Celiac Disease On The Doctors

[LuvMoosic4life]

I was wondering if anyone else watched "The Doctors" today??.

They had an episode about "what to do after diagnosis" of differant diseases/conditions. I was immediatly thinking, "they better talk about celiac" and sure enough I saw a bag of Tinyada Pasta sitting in front of them and thought "yay."

Anyways, I was glad that they talked about it as something that is becoming more common and that many problems people have may actually be related to food intolerances... and that they dont neccesariy have to have"classic symptoms" etc,,

They could've explained it a bit better, but with the time they had, I was suprised they did a good job. anyone else see it?

[Lisa]

I did not watch the show, but so glad it was mentioned.

[Lovey25]

I was wondering if anyone else watched "The Doctors" today??.

They had an episode about "what to do after diagnosis" of differant diseases/conditions. I was immediatly thinking, "they better talk about celiac" and sure enough I saw a bag of Tinyada Pasta sitting in front of them and thought "yay."

Anyways, I was glad that they talked about it as something that is becoming more common and that many problems people have may actually be related to food intolerances... and that they dont neccesariy have to have"classic symptoms" etc,,

They could've explained it a bit better, but with the time they had, I was suprised they did a good job. anyone else see it?

I did happen to see it. I thought the same thing -- that it was so great that they acknowledged it as important and legitimate. However, the Dr. kept talking about Celiac as a "wheat allergy" and it was annoying to me because that is mis-information -- people are going to stop eating wheat and miss so many other little additives and extracts and proteins from other grains that contain gluten. I think he said the word "gluten" once!!! Come on. I admit that yes, I watch that show, but don't happen to find the doctors so reliable or expert anyway... even prior to this incident.

Also, they sort of extolled the powers of whole wheat as if it were a super food (except for the fact that 1 in 130 people are allergic to it!!). And they perpetuated the idea that this diet is difficult and unhealthy. That just could not be further from the truth! Clearly, those people have not done enough research because a gluten-free diet that doesn't rely heavily on pre-made/processed gluten-free goods can actually be very nutritious.

I just found the little clip upsetting, even though it did get the word out. But I guess, in the end, if it prompts people to be tested, it's all worth it.

[LuvMoosic4life]

I did happen to see it. I thought the same thing -- that it was so great that they acknowledged it as important and legitimate. However, the Dr. kept talking about Celiac as a "wheat allergy" and it was annoying to me because that is mis-information -- people are going to stop eating wheat and miss so many other little additives and extracts and proteins from other grains that contain gluten. I think he said the word "gluten" once!!! Come on. I admit that yes, I watch that show, but don't happen to find the doctors so reliable or expert anyway... even prior to this incident.

Also, they sort of extolled the powers of whole wheat as if it were a super food (except for the fact that 1 in 130 people are allergic to it!!). And they perpetuated the idea that this diet is difficult and unhealthy. That just could not be further from the truth! Clearly, those people have not done enough research because a gluten-free diet that doesn't rely heavily on pre-made/processed gluten-free goods can actually be very nutritious.

I just found the little clip upsetting, even though it did get the word out. But I guess, in the end, if it prompts people to be tested, it's all worth it.

I was thinking this too actually. They could've explained it better and took a little more time...but then I was also thinking the average person watching the show would still not undertand it completely. Not saying that everyone is clueless..but just from talking to people on a day to day basis ,sometimes trying to explain what gluten is and what happens to someone with celiac is like talking to a brick wall....they just dont understand, especially if it isn't something, like an allergy that recognized when very young....so yeah, definitly agree the allergy aspect got tme a bit upset...but at least they said "celiac disease" on national tv, lol. And as far as the TV show, I sometomes wonder why i even watch it b/c I really havent learned anyhing rom it! I often notice they contradict themsleves a lot too...