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I thrive to ask the questions that don't get asked. In pre-diagnosis or testing, a question that I might want to know is:

How is celiac going to affect my insurance?

Once it is confirmed that you do have celiac, has anyone had any significant increases in their premium?

A lot of people linger on the edge of "should I really get tested?" and one thing that I have seen come up with loved ones is "I don't know that I want to get tested and have my premiums increase next year if I do have celiac, perhaps I should go gluten free all by myself and not let the doctor confirm it". After all the pre-existing condition clause does not prohibit insurers from raising rates for higher risk patients.

My immediate concern is the other problems and allergies that occur with celiac should be confirmed so you know it is not another more serious problem.

What are your thoughts and experiences?

 





 

  On 10/29/2014 at 3:56 PM, egger said:

I don't think it's an issue with toilets. Something's wrong with my stools since I seem to be the only one in family who clogs the toilet. I know I don't eat enough fiber so maybe it's due to that. But, I read a news story how a child clogged the toilet at elementary school and her teacher made her try to unclog it herself. Her parents complained to the school stating that she had celiac disease, which caused large stools to form. So, I figure this is due to celiac disease.

No worries egger, I don't know who thinks toilets are impervious to human waste because they are not. Older people get very hard stools from meds and conditions which cause toilets to clog. I know, in the past I was the one unclogging them. I have even met older folks who break up their stools with a stick before flushing. I wouldn't rule out a partial clog hiding in your toilet, but the only toilet related concerns I have are as follows: partial clog (specifically "flushable" wipes because they don't break down in water), a cheap toilet can often have a seem inside that can catch material (again specifically those "flushable" wipes, they suck don't flush them), any tank cleaners but specifically the blue colored tablets you put in your toilet tank. It makes the water thick and slow moving. It is possible that blue tank cleaners may have the worst track record for clogging toilets above all else, (this part usually shocks people). If you can rule out these issues than your stool could be part of the problem, but not to say that it is something to stress about. My department is not health. I am not a master plumber but I have lots of plumbing experience.

Perhaps your stool is part of the problem. Instead of discussing toilet trap physics someone could pass on their experiences with this, if they indeed have experience, rather than boiling the conversation down to whether or not what someone is saying is possible. Obviously clogging a toilet with a large firm bowel movement is possible. Forgive me for getting frustrated when people turn these legitimate concerns into a debate about something else entirely.