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Celiac Disease is an autoimmune disorder related to a protein in Wheat.
Non-Celiac Wheat or Gluten Sensitivity is related to fermented carbohydrates in Wheat and other foods. See |
The Celiac Surge
"A rapid increase in the global incidence of the condition has researchers scrambling to understand the causes of the trend, and cope with the consequences." [see below] |
Celiac Disease & Gluten Sensitivities,
the Immune System, the endocrine System & Mental Health
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The Relationship between Celiac Disease & Mental Health is extremely controversial, probably because the Gluten-Free buzz word is used pretty freely.
To us, it doesn't seem that controversial if you don't view Celiac disorders and sensitivities as "THE ANSWER" to ALL Mental Illness. There appear to be a lot of causes of mental illness, and it seems to us -- non-doctors -- that anything that damages the immune system has the potential to result in mental illness. |
Around 40 percent of people have the genes predisposing them to celiac disease. The big question is why some people get it and others don’t 
Gastroenterologist Edwin Liu, @ Children's Hospital Colorado, Taplin Endowed Chair for Celiac Disease
Director, Colorado Center for Celiac Disease
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[Nutrients. (July 2018).
Psychiatric Comorbidity in Children and Adults with Gluten-Related Disorders: A Narrative Journal of Pediatrics. (May 2017) Celiac Disease Is Associated with Childhood Psychiatric Disorders: A Population-Based Study. |
ORCHID: While eliminating gluten may help some people -- it may NOT get to the ROOT CAUSE of the problem which MAY BE an overly sensitive IMMUNE SYSTEM -- that may not only be overly sensitive to GLUTEN but to a lot of other things as well. See --