<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Someone asked: > Please help me identify drugs or other products or exposures > associated with a hospital-based labor and delivery which may > be a problem for an expectant celiac. Be prepared to bring *all* of her food from home. Make sure that her OB writes *MAY BE FED FROM HOME* on the chart. Check with the hospital pharmacist beforehand about their sources of Tylenol, etc. The IV solutions I had were not a problem (n-saline, n-saline with Pitocin). The food was. I spent *hours* explaining to the dietitian what I was and was not allowed to eat - they tried to serve me a sandwich (!) for my late night meal after delivery (some kindly nurses found some fruit and juice for me, and after not eating for 16 hours, I really needed some *food*). The next day, the "rice" at lunch was Rice-a-Roni. Next :-( It was downhill from there - even though the dietitian had assured me that they'd be able to feed me - DON'T BELIEVE THEM! Fortunately, my husband and mother were there to bring food in for me. I went home less than 48 hours after a difficult C-section. While I should not have been released so soon, my doctor felt that I was safer eating out of my own kitchen than the hospital's, and with an RN/mother to accompany me, she'd let him know if anything went really wrong. karen [log in to unmask] (if urgent, use [log in to unmask] - the better half) Karen Davis of Davis and Associates (818)892-8555 "Pain is Mother Nature's way of telling us to slow down; Death is her way of INSISTING!"