2006-06-27 03:53:43 · 5 answers · asked by barbie 1 in Travel ➔ Travel (General) ➔ Health & Safety
A family member of mine has Celiac. It's a really severe allergy to wheat, rye, oats, and barley. That means, no bread, no pasta, no cake, no pie, no..well, no a lot of things. The person i know has such a severe case, that it put him in the hospital. He was getting an upset stomach all the time, having serious digestive problems, vomiting, stomach ulcers, and severe headaches. After nearly a month in the hospital and having tests run, (they even told him he may have stomach cancer at one point) they finally figured out it was Celiac Spru. You can have this disease for years without knowing and all of the sudden it becomes active. Don't worry, it's not contagious or anything.
Yes, this can definitely affect someone while traveling abroad. This person will have to watch what they eat now...and watch it carefully. It sounds bizarre, but you can also find wheat or byproducts of it in everything from shampoo and soap, to toothpaste and glue to distilled vinegar and ketchup. In severe cases, like my family member's,any of these can cause a reaction.
There are glutten free products out there, as far as pasta and "bread" goes...also, do a quick search online for "celiac" and there are groups out there that can give you further information, and places you can send away to get foods made especially for Celiacs so that you don't have to give up cakes and pasta and the like entirely, just in the wheat form. My cousin has had a lot of success looking in health food stores.
I hope this helped!
Best of luck!
2006-06-27 04:13:11 · answer #1 · answered by Jess 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is Celiac Disease you are talking about it just means you can't digest gluten (found in bread) products well. If you do it can cause pain, bloating and inflammation. It shouldn't affect traveling abroad as long as you make sure you know what you are eating even if it means having to ask for an ingriendients list. There are some unsuspecting things with gluten in them. I suggest you find a list like that that you can keep with you at all times. Also, if you are traveling it might be helpful to take some snacks with you just incase you don't have anything to eat for a bit that is gluten free. I know that many health food stores like Whole Foods carry a lotof gluten free products.
2006-06-27 04:05:28 · answer #2 · answered by Rx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure you get all your shots and just eat where you are staying. Don't buy food in off the wall places on the road.
2006-06-27 05:31:21 · answer #3 · answered by Irish 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you might want to be careful what you eat - which is good travel advice anyway.
2006-06-27 05:11:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.celiac.com/index.html
2006-06-27 03:57:16 · answer #5 · answered by Robert B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋