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Roger - Gluten caused depression |
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Written by Dr Rodney Ford
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Tuesday, 23 October 2007 |
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Roger writes: “I am now 73. When I was a teenager, a doctor put me on an elimination diet to check if I had the allergy to milk that he suspected. He was right. When I was 50, I gave up smoking but with great difficulty. I was told by another allergy specialist (Dr Bruce Duncan) that this was because I was intolerant to wheat. So I went "wheat free" but this didn't help much.
Later, following high stress at work, I became depressed and was treated for that. It was then that I found out about wheat flour dust being present in many "non-wheat" flours. So, to check that effect, I went on an entirely "flour-free" elimination diet. That showed that (1) I was gluten intolerant, and that (2) gluten caused my depression. If I ate anything with gluten in it, my mind would go "tired" for at least 3 days, and sometimes 7 to 10 days. The only physical sign was acne around my nose and mouth. I use that as a warning that I have mistakenly eaten some gluten. I wish GPs would learn to understand this kind of problem.” Best wishes, Roger. |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 26 January 2008 )
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