I'm not sure if it's taboo to talk about a trip to the hospital, but in my opinion, you can never be too prepared. And plus, there are many other reasons to visit the hospital besides some crazy freak accident: there's having a baby, cosmetic surgery, donating an organ to someone in need.... see, plenty of joyous reasons!!
I was poking around my favorite website Gluten.net, and I found this amazing 6 page document published by the Gluten Intolerance Group you can bring to the hospital, distribute to the various staff, and help them help you with a gluten free stay.
There's a page for:
Health Care Professionals
Nursing Staff
Pharmacy Staff
Hospital Dietician (probably the most important)
What I really like about this document is that it uses more medical-y language than I'm used to, so it must be PERFECT for medical staff.
Here's the link for the document. Please print out a copy and keep in your purse (or man purse) in case of emergencies.
Hospital Stays Made Safe by Gluten Intolerance Group.
Showing posts with label medicine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label medicine. Show all posts
Friday, January 14, 2011
Monday, December 27, 2010
LIST - Gluten Free Medicines
I am very cocky when it comes to getting sick. When I was younger, I would get colds or the flu pretty much every season. It was not uncommon for me to be sick on my birthday (late March...don't worry, I will remind you later so you can start picking out presents :) ), resulting in a depressing or cancelled party.
But now, for some reason, I don't get sick that often. I like to think that it's because I eat better and exercise more, but who knows. So now I get a cold or the flu maybe once a year. I like to think I'm immune to getting sick. For example, last year during that whole swine flu epidemic, Eric definitely caught it, but I didn't get sick.
Fate has caught up with me, and now I have a cold. Wah wah wah. Time to suck it up and get some medicine, take some naps, and get well. Today is day 3 of my cold, and it's got me thinking about medicines that are gluten free.
As some of you may remember from my post earlier this month, Gluten Free 101, one of the best ways to avoid "glutinating" yourself is to learn how to read food labels, and avoid anything that you can't pronounce. But with medicine, I can't pronounce ANYTHING!
Fortunately, I found this huge list on www.glutenfreedrugs.com. Here's the link for gluten free medicines. It's listed alphabetically, but if you go back a page you can download a PDF of the list to save. If you have a smartphone, this definitely comes in handy on the go.
One word of caution: be careful of generic versions of these medicines. All medicines use "fillers" to beef them up a bit, and generic version may use different, possibly gluten-filled, fillers in their medicines. When in doubt, ask a pharmacist or do your own research. There is nothing worse and more ironic than medicine making you MORE with gluten. So do your research and make sure you are able to stay gluten free while under the weather.
But now, for some reason, I don't get sick that often. I like to think that it's because I eat better and exercise more, but who knows. So now I get a cold or the flu maybe once a year. I like to think I'm immune to getting sick. For example, last year during that whole swine flu epidemic, Eric definitely caught it, but I didn't get sick.
Fate has caught up with me, and now I have a cold. Wah wah wah. Time to suck it up and get some medicine, take some naps, and get well. Today is day 3 of my cold, and it's got me thinking about medicines that are gluten free.
As some of you may remember from my post earlier this month, Gluten Free 101, one of the best ways to avoid "glutinating" yourself is to learn how to read food labels, and avoid anything that you can't pronounce. But with medicine, I can't pronounce ANYTHING!
Fortunately, I found this huge list on www.glutenfreedrugs.com. Here's the link for gluten free medicines. It's listed alphabetically, but if you go back a page you can download a PDF of the list to save. If you have a smartphone, this definitely comes in handy on the go.
One word of caution: be careful of generic versions of these medicines. All medicines use "fillers" to beef them up a bit, and generic version may use different, possibly gluten-filled, fillers in their medicines. When in doubt, ask a pharmacist or do your own research. There is nothing worse and more ironic than medicine making you MORE with gluten. So do your research and make sure you are able to stay gluten free while under the weather.
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