All the pills being tested are for cc issues - you are correct. But now the big pharma companies want to see if they can create a "magic pill", hence the name of the article. I'm not saying the can or they can't. I'm saying that is what they want to do. No surprise there....they see money and race for the cash. And they don't care about side effects or how such a pill would affect our health long term. For that reason I would not take a pill just so I could eat all the gluten I wanted, but would consider taking something like what Alba is working on. That would be nice for traveling - just in case someone messed up making our food.
Because I could not get permission to link to the article about the news, I did not include it in my story. You should be able to find it fairly easily though by now as many sites have picked it up. Since the drug is not created or in trials yet, it would be 5-10 years before it's even available.
nogluten - 3 years ago
I think the article calling the celiac drug a "magic pill" is misleading. Everything I've read about the celiac pill has stated that the pill is not going to
be a replacement for the gluten free diet, rather, it will allow us Celiacs to consume a small amount of gluten with no side effects. Here is an article that explains this http://www.celiactoday.com/medicine/celiac_pill The goal is to help Celiacs lead a more normal life by allowing us to do things like go out to dinner and order a gluten free meal but not have to worry about cross contamination or trace amounts of gluten. The pill would not allow us to go out and eat all the pizza and bread that we want...that would be a magic pill for sure. I would definitely take the pill! It would help me tremendously in my life.
Rene - 3 years ago
As long as the pill doesn't have to be taken daily for days or weeks to be effective, I would consider it as an alternative. I would continue to be GF within my home and as much as possible in restaurants, but I would love to have a pill that would allow me to once again enjoy covered dish dinners, allow others to prepare food for my family when we are faced with surgeries or grief, socializing with people who do not understand Celiac, or eating in areas where GF simply isn't available, etc.
Yes please give us a pill, you have to be gluten free to know what you are missing and how your life has changed and how the general public either doesn't understand, or doesn't even want to!.
Ann - 3 years ago
I was too sick for too long to take a chance on some pill. I don't take drugs anyway and would definitely remain gluten free.
Jamie - 3 years ago
I would if it was affordable and depending on what side effects it had
All the pills being tested are for cc issues - you are correct. But now the big pharma companies want to see if they can create a "magic pill", hence the name of the article. I'm not saying the can or they can't. I'm saying that is what they want to do. No surprise there....they see money and race for the cash. And they don't care about side effects or how such a pill would affect our health long term. For that reason I would not take a pill just so I could eat all the gluten I wanted, but would consider taking something like what Alba is working on. That would be nice for traveling - just in case someone messed up making our food.
Because I could not get permission to link to the article about the news, I did not include it in my story. You should be able to find it fairly easily though by now as many sites have picked it up. Since the drug is not created or in trials yet, it would be 5-10 years before it's even available.
I think the article calling the celiac drug a "magic pill" is misleading. Everything I've read about the celiac pill has stated that the pill is not going to
be a replacement for the gluten free diet, rather, it will allow us Celiacs to consume a small amount of gluten with no side effects. Here is an article that explains this http://www.celiactoday.com/medicine/celiac_pill The goal is to help Celiacs lead a more normal life by allowing us to do things like go out to dinner and order a gluten free meal but not have to worry about cross contamination or trace amounts of gluten. The pill would not allow us to go out and eat all the pizza and bread that we want...that would be a magic pill for sure. I would definitely take the pill! It would help me tremendously in my life.
As long as the pill doesn't have to be taken daily for days or weeks to be effective, I would consider it as an alternative. I would continue to be GF within my home and as much as possible in restaurants, but I would love to have a pill that would allow me to once again enjoy covered dish dinners, allow others to prepare food for my family when we are faced with surgeries or grief, socializing with people who do not understand Celiac, or eating in areas where GF simply isn't available, etc.
Yes please give us a pill, you have to be gluten free to know what you are missing and how your life has changed and how the general public either doesn't understand, or doesn't even want to!.
I was too sick for too long to take a chance on some pill. I don't take drugs anyway and would definitely remain gluten free.
I would if it was affordable and depending on what side effects it had