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Do Kids Get Depression From Celiac's?

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crunchy-mama Apprentice
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I know I have seen this attributed in adults to celiac's, however I haven't seen it on any list for kid's symptoms. My 4 y.o. is starting to worry me in regards to this I am suspecting Celiac's for him and have started the process for testing, but I wanted to know if I should look for an answer to this elsewhere. Lately especially it is getting bad- talking about how everyone hates him, and he wants to be a new boy, he doesn't like himself, calling himself stupid. Did anyone else's child go through this? He is 4 y.o.

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Not exactly like that but my 4 year old gets very anxious when she's been glutened. I think anxiety is similar to depression. And before she was diagnosed she had a lot of anxiety, was very emotional, and seemed almost like she had OCD.

Your description almost made me cry. Poor little guy. :(

A&Z'S MOM Apprentice
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I know I have seen this attributed in adults to celiac's, however I haven't seen it on any list for kid's symptoms. My 4 y.o. is starting to worry me in regards to this I am suspecting Celiac's for him and have started the process for testing, but I wanted to know if I should look for an answer to this elsewhere. Lately especially it is getting bad- talking about how everyone hates him, and he wants to be a new boy, he doesn't like himself, calling himself stupid. Did anyone else's child go through this? He is 4 y.o.

My son is 13 and he had no obvious symptoms of celiac prior to blood work.He was high strung and the tiniest things would upset him and he would ramble about not having friends and was miserable most of the times.Now gluten-free for 4 months i see an impropvement in his attitude,he seems better adjusted and doesnot let every little thing bother him anymore.His out bursts which were a regular feature daily have subsided to a weekly outburst which lasts a total of 10-15 minutes contrary to before[2hrs]Keep a food diray and along with it write down his behaviour for the day,that might help...

Kibbie Contributor
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A friend of mine in HS ended up dropping otu of the university because she was so depressed she couldn't function. (she even attempted suicide 2 times).

We are both in our early 30's now and she found out 3 years ago that she has Celiac.... after sometime going gluten free she has been off her anti depression meds and has finished school.... she will tell you that depression is most defiantly a symptom of untreated celiac.

crunchy-mama Apprentice
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Thanks for the replies. I finally broke down and ordered the Enterolab tests. I hope to find some kind of answer soon enough. I surely hope there is some other reason for this, it is just so sad.

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Thanks for the replies. I finally broke down and ordered the Enterolab tests. I hope to find some kind of answer soon enough. I surely hope there is some other reason for this, it is just so sad.

Yes, the inability for a body to deal with gluten can cause depression in kids. My son has been off gluten for over a month and is doing MUCH better. Can you just give your son meat, veggies and fruit for a couple of weeks and see if you notice a difference? I noticed a big difference after about a week or week and a half with my son. Gluten can cause ocd symptoms in some kids.

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Good luck! Have you had him checked for candida? My daughter has trouble with her yeast overgrowth and when it is out of control, this can cause her to be depressed too. I am still learning about how the gluten may factor into everything but I wanted to mention the yeast just in case.

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