Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Gluten and the Brain

Until the 1970's  most doctors and researchers did not know what Celiac disease and Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity was, let alone know what the symptoms are or how to test for it. Until recently, gluten sensitivity was not even acknowledge as a medical issue, but now it has its own medical name, Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity or NCGS, and is being researched.  




This medical arena is still in it's infancy stages as far as research and testing are concerned. Even more obvious to people trying to get answers is that very few doctors link the symptoms to the possibility of these diseases and disorders. It can take years to be diagnosed. It has been stated by Dr. Fassano that there are over 300 symptoms for Celiac Disease and over 140 NCGS.  So it is no surprise that the medical profession has difficulty relating certain symptoms to these diseases and disorders.

What is coming to light now is that what was once considered a mainly gastrointestinal issue has now started to become a neurological issue also.  Doctor David Perlmutter has written Grain Brain. Dr.O'Bryan has done a series of informational webinars on this very subject.

Living Without Magazine has published a very exciting article called Gluten &Your Brain by Christine Boyd in the April/ May 2014 issue. Please pick up the magazine or go to the website and order it. There is so much to learn about this area of gluten issues.

"Celiac disease is not just a gastrointestinal condition as we believed before, says celiac expert Alessio Fasano M.D, director of the Center for Celiac Research  at Mass General Hospital for Children. "It can affect any organ ...  Dr. Fassano goes on to state that neurological symptoms associated with gluten are on the rise.   Living Without


According to the Article these are some of the diseases and disorders linked to gluten: There are many more possibilities.
Behavioral Issues
Brain Abnormalities
Brain Fog
Cognitive Troubles
Gluten Ataxia
Gluten Encephalopathy
Gluten and  Schizophrenia
Language Issues
Myelopathy
Myopathy
Neuropathy

Photo by http://www.howtofascinate.com/blog/bid/187873/Fascination-Happens-Deep-Within-The-Brain
Boyd, Christine. Gluten & Your Brain. Living Without Magazine. April/May 2014 pp. 26-33
Perlmutter, David MD. Grain Brain. New York. 2013

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