Celiac Disease Support Group

Celiac disease is an auto-immune disorder of the digestive system that occurs in genetically-predisposed individuals. It is characterised by damage or flattening to all or part of the villi lining the small intestine, which interferes with the absorption of nutrients. This damage is caused by eating anything with gluten (gliadin), a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley...

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Emotional & psycholgical effects of being a Ce

Vincent13
Vincent13
Ive been seeing the physical side of Celiac on here with people, but I,m interested to know about how pple have felt or were mentally before getting diagnosed.What kind of stress they were experiencing, or how unbalanced and off centred due to their non G/F diet.
I was almost convinced I was the most unhappiest person alive untill I adressed a G/F diet. I once read they called Celiac 'The Tears and Tantrum Disorder' Well, that was me, totally angry one minute and coming out sideways, then passive the next, usually guilt ridden. Feeling good one day and low the next.As soon as I ate flour or gluton products that was one of the side effects. Then the paranoia and then teh feelings of being alone and afraid of everything. This got worse as I got older and progressed into what I thought was a mental health issue. (It wasnt)
The being sick, and having billious attacks ceased as i got older but were replaced with the mood swings and of course still great discomfort when going to the toilet.
So id be really interested in finally knowing, that i'm not imagining things and that celiac can have this effect on pple.
Something else just came to mind as I was typing, are there different types of celiac sufferers or celiac complaints or degrees of it.
As a boy my mum said I wasnt as bad as another sufferer she knew so that has me puzzled as well as to my above comment.
Ive never asked about this before so I await with baited breath.
Thanx heaps pple
Vincent13
Vincent13
Vincent13
Yes Binkular, the changes are felt as soon as the gastro-intestinal tract has cleared, which roughly 3 days. The villi recover from their atrophied state over time, but i,m not sure how long that takes. The mood swings improve dramatically in a short space of time ,however, our systems are in a state of recovery mentally and i found I had to relearn the differences from real and chemically or gluten manufactured ones. the I use Psyllium husks or hulls everyday, for keeping the ieveryones recovery trip varyies but its so much easier to mange them once on a g/f diet as you har husband and you have found..
I use Psyllium Husks or Hulls which help invredibly to clear and mantain inner health/ It has proved so beneficial, if ive accidently eaten gluten too. .. Its genlter than most fibre and contains no calories and I take it in juice and then a glass of water after wards, as directed. Hope you are soarking on all 6 cylinders today and keeping up the vigilence and enjoying the changes within mind and body.

Tc Vincent...
Vincent13
Vincent13
WoW Sowie thats amazing as well as an enlightening find. I can relate totally, as I still get that over anxious butterfly effect from even the most mundane things.Everything is connected as I I try and tell my doctors this, but boy, I,m so sick of them treating symptom by symptom and not the whole body which is what Celiac and Adult Sprue and other disorders cause. At least with Celiac's it seems to be the case, that once on a ZG?F diet the whole body and mind responds dramatically. Of course there are other symptoms that arise and are related but, I prefer to think the body knows what its supposed to be doing now.
THank you for your info.
Tc Vincent
deleted_user
deleted_user
It's been 13 days now and I saw my primary care dr and told her how much better I was feeling and she was amazed. She told me to stick with the GF diet even though my bloodwork was negative. I don't want the biopsy as it means I would have to eat gluten again for a short time just to have a diagnosis. My insomnia is gone, my heartburn is gone and my headaches are better. My body is also tolerating my medication better. I wish the prices of the supplements (probiotics and such) and the gluten free foods would drop so that this would be easier on all of us. Vincent, I'm glad you mentioned the spices having flour in them because I didn't know that before, thanks.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I strongly agree as well. There is a nerve that starts in the brain and ends in the abdomin, and I truly believe this nerve is the connecting source between celiac and psychological disorders. As I posted before I was known as the Exorcist and shortly after going gluten free
I never had a repeat episode. My mood swings stopped.

My gastro yesterday told me that the first thing he has patients do with any gastro issues--QUIT EATING GLUTEN.