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Posted 12/5/2011 11:16 AM (GMT -8)
I've been eating gluten free for over a year now. I still get glutened on average twice a week unintentionally. The panic attacks, chills, mood swings, sweating, etc. are just too much to handle on top of all my finals coming up and work. I made an appointment with the student health center for tomorrow morning but what are they able to do? What kind of medications do they use to treat celiac symptoms?

I know traditionallly you just stop eating gluten but apparently in my world, its almost impossible. What will they be able to do for me?

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Posted 12/5/2011 12:22 PM (GMT -8)
They prescribed me xanax .5mg as needed up to 3x a day. If anyone is interested in knowing, they can reallly only treat the symptoms; they don't even try to correct the problem.

Post Edited (All-Seeing Eye) : 12/6/2011 2:21:06 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 12/7/2011 11:55 AM (GMT -8)
There are no medications, but supplements may be helpful.

Go over to celiac.com. There are lots of college age celiacs there and they can tell you how to cope with school and food restrictions.
Posted 1/1/2012 4:46 AM (GMT -8)
Get checked for helicobacter pylori

Its a nasty bacteria that burrows in the lining of your stomach & certain foods flare it up & make your symptoms worse.

I've suffered with IBS symptoms & anxiety my whole adult life. I found Gluten Free diet in the last few years has helped tremendously & I have loads of energy, no constipation, pain, wind, mucus in stools (sorry grose I know) 20 years later I've been diagnosed with Helicobacter (why the Doctors didn't check for that when I first started getting chronic diarrhoea, cramps, weight loss etc I don't know).

My Dad's always had stomach problems, we thought it was a genetic bad stomach. He recently had a breath test & confirmed he had Helicobacter, people living together catch it off each other & I had a blood test to confirm I have it. I've had a course of antibiotics but don't feel they have worked as I don't feel any different. I feel a lot better from eating a gluten free (regular painless BM's, not anaemic etc) , low dairy diet and avoiding Vinegar & tomatoes have stopped the diarrhoea. I need to fast & do a breath test to see if it the bacteria is still present. But I recommend anyone who is having tummy troubles, constipation, diarrhoea, anaemia, infertility, miscarriage, anxiety, depression, low energy get tested for Helicobacter Pylori ASAP. Its bacterial & so easily contracted, I wouldn't be surprised if 50-80% of the population have it. Good luck!
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