{"id":218,"date":"2009-09-21T10:40:38","date_gmt":"2009-09-21T16:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cchrstl.org\/wordpress\/2009\/09\/21\/schizophrenia-and-celiac-disease\/"},"modified":"2024-07-14T05:43:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T10:43:12","slug":"schizophrenia-and-celiac-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cchrstl.org\/wordpress\/2009\/09\/21\/schizophrenia-and-celiac-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Schizophrenia and Celiac Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wheat-gluten sensitivity and mental symptoms<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gluten<\/a> is a protein found in wheat, rye, barley (and possibly oats) that gives dough its sticky quality. An inability to digest these grains is called celiac disease<\/a>. Estimates for\u00c2\u00a0those having celiac disease\u00c2\u00a0are generally thought to be\u00c2\u00a01% of the population, or about 1 in 100. It may be more, since not everyone displays significant symptoms.<\/p>\n

Studies<\/a> have shown celiac disease to be inordinately high in groups of people diagnosed with schizophrenia. Removing gluten<\/a> from the diets of those diagnosed with schizophrenia often results in a significant improvement of behavior.<\/p>\n

A study of schizophrenics by Dr. William Philpott<\/a> showed allergic responses as follows: Wheat (64%), Mature corn (51%), Pasteurized whole cow milk (50%), Tobacco (75%), and Hydrocarbons (30%). Ninety-two percent of the patients showed allergic responses with an average of ten items per person causing reactions.<\/p>\n

Symptoms of celiac disease can include mood swings, depression, anxiety, irritability, compulsive behavior, learning difficulties,\u00c2\u00a0delusions, hallucinations, incoherence, disorganization, stupor, hyperactivity, and other mental disorders, which can be misdiagnosed as schizophrenia or other mental illness.<\/p>\n

An antibody blood test<\/a> will show if the system is responding negatively to gluten.\u00c2\u00a0Positive diagnosis of celiac disease occurs only with an endoscopic biopsy\u00c2\u00a0(analyzing a tissue sample\u00c2\u00a0from the small intestine) which\u00c2\u00a0is the only way to\u00c2\u00a0distinguish it from food allergies or other issues. One should\u00c2\u00a0consult a non-psychiatric medical doctor for the antibody screening test and full diagnosis.<\/p>\n

[Some information taken from Twenty-Nine Medical Causes of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Schizophrenia\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/a><\/em> which is excerpted from Nutrition and Mental Illness<\/a><\/span> by the late Carl C. Pfeiffer, Ph.D., M.D.]<\/p>\n

Schizophrenia<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Psychiatrists remain committed to calling \u00e2\u20ac\u0153schizophrenia\u00e2\u20ac\u009d a mental
\ndisease despite, after a century of research, the complete absence of objective proof that it exists as a physical brain abnormality.<\/p>\n

Also, psychiatry clings tenaciously to antipsychotics as the treatment for \u00e2\u20ac\u0153schizophrenia,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d despite their proven risks and studies which show that when patients stop taking these drugs, they improve.<\/p>\n

Psychiatrists not only admit that they have no idea what causes the symptoms characterized as schizophrenia, but also they have no scientifically validated proof whatsoever that it even exists as a discrete physical illness.<\/p>\n

The word “schizophrenia” comes from the Greek skhizein ‘<\/em>to split’ + phren<\/em> ‘mind’. A useful definition of “schizophrenia” could be: an idea that one is two persons, which is remediable by a discovery of the life continuums being dramatized by the individual. A life continuum is the phenomenon of an individual’s tendency to carry on the fears, goals, habits and manifestations of others who have failed, departed or are dead. [definition from L. Ron Hubbard, 1952]<\/p>\n

There are<\/em> solutions to\u00c2\u00a0mental disturbances that avoid the serious risks and flaws inherent in psychiatry. Download and read the CCHR reports Schizophrenia – Psychiatry’s For Profit\u00c2\u00a0‘Disease’<\/a><\/em> and\u00c2\u00a0What is the Alternative to Psychiatric Drugs<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

DISCLAIMER: This information is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace the advice of physicians or health care practitioners. It is also not intended to diagnose or prescribe treatment for any illness or disorder. Anyone already undergoing physician-prescribed therapy should seek the advice of their doctor before changing dosage or stopping treatment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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