Guest guest Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 Okay , now I am really confused!! I watched the show, and are they saying the lady went crazy and killed her child becasue of a defficiency of niacin, caused by Celiac???. Sorry, but I dont theink Celiac needs that kind of press. please some one set me straight... Amy in Central AR ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- She had a vitamin deficincey, since her villi was flattened she couldnt absorb. So, due to the lack of vitamins, she began to hear voices. The voices told her to kill her son. She attempted to smother him, but they revived him. The meds they gave him werent absorbed by the son (since his villi was also flattened) so he died to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 Okay , now I am really confused!! I watched the show, and are they saying the lady went crazy and killed her child becasue of a defficiency of niacin, caused by Celiac???. Sorry, but I dont theink Celiac needs that kind of press. please some one set me straight... Amy in Central AR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 I'm not a House watcher but watched most of it tonight (had to keep checking the score of the Pistons game!) and that's what I got out of it too! I wasn't all that impressed by the portrayal of Celiac. House episode Okay , now I am really confused!! I watched the show, and are they saying the lady went crazy and killed her child becasue of a defficiency of niacin, caused by Celiac???. Sorry, but I dont theink Celiac needs that kind of press. please some one set me straight... Amy in Central AR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 Maybe I will be in the minority, but I didn't hate House tonight. (well, at least, I love to hate him....) Yes, it was extreme. Yes, people could choose to say that it gives Celiac a bad name. However, I think that it also showed that untreated Celiac is serious business...that it leads to serious consequences...that it isn't something to take lightly or pish- posh. Anyone familiar with House will have to admit that they had at least suspect it would go to the extreme...it always does! I think that it will make people stop and think about Celiac in a more serious way. The way they talked about the things that can happen when the villi are flattened was serious and straightforward...the other drama was part of the show, but the Celiac information was correct. They were also good about pointing out that stress can trigger it into becoming full-blown CD. C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 I think I read somewhere that gluten can be expressed in breast milk. At the beginning of the episode they showed a breast pump on the dresser, which I am guessing was a bit of a hint. I am positive that I exposed my son (my little SillyYak) to gluten from nursing him...right from the beginning he showed symptoms, which only diminished when I put him on a GF formula (although at the time I didn't know about the gluten part anyhow...just got lucky). I don't know for sure, but that is my feeling.. C > > I do agree, it was an unfortunate story line to bring to light Celiac > disease for the public that is unaware of it. And unfortunately i > think they took it too far- the mother killing her baby is all that > will be remembered and associated with CD. I love the show, so i was > bummed about where they went with the story. > I was however interested in the fact that the baby had flattened villi > already as new as he was. Is this truly possible? I thought the damage > wouldn't actually take place until the child was really eating wheat > full on. I am interested because my daughter was that exact > baby= " Colicky " all the time but the damage didn't become " visible " > and then diagosed till 17 months. Could her villi have been damaged > from the very beginning?? This part was the part of the show that > stuck with me, that i would like to know more about. If anyone knows, > would love to hear on this particular issue. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 -Actually that is a great point because while thinking it got a little extreme, i was thinking wow this could show family and friends that dont' seem to be " getting it " exactly how serious it can be if left untreated. A friend of mine recently sent me an email telling me her teenage nephew was just diagnosed- in addition to physical ailments he suffers from social, mental and emotional problems as well from years of malnutrition. so not hard to believe that it could lead to such tragedy... -- In SillyYaks , " cyebel " wrote: > > Maybe I will be in the minority, but I didn't hate House tonight. > (well, at least, I love to hate him....) > > Yes, it was extreme. Yes, people could choose to say that it gives > Celiac a bad name. However, I think that it also showed that > untreated Celiac is serious business...that it leads to serious > consequences...that it isn't something to take lightly or pish- > posh. > > Anyone familiar with House will have to admit that they had at least > suspect it would go to the extreme...it always does! > > I think that it will make people stop and think about Celiac in a > more serious way. The way they talked about the things that can > happen when the villi are flattened was serious and > straightforward...the other drama was part of the show, but the > Celiac information was correct. > > They were also good about pointing out that stress can trigger it > into becoming full-blown CD. > > C > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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