The more I learn about gluten intolerance and the more I hear about the experiences others have had with this condition, the more it makes me question things like celiac depression. After all celiac disease can create such a significant change in the biology of the body and the way it absorbs nutrients it’s only natural to question the full effects of these changes.
It makes sense that if the body is absorbing less nutrients from food because of damage done by celiac disease that it could impact brain functioning in some way. The other issue that may connect celiac disease and depression is the strict lifestyle that is necessary to properly treat this condition. Many people feel anxious or depressed about having to adapt to and continually live such a restrictive lifestyle. Food is important to us and many of us eat foods that traditionally contain gluten as comfort food.
There have been studies on the relationship between gluten intolerance and depression. Some studies look at people with celiac disease who aren’t following a gluten-free diet and some look at people with celiac disease or gluten intolerance who are following a gluten-free diet. As you can read the results are mixed so they aren’t really conclusive, but there seems to be at least some connection between depression and celiac disease, whether it is physical or psychological.
Read Celiac Depression
Among the most common gluten intolerance symptoms is either diarrhea or constipation along with gas and bloating. Besides being uncomfortable celiac disease constipation isn’t a healthy condition to have for too long. Knowing how to treat this constipation by following a proper diet and eating more foods for constipation can give you a great deal of relief and improve your health.
Without following a gluten-free diet celiac disease can cause damage to the villi in the small intestine over time, which in turn can cause you the food you eat to pass through this part of the digestive tract without being as digested as it should be. Instead the later part of the digestive tract may simply absorb moisture from the food as it passes through leaving you with dark, firm stools.
Constipation can lead to other celiac disease symptoms like bloating or even acid reflux. More importantly though it is a signal you body isn’t properly absorbing the nutrients from your food and it may not be eliminating toxins properly either. When your body isn’t properly absorbing nutrients or getting rid of toxins it can cause a range of other problems.
Here are some tips for relieving Celiac disease constipation and improving your overall health.
Read Celiac Disease Constipation
While the only medically accepted treatment for celiac disease and celiac disease symptoms is following a strict gluten-free diet, new research suggests there are a variety of origins of this condition. Because of this it is important to consider additional or supplemental ways to help treat this condition.
The two areas I want to focus on are vitamin D deficiency and intestinal flora.
Exposure to gluten is more widespread and pervasive than you realize. Read my essay on What Is Gluten to learn more about gluten including where it is found and how to avoid it.
Read Does Early Vitamin D Deficiency and Intestinal Flora Cause Celiac Disease?
