Gluten Intolerance And Depression
Though we acknowledge celiac disease may easily extend to constipation if not treated by a stringent gluten-elimination diet, many reports now look to suggest that celiac disease may also lead to depression.
How precisely? Well that piece isn’t too defined just yet. We can call the problem celiac disease depression, but its origins might be from celiac disease itself, malnutrition resulting from malabsorption deriving from coeliac disease or gluten intolerance, or even just the anxiety and stress people frequently face while adapting to a gluten-free life-style.
Some 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 celiac 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.
Therefore one must wonder then if adapting to a gluten-free diet can help treat depression. If the patients clinical depression is affiliated with malabsorption of nutrients, then being gluten-free may ease treatment, as the bowels mend and nutrient assimilation increases.
With many cases, it appears the malnutrition theory seems to be the most substantive and legitimate. And what happens before you start suffering this malnutrition from gluten intolerance? That’s right, celiac disease constipation. Celiac disease constipation, in particular, results from the break down of villi which line your small intestine. This villi is crucial for nutritient assimilation. So I hope you now see how constipation from celiac disease can lead to a kind of celiac depression.
DISCLAIMER: I wish my blogging on this issue assists people out there, but note that I am not a doctor so you should consult with a medical doctor before taking any medical advice from the Internet.
