Re: Depression / Mood swings

[Guest guest]

My daughter was just like this. We went GFCFSF all at once, so I can't

say for sure which of those things helped, but something did. She's my

sweet and sunny girl again.

The best " test " I can recommend is a month of no dairy or soy. It took

less than a week for us to see results.

G.

Nadia wrote:

> I was just diagnosed about 6 weeks ago, and I had my 6 year old

> daughter's blood tested for celiac, as she has HORRIBLE gas and often

> has tummy aches. Her blood test came back fine. She is normal weight

> and height (little short maybe), and no real diarrhea but like I said

> lots and lots of stinky gas and tummy aches. She also has intense

> mood swings - normally is very happy, but then has tantrums, and

> lately has been crying and crying and hitting herself sometimes,

> saying that she hates her life and that everyone hates her!...

>

> Does anyone else's children have similar problems - mood swings,

> depression?? Could it be CD, or ?? Should I get other tests besides

> the blood test??

[Guest guest]

My daughter had terrible

tantrums until she went GF. She also did not sleep well and had trouble

concentrating. The pediatrician told me it was just her personality. She was

wrong. She is now a pretty agreeable for a 13 year old and is a top student. I

think you will see a huge change after being on a GF diet a short time!Good Luck,Cindy

[Guest guest]

Let me start by saying that it might be a good idea for you to check and see

specifically

which tests had been run on your daughter. Many labs have stopped doing the

anti-gliadin

IgG test because it is " less specific " than the IgA tests. As I understand it,

the IgA

tests tend to corrolate directly with the amount of damage to the intestine. So

if the

damage is patchy, or not gone too far, you might get a - IgA.

Both of my children are IgG positive. Both have had tremendous help from the

diet. Since

a GF diet does not help those who are not gluten intolerant/celiac, I can only

presume

that we caught them before damage was too great.

Our daughter had the horrible GI symptoms and was actually diagnosed with

chronic

gastritis first. At 6 yrs old-chronic gastritis - yeah rightm there had to be

something

causing it. Our son didn't really have any GI symptoms, but had mouth sores,

blackened

eyes, and was incredibly irate. He had completely fallen off the growth chart,

and she

was close to it. Actually both of my kids were terribly irritable. Our house was

like war

zone - I thought it seemed like too much for just sibling rivelery, but couldn't

prove

it. My daughter would literally meltdown for things like a game box not fitting

on the

shelf. When she went GF, it was like night and day. I really understood how bad

things

had been when one day our son was standing over her screaming at her and she

just sat

there and calmly told him to stop screaming at her. That was when I decided we

had to try

him on the diet also, despite a -biopsy in him. What a difference. Our house is

so much

more quiet! Sure there are shouting matches, but not constant and daily. His

behavior has

changed a lot, he used to get very teary eyed whenever you tried to confront him

about

anything at all; not any more. He has also grown, 10 pounds and 4 inches since

starting

the diet a little over a year ago.

Just because the bloodwork came back negative, does not necessarily mean there

is no

problem. Check and make certain ALL of the tests were run. Get a copy of the

actual

results also and make sure they weren't in the " equivocal " range or borderline.

Some

doctors will tell you these are negative results when in fact they may not be.

Hope this helps.

Cheryl in MN

Cheryl

rxp_us@...

[Guest guest]

I forgot to mention too, that both our children were somewhat depressed also.

Daughter

would just have feelings of feeling very sad (normally a very cheerful child)

and son

seemed to think people were always out to get him in trouble.

Hope this helps.

Cheryl in MN

Cheryl

rxp_us@...

[Guest guest]

I agree. When I told my DH I was going back on gluten for testing, he told me not to because it made me cranky and have mood swings. I never noticed that myself!

--Trudy "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~Dr. Theodor Seuss Geisel

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My daughter had terrible tantrums until she went GF. She also did not sleep well and had trouble concentrating. The pediatrician told me it was just her personality. She was wrong. She is now a pretty agreeable for a 13 year old and is a top student. I think you will see a huge change after being on a GF diet a short time!Good Luck,Cindy

[Guest guest]

I was able to decrease my Zoloft after going GF - my anxiety and depression both get much worse with gluten. I've read that the cells in the gut are similar to the ones in the brain. Makes me wonder if gluten triggers the brain cells to attack too - it's very interesting when you consider all the "brain" things that get better with gluten - especially ADHD and autism.

--Trudy "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~Dr. Theodor Seuss Geisel

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I forgot to mention too, that both our children were somewhat depressed also. Daughterwould just have feelings of feeling very sad (normally a very cheerful child) and sonseemed to think people were always out to get him in trouble.Hope this helps.Cheryl in MNCheryl rxp_us (AT) yahoo (DOT) com

[Guest guest]

, I am very interested in hearing more about this- and what it is called. My son has a host of problems, he is not able to eat milk products, eggs and has a severe peanut allergy. I always suspect that his behavior problems are related to food, and I also worry too much as a parent! : )Any info you want to share is appreciated.Sonja

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[Guest guest]

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> lots and lots of stinky gas and tummy aches. She also has intense

> mood swings - normally is very happy, but then has tantrums, and

> lately has been crying and crying and hitting herself sometimes,

> saying that she hates her life and that everyone hates her! When >

Personally, I would haver her go dairy free and soy free first.

Overemotionality and foul gas can go along with allergens to those

foods.

[Guest guest]

>

> ...

>> lots and lots of stinky gas and tummy aches. She also has intense

>> mood swings - normally is very happy, but then has tantrums, and

>> lately has been crying and crying and hitting herself sometimes,

>> saying that she hates her life and that everyone hates her! When >

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it might also be a small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. a very

strong probiotic such as VSL#3 may help if that is the problem.

Shez

[Guest guest]

>

> I was able to decrease my Zoloft after going GF - my anxiety and

depression both get much worse with gluten. I've read that the cells

in the gut are similar to the ones in the brain. Makes me wonder if

gluten triggers the brain cells to attack too - it's very interesting

when you consider all the " brain " things that get better with gluten -

especially ADHD and autism.

>

> --

> Trudy

>

Hi,

I just want to reply to the ADHD/autism comment because my son is GFCF

and was diagnosed on the autistic spectrum at age 2.

My simplistic understanding of the gut-brain connection here is that

the autistic child has a " leaky gut " where the gluten and casein

(milk) proteins are able to escape undigested from the intestine into

the blood stream. These proteins cross the blood-brain barrier and

act like opiads on the brain. I wouldn't believe it myself if I

hadn't seen such dramatic improvement in my son when we took him off

of milk. My son had 10 ear infections in his first year of life. I

truly believe that the antibiotics wreaked havoc on his GI system.

So I guess what I'm trying to say is that you don't necessarily have

to be celiac to reap the benefits of being GF. You may have GI issues

other than celiac that are somehow affecting your system in other ways

-- mood swings, depression, etc.

JMHO,