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Old Apr 21, 2012, 01:00 PM
bipolarmedstudent bipolarmedstudent is offline
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Originally Posted by googley View Post
I have celiac disease. (you probably wont learn much about it in med school). It means I can't eat wheat, rye, or barley. Even microscopic amounts make me sick.
Yes of course we learn about celiac disease! It's the BROW foods. You can't eat Oats either, right?

Did you have an endoscopy and tissue biopy to confirm the celiac disease?

The diet restriction must be really tough. I would die without my rye bread.
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age: 23

dx:
bipolar I, ADHD-C, tourette's syndrome, OCD, trichotillomania, GAD, Social Phobia, BPD, RLS

current meds:
depakote (divalproex sodium) 1000mg, abilify (aripiprazole) 4mg, cymbalta (duloxetine) 60mg, dexedrine (dexamphetamine) 35mg, ativan (lorazepam) 1mg prn, iron supplements

past meds:
ritalin, adderall, risperdal, geodon, paxil, celexa, zoloft

other:
individual talk therapy, CBT, group therapy, couple's therapy, hypnosis