Celiac Disease in Patients with Chronic Psychiatric Disorders

Given a rate of celiac thought to be about 1 in 100 (in the UK) a study of 200 against a control of 200 is quite small, surely. 1,000 would give better odds of coming up with a useful recommendation. Even so, three celiacs had been missed amongst the psychiatric patients whose mental state probably improved on going gluten free. If countries cannot afford routine testing, then relatives need to be made aware that they can test privately and why they should.

There is no reliable test for gluten sensitivity; yet. Therefore all those researches are useless. It does need to be rocket science to figure out that zonulin is the culprit. That is the reason for most human health and neurological disorders. I am just wondering, when you "professionals" will let the public know that gluten is poison for most people?

Interesting article. My husband, who has celiac disease has mental health issues and is on medication for it. My mother has celiac disease and is bi-polar. My husband's mother has not been diagnosed with celiac disease but we feel she has it because she is on seizure medications, has fibromyalgia, and hydroensephilitus, and arthritis....plus she is extremely moody (sorry that is the only way I can describe it.) I am not saying all celiac disease patients are psychiatric patients. And vice versa. But, I too have celiac disease and when I accidentally get glutened, depression hits usually pretty soon after physical symptoms. I think it is a study that needs to be done soon!!! More extensively. Maybe other countries, nationalities need to be studied.

I desperately wish my parents and siblings who have health issues ranging from stomach pain to bipolar would just even try the gluten challenge. I have celiac, diagnosed by blood test, by my Lupus doctor. I was told they should get tested but when I tried to tell them, they aren't interested. They just say they can't afford testing and they don't think they could eat gluten free anyway. I try to tell them the benefits of doing it and the dangers of not doing it of they have it, all to no avail. Any hope for such folks? More research would be helpful I think.