Diagnosis&Testing

=﻿Diagnosis and Testing =
 * Cystic Fibrosis affects each person and their bodies differently


 * To test for Cystic Fibrosis a sweat test is used and the amount of salts in the sweat determines if you have Cystic Fibrosis.


 * Symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis usually start the first year of life, or later on in childhood.


 * When a baby is born with Cystic Fibrosis the baby has a swollen stomach or is vomitting.


 * As the child grows poor weight gain, smelly stool, lung infections, sinus infections, wheezing, coughing, and a salty frosty on the skin are all factors of Cystic Fibrosis.