How Gluten Intolerance Might Lead to Depression
July 26, 2009
How precisely? Well that piece isn’t too defined just yet. We might call the issue celiac depression, but its sources might be from celiac disease itself, malnutrition resulting from malabsorption deriving from celiac disease or gluten intolerance, or even just the anxiety and stress people frequently face while adjusting to a gluten-free life-style.
Many research workers think that malabsorption can interfere with the body’s handling of the neurotransmitters which regulate mood. In particular, malabsorption-related deficiencies of tryptophan appear to contribute to depressive disorder within coeliac patients. Tryptophan is all-important for the body’s output of serotonin, which is the central neurotransmitter expected by the body for mood regulation as well as the neurotransmitter which empowers our body’s tolerance of anxiety.
So one must wonder then if adapting to a gluten-free diet can aid in treating depression while also minimizing celiac disease symptoms. If the patients clinical depression is affiliated with malabsorption of nutrients, then being gluten-free may ease treatment, as the intestines mend and nutrient assimilation improves.
With most instances, it appears the malnutrition theory seems to be the most substantive and legitimate. And what happens before you begin suffering this malnutrition from gluten intolerance? That’s right, celiac disease constipation. Celiac constipation, in particular, results from the break down of villi which line your small intestine. This villi is essential for nutrient absorption. So I hope you now see how constipation from celiac disease can lead to a kind of celiac depression.
DISCLAIMER: I hope my blogging on this issue helps somebody reading this blog, but note that I am not a medical professional so you must consult with a medical doctor before taking any medical advice from the Web.
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