Maternal Celiac and Autism

[ErinLovesDogs]

I read a study from 2009 saying that a mother with celiac disease is three times more likely to have a child with autism. Is this true? Has there been other studies to validate these points?

[Scott Adams]

There seems to be a connect with celiac disease and a lot of autoimmune diseases, and it appears that those with Autism are 20 times more likely to have celiac disease:

We have more studies on this here:

https://www.celiac.com/celiac-disease/celiac-disease-amp-related-diseases-and-disorders/autism-and-celiac-disease/ 

[trents]

Amazing! I would say there is a link.

[MisterSeth]

On 5/20/2020 at 7:57 AM, ErinLovesDogs said:

I read a study from 2009 saying that a mother with celiac disease is three times more likely to have a child with autism. Is this true? Has there been other studies to validate these points?

I read a theory of some sort that autism MAY be attributed to having too much gliamorphine in the bowels during developmental stages. gliamorphine is a naturally occurring opiate that comes from the gliadin protein, which is what we celiacs react to. I think its also a theory that celiacs have gliamorphine leak from their guts into the rest of their body, and this is why some people get gluten withdrawal which resembles genuine drug withdrawal. 

also milk produces caseomorphine (sp?) so celiacs are also vulnerable to milk withdrawal too