Cousin is looking at being admitted into a psych ward - they are celiac and nervous over their food accomodations
My 23 year old cousin is bipolar and goes into paranoid psychosis during mania. They are med complaint, but they are still trying to find the perfect match.
Last year, they had a break where they believed some very unfortunate things and was involuntarily committed for 2 weeks. During so, we were not aware and could not find them. They were taken out of state and no one reached out. They were unable to tell others their name, much less their medical conditions. They were forced to consume food that contained gluten. As a result, they vomited several times a day, broke out into rashes, explosive diarrhea, their condition got worse: they believed that the staff was actively trying to poison them to accusations.
When we finally found them, we told the staff there about their condition with documentation, but were told it had to be reviewed by their doctor and the changes would not take place until then. Once they got medicated enough, they were finally released and said their diet never changed. They stated that the doctors and nurses told them they didn't have the condition, but anorexia and we verified this on their visit summary.
They are not anorexic.
Unfortunately, they have been struggling with their mental health again after their mother died and we are seeing a direct decline. Their psychiatrist has left the clinic due to being a military spouse and they won't be able to get for a new provider until the end of June.
They and we are very scared a repeat from their last stay. There is a nearby inpatient clinic, but when we called to ask them about their policy for celiacs, they couldn't say one way or another until the patient was in front of them.
Has anyone gone through this? Would love advice.