<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Based on the response level, reactions to ophthalmic solution in celiacs appears rare if non-existent. Because so few responses were received, I'll repeat them rather than attempt a summarization. ---- I am not sure what help I can be but I took a test and was required to drink a solution that contained sodium and it made me ill. I have been told that sodium can give you a reaction if you have DH. Hope this helps a little, Lucy ---- I would be very curious if you get replies to this question. I always have red eyes for days after an exam but never associated it with a celiac reaction. Bev in Ct. ---- I don't know that this had any connection to my celiac disease, but I had a massive allergic reaction to Midryacel, a solution for dialating pupils. My throat started to close up and the doctor called 911, the emergency room next door and a cardiologist on his floor. The combination saved me. Barbara ---- I reacted strongly to this w/ a most peculiar rxn - much like what I imagine a panic attack to be. My heart was racing and I absolutely HAD to walk around. I HAD to get out of the small room and walk the halls even though I was dizzy and nauseous. My children (non-celiac so far!!) had the same treatment at the same time w/ no adverse rxns. I have heard of other celiacs having problems but I have no idea if this is directly related to celiac disease. My rxn was not at all like my more typical GI problems due to gluten ingestion. I do not have anxiety/claustrobia problems so this rxn seemed to be directly related to the eye drops. I don't plan to have the trtmt again unless it is absolutely necessary. I probably won't be so scared b/c I'll know what might happen. Best of luck figuring out what to do. Kathryn K. Harden, Ph.D. Assistant Editor, The Journal of Nutrition University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign ---- I have had the stuff used on me several times with no problems. Neither of these chemicals contain gluten - unless you react externally to alcohols, which may have been used in their preparation. I play with a variation of this stuff at work all the time and have no problems there either. Becky Goyan ---- [log in to unmask] Mentor Graphics Corporation - IC/Ver Doc Tel (503)685-1187 -or- (800)345-2308 x1187 8005 SW Boeckman Rd Fax (503)685-1282 Wilsonville, OR 97070-7777 Work banishes those three great evils: boredom, vice and poverty. - Voltaire, French author (b. 1694)