaNiyah, I would say that I was guilty of that for years until it hit home for me. After going from doctor to doctor and coming up with the same ignorant answers we had to fight against what society and the doctors who only looked at the surface and not the root were saying and took a stance on going forward and putting as much time needed into finding out what the cause of LaNiyah's un-imaginable weight gain was stemming from. I know we weren't eating at McDonald's and Burger King everyday or housed cabinets full of junk in our home so, that misconception was squashed.

It became a job for me to do my research and not take "She's just fat" as the answer.... We went to four different doctor's to get opinions and I'd say the last two, is where we started to get answers and people that really understood our point and wanted to go deeper. They actually found out one cause which was extreme constipation after viewing one x-ray. She’s now on medication for this issue. Today we are still testing genetics and other things but, to have a team of doctors who care and see what we saw, and sincerely want to find the root of this problem is awesome!

The bottom line here people is that we must not judge a book by its cover and teach our children the same.
We must also go above our limit and fight for answers to things we don’t understand and we will then get the help we need.   - LaToya "Toyiah Marquis" White
Laurie link
3/16/2011 03:05:15 am

I listened to your interview on NPR the other day and left some resources on the NPR blog for you. In case you haven't been able to access it, I would like to suggest a few things. While she might not have it, she sounds like she could possibly have Prader Willi syndrome.

My daughter has Prader Willi Syndrome, and there are 4 different subtypes (which means different testing methods). Find a good geneticist and endocrinologist. One of the best in the world (in my opinion and many others, she has her own fan page) is Dr. Jennifer Miller from Gainesville Fl. She specializes in PWS. I am also one of the administrators for Prader Willi Problem Solving and Solutions Exchange on Facebook and I invite you go join our group - we have members who do not have a PWS diagnosis but have the symptoms and join for support on the hyperphagia and unexplained obesity issues.

I've linked the NPR program and your daughter's book to our pages... I think her book could help a lot of our young people and I am so impressed by her!

Laurie Stuckey

Laurie
3/16/2011 03:06:10 am

OOPS! I forgot this source...
pwsausa.org

Steph
3/23/2011 11:12:12 am

Your daughter is beautiful. Good for you on seeking real answers and not just listening to what the first doctor says.

One area you may have explored but I'd like to suggest is Cushings Syndrome. Most doctors don't really know how to adequately test for this and they rule it out too quickly.

I don't know if she has many symptoms for it, but it causes obesity.

Best of luck to you and your daughter. Congrats on the book!!

Danielle Tyree
4/3/2011 03:22:38 pm

LaNiyah-

You are a very bright, beautiful and amazing young woman. I read about you on the Tribune's website and wanted to make sure to let you know how great a job you are doing.

Many years ago, I was in your situation. I was always big for my age, but around 10, I got really overweight. It didn't matter what I ate, it all seemed to make it worse.

I know what you are experiencing with bullying and name-calling. I still remember the names I was called, by far the most hurtful was Daniellifant. I hope that by speaking out, people will be less cruel and hurtful to you. You don't deserve it, no one does.

Just remember you are beautiful and smart. I know how bad it feels and how much crying that I went through. You will get through it, because you're strong. Much stronger than most are at you age.

Keep up the good work and know that as mean as people are, it's because they don't know how it feels to be treated this way. Hopefully by you speaking about it, they will see the harm they have/will do and change.

All the best-

Danielle Tyree


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