Thank you for posting this. While we all know that there are a handful of HCPs who are members here even they will admit that nutrition is not in their remit of expertise and for the majority of us who are not medically trained the knowledge that we (at whatever level) is garnered from our own experience, research and from reading and listening to others with this condition. I learned very quickly, at diagnosis, that my DNs advice about nutrition was flawed and that my GP was uninterested. Ergo I had to research but many people do not for a myriad of reasons and for some who depend on blind faith or trust the outcomes can be very poor indeed.
It was evident to me before I joined this forum that a quarter of a million members could not possibly all be HCPs and having been a member of two other 'self help/support' groups I knew that not everyone would be an expert in the field, however, I have seen here new members arriving and anticipating qualified medical help so we sometimes have to immediately make that clear.
