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Fish And Lettuce Questions

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lilleroy family
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I have heard that reportedly consumption of fish/seafood and etc is not good for celiacs? has anyone else ever heard this? Also what about lettuces is there any concern there? Any help someone can give would be beneficial.

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I don't know...........I hadn't heard of that.........

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I'm not sure here you heard celiacs couldn't eat fish but it's definitely not true. People who also have DH sometimes have to stop eating shellfish with iodine until the DH clears up, but that's it. There have also been rumors about barley in farming ponds getting all over the fish or wheat in the fish feed shwoing up in the meat -- none of which is true or a concern. Plain fish is one of the restaurant staples for people with celiac.

richard

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flagbabyds
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i have never gotten sick rfom fish

lilleroy family Rookie
lilleroy family
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Thanks everyone, its a lengthy deal but I have an ex spouse who seems to believe that our daughter whom is also a celiac should not and cannot consume fish, she has never had Dh but that is his opinion and ventimentally states I am poisoning her if I allow the consumption of fish in my home. I am a celiac myself and we live near the ocean so its not even a matter of pond fish. Same thing goes with the lettuce he refuses to feed her anything but the iceberg as he says its good enough roughage for her, which I believe is increasing her water levels in her body and complicating the diaherra situation too. She's extremely sensitive right now as she has had edema set in as her body was trying to shut down, malnourishment and now she is on MP6 her steriod, engy tube feedings and various medications too. But her diet with me has been gluten free since January and I have been since her diagnosis but my official diagnosis was in March 2004. So we are still all new to this but learning and getting better.

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I have heard of people being sensitive to lettuce before, but not that it was celiac-related. As a matter of fact, it happens to my fiance... but just iceberg. That was actually quite new to me... I mean how could lettuce send you to the bathroom? I think that if it's not washed properly, can cause issues. And the fish thing... perhaps he's referring to the high mercury in some fish. I've heard of that concern a lot recently, but again... not that it's celiac-related. I eat lettuce and fish (love it) with no problems. Hey, I even eat it raw.

If he has a reason for wanting to eliminate those things from your daughter's diet, perhaps he can provide you with his reasons for justification.

Gretchen

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tarnalberry
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actually, lettuce has enough stuff in it that it's tough for some people to digest it. I hope, for your daughter's sake, lilleroy, you can get you, your husband, and your daughter together with a dietician - the swings in her diet are not going to help the issue either.

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To Lilleroy....

You mentioned that your daughter is on tube feedings.

Maybe you should check to see if there is something in the

ingredients of the contents of that to be causing her diarrhea.

Or, even her medication!

Is she also lactose intolerant?

These are all things to be looked into!

I can't believe lettuce is causing this.

Keep us posted.

Please be sure to keep her hydrated~!!!! Even though she

is having diarrhea, she still needs to take in enough liquids

to keep the cells, etc. hydrated and healthy!

Jean

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It's often advised to avoid lettuce if you're having problems with diarrhea as the insoluble fiber can further speed up the digestive tract and make the problem worse. If you do a google search on this, you'll find it's not uncommon. Fiber is often recommended for constipation, and getting too much while you've got diarrhea _sometimes_ causes problems. (It definitely seems to vary person to person, but it doesn't particularly suprise me that lettuce is aggrivating her system.)

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