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#1 Kylie

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Posted 22 April 2009 - 05:11 PM

Hi,

So I have a random question. I was reading somewhere the other day (some other post on the forum) about complications from Celiac and birth control. I was reading that someone was worried about how effective her birth control would be if she got glutened. There was also talk about after a glutening if the stomach would still absorb the medication properly until the villi had healed. Has anyone else considered this? I hadn’t thought about it until I read the post, but am now very curious. Let me know if you have any insight!

~Kylie~

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#2 Thommy-girl1

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Posted 27 April 2009 - 03:13 PM

I'm not sure how effective it would be after contamination, but a good question would be if the birth control itself should contain gluten in the makeup (i.e. coatings and fillers). I always have to check with my pharmacist if any medications I am being administered contain gluten. Also (a little off subject, but something any girl with celiac should know), some feminine products may contain gluten, such as the adhesive on some pads. I didn't even think about it until my mother, who was diagnosed five years ago, brought up that she was getting rashes on her thighs from her pads. Lo and behold, the adhesive contained gluten. Just FYI.

#3 hannahp57

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Posted 17 June 2009 - 12:37 PM

http://www.glutenfre.../Glutenlist.pdf
i found this a couple months ago... i had started a new borth control (the generic of ortho tri cyclen) and had gotten very ill about two weeks into it. so i started looking up ingredients. somewhere on this list is the birth controls that were safe at the time of printing. i would always try to keep updated though.. try to find current infor. i just thought this would be a place to start.
as for me, i have been on birth control successfully for almost two years now. i have been glutened pretty seriously at least twice and have not had any pregnancy scares. however, i do feel it is plausable that a glutening could lead to a pill not being absorbed.
for me, a glutening means one day of stomach issues, two at the most. and if you miss one pill you're usually still protected. (note: this is in no way scientific, just my own logic. so i could TOTALLY be wrong) i would however feel safe in saying if you've been glutened and say have the D for a few days it may be a good idea to use another form of BC.