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[quote=Anonymous]DD is 17 and most likely has a condition that I was diagnosed with at age 40, but looking back I had been having symptoms pretty much as long as I can remember. It is not life threatening, but will require some lifestyle modification in terms of activity levels (mostly) and diet (to a lesser extent). She is also a major drama queen and frequently has physical complaints. So far, I have said nothing with a name on it, or anything specific to problems running in the family, but I will encourage her to do certain activities over others--sort of like "I wish I had done such and such as a kid/teen, because then I'd be healthier now". Would you get very specific with a teen at this point, like you better do this now, or you won't be able to when you're my age, because this is what happens with this condition? Or just keep it simple and not label it?[/quote]
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