The University of Chicago Medicine, celiac center is doing a clinical study on their new pill called {Montelukast}. This pill is designed to help those who have asthma.
First of all, the description for this study fails to explain how a pill made for those who suffer from serious respiratory conditions, somehow connect with those who have a serious digestive disease.
I am not a professional, but I just do not see the connection.
To qualify, you need to have been on a gluten free diet for at least 1 year, be 18 years old, have celiacs disease and be willing to eat bread again.
Now here is where it starts to really scare me. They may give you the Montelukast pill or a placebo.
That could mean you are consuming poisonous gluten with a fake sugar pill, without knowing.
On top of that, you will have to make multiple trips to the clinic, get a lot of blood work done, leave stool samples and have an endoscopy.
They try to sugar coat this by telling you that they will give you $160 if you finish the clinical study.
Honestly, this is a really risky in my opinion and I personally refuse to ever participate. Luckily this is only available for those who live in Chicago.
I just feel bad for those who choose to participate in this study and get the placebo.
Be wise, do not partake in foolish studies like this. $160 is not worth risking you health & ruining all the healing you've done in your gut.
ATTENTION CELIACS IN THE CHICAGO AREA
Be wise and choose your health over $160.00!
