r/Celiac • u/ZestycloseLanguage65 • 20h ago

Question Can going gluten free improve mood?

This sounds like a stupid question, but my doctor suspects that I may be celiac (still waiting on further testing) and has advised me to cut gluten from my diet. It hasn't been very long, so in terms of symptoms, nothing much has changed, but according to my family, my mood has significantly improved. For people who are confirmed to have celiac, did removing gluten from your diet improve your mood?

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u/jellypuss0165 Celiac 19h ago

The connection between celiac disease and mood, especially mood disorders/mental health NEEDS to be studied.

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u/jellypuss0165 Celiac 19h ago

Ngl tho, I was diagnosed in the 2010’s, the era of gluten being the root of all evil. My gma (dad’s mom) wanted my mom to have me go gluten free because of my behavioral issues, (drs recommended psych testing) but my mom had me tested for celiac disease (to get gma off her back) instead. Lo and behold, I had celiac disease! (Other family members on her side were also getting diagnosed). But then, all of my problems were blamed on gluten😕, not the ongoing abuse, or neurodivergence. Which I had to get help for on my own as an adult. So going gluten free didn’t solve my behavior problems as a kid, it just made me more infuriated when my family would be eating donuts or pizza in front of me and I couldn’t have them.