tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post1019693884767971720..comments2023-06-05T11:51:38.383-04:00Comments on Evolutionary Psychiatry: Irritable BowelAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429177284200775781noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-39780912905128175712014-12-29T16:59:23.348-05:002014-12-29T16:59:23.348-05:00Yes same thing happened to my wife re IBS and depr...Yes same thing happened to my wife re IBS and depression.<br /><br />One week after giving up wheat - no more IBS.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157145746655344019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-28148039982232583642011-10-17T17:59:12.292-04:002011-10-17T17:59:12.292-04:00Hi,
How much of IBS could be related to gluten i...Hi, <br /><br />How much of IBS could be related to gluten intolerance?<br /><br />I've come to this after my wife has gone gluten free for a year. She was previously diagnosed with IBS and doctors were saying that it was linked to or caused by depression brought on by marrying me. She didn't buy it because she didn't consider herself depressed. After numerous suggestions by her sister she went gluten free and after a couple of weeks sans gluten her energy levels are up, she doesn't need a nap after work every day, she has more energy to do things around the house. We decided all the IBS after the marriage was possibly due to all the Italian, pasta heavy, dinners I was cooking 3 to 5 times a week. The post marriage diet was also significantly different from her more Atkins diet that she was on before the wedding, which of course had almost no wheat what-so-ever.<br /><br />Any thoughts?<br /><br />P.S. Next month shes going into the doctor for a formal evaluation of her gluten intolerance which includes a prescribed 2 weeks of eating gluten before hand to see if there is any damage.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882111035454088425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-51026152329060768862010-08-02T07:47:10.771-04:002010-08-02T07:47:10.771-04:00Thanks, Jad. Amazing how the same things keep com...Thanks, Jad. Amazing how the same things keep coming up over and over once you look closely at them. I'm going to have to learn more about fructose malabsorption.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429177284200775781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-83180785541254894462010-08-02T06:14:08.997-04:002010-08-02T06:14:08.997-04:00Very interesting piece. You may find these studies...Very interesting piece. You may find these studies on fructose malabsorption interesting. They link fructose malabsorption with IBS. They also note the higher incidence of depression/anxiety amongst fructose malabsorbers and IBS sufferers. The interesting finding is that fructose malabsorption is associated with reduced zinc, tryptophan and folate uptake from the gut.<br />From an evolutionary perspective this is very interesting i.e. that our current high intake of free fructose, and wheat (a source of fructans) is contributing to such high instances of IBS and possibly psych illnesses. <br />Another factor not addressed Id love to find more research on would be the small intestinal bacterial overload seen in fructose malabsorbers and any relationship that may have to bacterial endotoxin in the blood stream which is associated with systemic inflammation and the metabolic syndrome. <br />anyway just thought you may be interested :-)<br />Jad <br />http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10961700<br />Carbohydrate malabsorption syndromes and early signs of mental depression in females<br /><br />http://sacfs.asn.au/download/SueShepherd_sarticle.pdf<br />Fructose Malabsorption and Symptoms of<br />Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Guidelines for<br />Effective Dietary Management<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fructose_malabsorption<br />wiki summary. <br /><br />http://www.clinchem.org/cgi/content/full/47/4/745<br />Decreased Serum Zinc in Fructose MalabsorbersJadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00583901855636442628noreply@blogger.com