Jump to content
This site uses cookies. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. More Info... ×

  • Welcome to Celiac.com!

    You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):

    Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Celiac.com!
    eNewsletter
    Donate

"house"

jknnej

By jknnej
in Coping with Celiac Disease

Recommended Posts

jknnej Collaborator
jknnej
Posted

Tonight on Fox's show "House" (a GREAT show by the way), a woman having seizures and trying to kill her infant was admitted into the hospital. Baby dies; woman has stomach cancer and nutritional deficiencies that led to delusions.

Can you guess why? That's right; the baby and mother had Celiac Disease. The dr's couldn't figure out why they could not save the baby; turns out the meds had gluten in them. Baby had flattened villi as did mom.

Mom feels so guilty she killed her baby she refuses cancer treatment. That's where the story ends.

Wow, can't believe they put it on House!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
Posted

We've had Open Original Shared Link on it. ;-)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
nettiebeads Apprentice
nettiebeads
Posted
Tonight on Fox's show "House" (a GREAT show by the way), a woman having seizures and trying to kill her infant was admitted into the hospital. Baby dies; woman has stomach cancer and nutritional deficiencies that led to delusions.

Can you guess why? That's right; the baby and mother had Celiac Disease. The dr's couldn't figure out why they could not save the baby; turns out the meds had gluten in them. Baby had flattened villi as did mom.

Mom feels so guilty she killed her baby she refuses cancer treatment. That's where the story ends.

Wow, can't believe they put it on House!

I watched it. Sort of disappointed, but at least the disease was on national TV!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
bluejeangirl Contributor
bluejeangirl
Posted

Yes I did see it. I suppose people think all celiacs are crazy killers now. It was interesting to actually see blunted villi. I would love to have a picture of healthy villi and next to it the damaged blunted villi on my refrigerator. That would take away any urge to eat gluten. Ugghh.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
nettiebeads Apprentice
nettiebeads
Posted
Yes I did see it. I suppose people think all celiacs are crazy killers now. It was interesting to actually see blunted villi. I would love to have a picture of healthy villi and next to it the damaged blunted villi on my refrigerator. That would take away any urge to eat gluten. Ugghh.

Yeah, I agree with you on how celiac was presented. I was wishing House could have said something along the line of the patient's symptoms as being A-typical. But at least it was out there.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
JenAnderson Rookie
JenAnderson
Posted

I haven't heard voices in my head for a looong time.... :P Wonder where they went and can I go too....

Link to comment
Share on other sites
key Contributor
key
Posted

I never watch the show, but my cousin called and asked if I had Celiac? She thought that is what we had and she was excited that she saw it on tv. It was funny though when she started telling me what happened. Does that happen in real life with people and celiac?? Probably not typical!!!

Monica

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


Guest Viola
Guest Viola
Posted

I saw it too ... and yes it was very dramatic, but what could you expect from a dramatic TV show. At least some things were factual .. like the vitamin K defficency causing bleeding, which is why I ended up with a total hysterectomy before I was diagnosed ... I was literally bleeding .. well, maybe not to death, but close to it. And when you think of it, no, we are not murderers, but we certainly have some very bad mood shifts.. just ask some of our familys :lol:

Link to comment
Share on other sites
againstthegrain Newbie
againstthegrain
Posted

I saw it. I thought it was an interesting way to present celiac. I am not sure how much it got arcoss to the public that it is more common than was once thought.

I liked the ending where they show the flattened villi. Now I need to get a copy of my own so I can remind myself of how bad it gets if I were to eat gluten

Link to comment
Share on other sites
debmidge Rising Star
debmidge
Posted

although I didn't see the show, the next day a number of my co workers came up to me to let me know they saw the show and wanted to know more about celiac. It opened a conversation that would not usually be spoken about. Some of them knew my husband has celiac disease & some didn't but during lunchtime in cafeteria they mentioned show and I just casually menitioned that my husb. has celiac disease.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A19):


  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      121,196
    • Most Online (within 30 mins)
      7,748
    Betty Livingston
    Newest Member
    Betty Livingston
    Joined
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A20):

  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      120.3k
    • Total Posts
      1m
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A22):



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A21):


  • Upcoming Events

  • Posts

    • Soleihey
      Lymph nodes

      By Soleihey · Posted

      Has anyone experimenced enlarged lymph nodes with celiac? Both in the neck and groin area. Imaging of both areas have said that lymph nodes are reactive in nature. However, they have been present for months and just wondering how long this may take to go down. Been gluten-free for about two months. Blood counts are normal.
    • Kmd2024
      Isolated DPG-Iga

      By Kmd2024 · Posted

      Hmm interesting I just assumed that any “IGA” tests including the DPG iga would be negative in a person who is IGA deficient but maybe that is not the case for the DPG test.
    • Scott Adams
      Constant low back, abdominal and pelvic pain!

      By Scott Adams · Posted

      If you were just diagnosed I can say that if you go 100% gluten-free should should see dramatic improvement of your symptoms over the next few months, but the hard part is to stay gluten-free. This article has some detailed information on how to be 100% gluten-free, so it may be helpful (be sure to also read the comments section.):    
    • trents
      Isolated DPG-Iga

      By trents · Posted

      From the article I linked above: DGP-IgA and DGP-IgG (Deamidated Gliadin Peptide) Blood Tests for Celiac Disease These tests measure the levels of antibodies in the blood, but specifically targets deamidated gliadin peptides, which are a type of gluten protein that can trigger an immune response in people with celiac disease. The test is not always included in adults, but should be in cases with IgA deficiency.  I'm not sure if this is a grammatical error or not but in the context, two tests are being spoken of together so it could be intended to say, "These tests". I'll ask Scott about that.
    • Kmd2024
      Isolated DPG-Iga

      By Kmd2024 · Posted

      No they did not run a total IGA. But wouldn’t the DPG-IGA also be negative also if I was IGA deficient? They did also run a TTG-IGG and a DPG-IGG and they were also negative.
×
×
  • Create New...