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Hospital fed me gluten

MelissaLMandrick

By MelissaLMandrick
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The only time I get glutened is when I was in a hospital setting but I had proof and the endoscopy test stated that I have been exposed. There is nothing I can do. I suffer for years because of it. What can be done to provide safety or have a professional teach dietary celiac safety and make sure that no one is cross contamination. Have a place to call if you expect the hospital  is not preparing your food right and what compensation could one get because a hospital  feed them gluten while in their care. 

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Are you saying that years ago you were in a hospital that fed you gluten, even though they knew you had celiac disease, and you've had ongoing celiac disease symptoms ever since then? How long were you in the hospital, and how long ago was this?

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It happened 3 years ago and another time a year and a half ago. 

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This isn't the first time we've heard this story, and many with celiac disease are in fear of ever having to stay in a hospital, elder care facility, etc., as there are many bad stories that have been shared about such experiences on this site.

As far as legal action goes, this would be a civil matter, and many states limit the time period that you can file a lawsuit to a year after an incident that might cause you harm or financial loss. If you are serious about following up on this you would need to speak with an attorney in your state who handle accident/injury cases.

Have you been 100% gluten-free aside from those episodes? If so, you should have recovered by now.

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Im still have blood in my vomit and lost my gallbladder becuse of it. And had seizures for 2 years do to vitamin deficiency. 

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It sounds like you need to focus now on your recovery, and that's why this site is here. Are you taking a good gluten-free multi-vitamin and mineral supplement? 

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.):

 

 

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