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Celiac On House, Md Again!

HAK1031

By HAK1031
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HAK1031 Enthusiast
HAK1031
Posted

Ok well the episode is still in progress as I type this, but here is my reactio so far:

-Patient portrayed as mentally ill..second time they've had a celiac with that

-Referred to celiac as a wheat allergy

-Referred to being able to see reaction in progress during endoscopy (I think...it was confusing)

That said, celiac as in the media! By name! Coupled with the term "flattened villi!"

I'll let you know more after the show

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missy'smom Collaborator
missy'smom
Posted

Haven't seen this episode but it's not so bad that they link mental illness and celiac disease. there is a well documented link from what I have read. I know someone who has mental health issues and because of that the Dr. writes everything off as litterally all in their head and refuses to test for celiac disease even though family members have it and the patient clearly has symptoms and quite obviously physically ill.

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted

Darn it! I haven't been watching House this season, but I would have tonight if I knew this was going to be on.

Thanks for letting us know :)

darlindeb25 Collaborator
darlindeb25
Posted

Well, as it turns out, it wasn't celiac disease, the man had lead poisoning from shell fragments left in his hip.

As Missy'smom says, there is a connection between mental illness and celiac. Anytime a person has severe malnutrition, there can be mental problems too...like panic attacks.

I love "House", and I would love to have a doctor like him!!!

fedora Enthusiast
fedora
Posted

I saw it, love House. BUT the writers of the show got their medicine a little messed up. When they saw flattened villi and damaged mucosa when fixing an obstracted bowel, House said it was Whipple's disease. huh? Whipples does cause damage to the intestine but I don't think it causes flattened villi. Then when he had neuological systems they thought it was celiac, so they ran a blood test and feed him wheat and did an endoscope. I felt so bad for the guy. Flattened villi caused by lead poisoning. hmmmmm

ravenwoodglass Mentor
ravenwoodglass
Posted

It turns out that whipples can cause damage to the villi, I did a search for damage from lead also and some research came back showing damage also but most research was using rats and the one that came up with kids also I couldn't access.

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Whipple's disease is caused by bacteria named Tropheryma whippelii. It can affect any system of the body, but occurs most often in the small intestine. Lesions appear on the wall of the small intestine and thicken the tissue. The villi

Sweetfudge Community Regular
Sweetfudge
Posted

I nearly jumped out of my seat when I heard them mention Celiac disease! I say, even if they don't get it completely accurate, they were close, and hey, it's one more time that the name Celiac is mentioned. We're taking over, slowly, but surely! Hehehe!

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hippiegirl2001 Newbie
hippiegirl2001
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I saw the show! As soon as they said flattened villi, I said, the man has Celiac Disease! But I also knew it was too early in the show: they never get to what someone really has until the last few minutes. Then when the patient said, I can't feel my legs, I said, neuropathy, caused by malabsorption then malnutrition! As someone said, it turned out he didn't have Celiac, and they never even mentioned the word Gluten. Any mention of Celiac in the media could lead to increased awareness, but like lots of things on the show, the lines were spoken so quickly that I wouldn't be surprised if most people watching didn't catch the word Celiac.

leadmeastray88 Contributor
leadmeastray88
Posted
Any mention of Celiac in the media could lead to increased awareness, but like lots of things on the show, the lines were spoken so quickly that I wouldn't be surprised if most people watching didn't catch the word Celiac.

If I had a nickel for every time they mentioned a disease during differentials and had no clue what it was I'd be rich. Doesn't mean I look it up to see what it is.

I have to admit though, being on this forum has made me so aware of other conditions I could almost diagnose them myself :D

I remember one episode a guy had dry eyes and mouth and I blurted 'Sjrogen's syndrome' and my boyfriend just looked at me. Then House was like 'Could be Sjrogen's'. He was baffled, haha! :)

I guess any publicity is good publicity though!

darlindeb25 Collaborator
darlindeb25
Posted

I finally saw the first show "House" did about celiac disease. It was in his 2nd season, and until today, I had not seen it. My friend Sherrill had seen it twice, and told me how interesting it was. USA channel has "House" on every night.

This one was about a mother, who while taking a bath with her baby, has a seizure. The father finds the mom seizing, and the baby under water. He saves the baby, only to have the baby die later on. When doing an autopsy on the baby, they found the flattened villi, and made the connection, realizing he was not absorbing the meds they were giving him. The mother's seizures were directly related to malnutrition from celiac.

House did a very good job of describing celiac disease in this show. It was very well written, even though it was a little too dramatic.

silly-ack Newbie
silly-ack
Posted

I LOVE House! The show, among many other things of course, had definitely affected my decision to become a docter :) I was also very excited to see us mentioned in this last episode! Especially since the previous show with celiac disease is soooo depressing. I tried to explain to a friend, "Ya know the woman on House that killed her baby? Yeah, that's what I have.." <_<

Today= Tuesday= House night!! :lol:

fedora Enthusiast
fedora
Posted

oh my, I haven't seen the one with the mom and baby. How awful

did they have to kill the baby, that's so unneccesary.

last night they mentioned a kid drowning in a tub, the writers must like that tragedy.

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num1habsfan Rising Star
num1habsfan
Posted

What was this episode called? The second one?

Nancym Enthusiast
Nancym
Posted

You know, if those doctors used a computer they could diagnose their patients a lot faster... sheesh, what a bunch of Luddites.

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Canadian Karen Community Regular
Canadian Karen
Posted
I nearly jumped out of my seat when I heard them mention Celiac disease! I say, even if they don't get it completely accurate, they were close, and hey, it's one more time that the name Celiac is mentioned. We're taking over, slowly, but surely! Hehehe!

I know, how cool, eh? Pretty soon, the famous "House" quote won't be "It's NOT LUPUS!!!" it will be "It's NOT CELIAC!!!!" :D

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