New study: correlation btwn OCD & other neuro and Celiac

[Caryn]

...Behavioral disorders such as schizophrenia, depression, and obsessional neurosis have been described in children with CD for a long time. In a large screening study of patients age 6–16 years, most of the detected CD cases showed illness of low-grade intensity that was often associated with "decreased psychophysical well-being."1 Furthermore, a recent study found that CD was associated with increased prevalence of depressive and disruptive behavioral disorders in adolescents, particularly in the phase before diet-based treatment.2 Of note, in some cases, psychiatric symptoms appeared to improve after the patients started a gluten-free diet.2....

http://psy.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/50/3/300

 

False negative results on a Celiac Disease test is very common in children due to and IgA issue. I HIGHLY suggest anyone with pediatric issues of OCD and a negative celiac screen to try a trial period of a gluten free diet. For best results I would suggest a grainless diet initially as it is probable that there are multiple allergies (another possible side effect of undiagnosed CD/gluten intolerance).

 

FYI, scientists are quickly learning that there is much more involved in gluten intolerance/celiac than originally thought. Currently there are 9 gluten intolerant genes discovered and only 2 are associated with Celiac. What are the other 7 associated with?????

 

Scientists are now pointing to the fact that CD probability has risen 4 times since the 1950s (another recent study using GI blood samples frozen in storage during WWII against modern samples). Many are claiming that genetically modified grains are the cause, many say food processing, many say overuse of antibiotics, etc..... We just don't know why, but it is happening.

 

So if you are struggling, try the diet for a few months and see if you don't start to get improvements. Do a little research to make sure you are really gluten free because minute amounts will be detrimental.

 

Caryn

http://healthy-family.org

[dcmom]

Caryn,

 

I have been thinking about the gut/brain connection, and the association of autoimmunity and food intolerances for a while. My dd, age 6, was diagnosed with pandas this year. We have spent the last few months trying to get her well. She is doing much better right now from antibiotics and a steroid burst. I now feel I have a somewhat clear head, to start looking for more answers.

 

She has always been a mostly healthy child. She has, however, suffered from chronic constipation since she was in diapers. She is much shorter in stature than her sister, and most her age (although I am not tall, and the ped is not concerned). And she tends to be a pretty picky eater.

 

So anyway, I am wondering about gluten, and/or dairy. My new DAN doctor is having me do a stool test, hopefully that will be helpful.

 

Can you recommend any websites to get me started if I want to try a gluten (or grain) free diet? How long do we need to do the diet, to figure out if we are getting results...

 

Thanks!

[Mustang Carole]

HI,

Gluten free diet recipies here........tasty and healthy! Happy cooking.

 

http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Spa/8672/stjreci1.htm

 

Carole

[Suzan]

False negative results on a Celiac Disease test is very common in children due to and IgA issue. I HIGHLY suggest anyone with pediatric issues of OCD and a negative celiac screen to try a trial period of a gluten free diet. For best results I would suggest a grainless diet initially as it is probable that there are multiple allergies (another possible side effect of undiagnosed CD/gluten intolerance).

Caryn

http://healthy-family.org

 

Hi Caryn, we have chatted before about gluten and my daughters, they are on a gluten free diet now and have positive gluten intolerant testing with high AntiGladian IgG but I always wonder if they are in fact celiac. Your comment about the IgA made me want to ask you, do you mean the issue that if IgA is low, it can mess up the test? My daughters both have low normal IgA (like 50 with a lab range of 34-305). Do you believe that is low enough to mess with the test?

 

I don't know why it matters to me, we are gluten free for life since going gluten free made my daughter's seizures go away and completely took care of her bowel issues, she started growing, etc, etc,... as I write this, it seems to me that it seems obvious that she probably is celiac. BUT, she has not had any glutening episodes lately. Either I'm getting really good at controlling it or she's not reacting like she used to go gluten so I'm getting confused.

 

susan