Serotonin
Autism Treatment – Gluten Sensitivity & Serotonin Levels
In the past I have talked about gluten sensitivity and Celiac disease and the differences between the two. I have also covered the issue of peptides that are found in gluten, which are small amino acid chains, and how these peptides can have a drug like effect on brain chemistry for many children with special needs. And when gluten is not broken down adequately in the digestive tract, it can cause serotonin to be produced in excess in the digestive tract.
In addition to affecting mood and states of happiness, serotonin is a neurochemical that can be involved in learning as well. Serotonin levels in the brain are often supplemented for many with the use of antidepressants. And it turns out that for many children with Autism, they may produce too much serotonin in the brain. Their brain cannot process or convert the serotonin to its active form where it can be utilized effectively. And this can be a contributor to some of the behaviors we see in Autism like obsessive compulsive issues, self stimulatory behaviors, attention and focusing problems, and behavioral problems.
So there could be the situation where you have a child who already has an overproduction of serotonin that is not broken down into its active form. If gluten is consumed it can also stimulated an overproduction of serotonin in the digestive tract. That serotonin also gets absorbed and then further continues to increase the pool of serotonin in the body. This can explain why many children with Autism have a gluten sensitivity. You can understand how this is very different from what we know about Celiac disease and the diagnostic criteria used to asses it.
It can be a very complex issue to try and understand food sensitivity and comprehend just how some of these foods react in our body. When the body cannot fully breakdown gluten, that presents additional challenges in regards to serotonin. Serotonin production is stimulated when that breakdown failure occurs. And for many children with Autism who cannot covert serotonin to its active form, this additional serotonin production is even more problematic.
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