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Glutenated depression is really a bully, just face it down

Its very hard for the celiacs (people with celiac disease) to swallow the fact that they need to adhere to gluten-free diet for their life. Many of them lack mental strength to accept this reality. Also, such dietary plans create many deficiencies in the body. It all starts showing up in the form of depression. However, with some simple techniques you can beat this depression for a healthy and enjoyable life!

People having celiac disease are often subjected to severe depression attacks. These may be because of three reasons. Firstly, they are not aware that they are suffering from celiac disease and so they inadvertently consume a big dose of gluten from their daily intake. Simple things like breads, pizzas and other wheat products contain huge quantity of gluten. This in turn affects their villi (lining of your small intestine) and their capacity to absorb essential nutrients is substantially reduced. This results in mal-nutrition and gives rise to several disorders in brain. This can be simply termed as ‘glutenated depression’

Secondly, on realizing that they have celiac disease, they have to accept a bitter truth that they have to take gluten-free diet for lifetime. They are told to change drastically their eating habits and lifestyle, with complete exclusion of wheat. So they will be banned from eating all sorts of breads, pizzas, they cannot drink beer and they will be cutting most of the deserts from their diet. Its very hard to accept these realities easily. Their mind and body will resist. It becomes very hard for them to say “no” to all ‘glutenated’ foods every now and then, even if they are told by their doctor that these things can harm them. Gluten is very nasty nutrient. It will immediately show up.

Starting from diarrhea and stomach upsets, it will make the person sick mentally and physically. So it will lead to glutenated depression.

Thirdly, even if a person follows a strict gluten-free diet, he/she may not be aware of the deficiencies, which such diet creates in the body. So he/she strictly adheres to gluten-free diet, but may not take in essential vitamins and nutrients, wich would have been otherwise part of his/her normal diet. So it will affect his body (mainly brains) and within a short period of time he will start feeling empty and depressed. This is the third cause of glutenated depression.

Symptoms of glutenated depression

Depression, whether glutenated or otherwise, starts showing up quickly. Continuous sad / empty feeling, loss of interest in general, fatigue and depleted energy, sleeping problems and headaches and body aches are the normal symptoms. In many cases, overdose of alcohol or drugs are some of the consequences. So the shadow of depression is cast over the entire life ahead.

How to get rid of glutenated depression

With appropriate medicines and correct strategies, you can get rid of glutenated depression. If you are tested positive for the celiac disease, then you should not waste time. In consultation with your doctor, you can work out a suitable dietary plan. This includes intake of certain vitamins and minerals which you may be missing out due to wheat restrictions.

Other ‘physical’ strategies include improvements in eating habits, taking ‘translation’ foods (like high carb snacks) and increasing physical activity, mainly exercise. There are some ‘precautionary’ strategies like postponing important decisions, setting realistic goals and diverting your attention to something else. Then there are some recreational strategies like trying to stay social and joining a support group.

Note: This article is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice. Please consult with your physician on any matters regarding your health.

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