Though we acknowledge celiac disease may well extend to irregularity if not treated by a stringent gluten-elimination diet, numerous studies now appear to indicate that coeliac disease might also result in depression.
How precisely? Well that piece isn’t too defined just yet. We may call the trouble celiac depression, but its sources might be from coeliac disease itself, malnutrition resulting from malabsorption deriving from celiac disease or gluten intolerance, or even just the anxiousness and stress people often face while adapting to a gluten-free life-style.
Many researchers 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.
Thus 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 associated with malabsorption of nutrients, then being gluten-free may ease treatment, as the intestines heal and nutrient assimilation increases.
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. Coeliac disease 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 understand how constipation from celiac disease can lead to a kind of celiac depression.
DISCLAIMER: I do hope my blogging on this matter helps somebody reading this blog, but please note that I am not a doctor so you must consult with a medical doctor before taking any medical advice from the World Wide Web.
