Medicine for sinus problems in celiac disease, and with stomach ulcers.

[Andrew Kelly]

My wife has celiac disease and stomach ulcers, has sinus problems. She can't take Sudafed is there any products out there that can help her. thank you.

[Scott Adams]

Is she able to take Claritin? This is what I use for allergy sinus issues.

[cyclinglady]

I use antihistamines, like cetirizine Hydrochloride (Costco Allertec), Claritin, or Zyrtec and they are gluten free.    But that just helps with runny noses, itchy eyes and hives.  I do use a Nedi pot (found at any big box store) for sinus congestion.  It works great and is safe.  Has she been evaluated for sinus polyps?  Those are often related to autoimmune disorders. 😥

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4089516/#__ffn_sectitle

Even the Mayo Clinc recommends the Nedi Pot:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/nasal-polyps/symptoms-causes/syc-20351888

[U2Jeanine]

Hi, I am dogsitting and my allergies are in full swing. I asked a pharmacist if Zyrtec contained gluten or lactose because I do know a lot of people who are Celiac take it with no problems. The pharmacist took her time researching and returned to inform me that it does contain corn gluten. It was the gelcaps. I did not ask about other of their products. But I did feel the pharmacist was a good source of information I could trust.

 

[trents]

Corn gluten is okay for Celiacs. Actually, all grains contain some form of gluten but it's only the gluten found in wheat, barley and rye that we have to avoid. So when the Celiac community speaks of avoiding "gluten" we are actually referring to those three grains.

U2Jeanie, welcome aboard! Not sure where you live but if in the USA, Costco sells their store brand (Kirkland) "Aller-Tek" equivalent of Zyrtec and it states on the bottle it is gluten free.

[GFinDC]

I think the Kroger brand Benedryl equivalent is gluten-free also.