Chintamani asked:


Celiac is an auto-immune disease because it causes damage to our body’s own immune system. About 3 million Americans are estimated to be suffering from the gluten allergy or celiac disease. Many more suffer from relatively milder gluten sensitivity.

Celiac disease creates problems in your villi (lining of your small intestine) when you consume gluten. Gluten is generally found in wheat, rye, barley. Gluten can be considered as ‘poison’ for the people with celiac disease. Naturally, they have to be on a gluten-free diet for the rest of their life.

Even though celiac patients are on gluten-free diet, they may acquire depression due to their difficulties in adjusting to the disease and the diet followed by them. It’s quite natural that if a person is told not to eat some foods for the rest of his life, he/she gets upset and disturbed even with that idea! And then the changes in his/her diet may cause many nutritional imbalances, leading to depressed state of mind.

One of the wrongly diagnosed symptoms of celiac disease is depression. That happens because celiac disease targets your small intestine where the nutrients of your food are absorbed. If you have celiac disease, gluten from your diet acts as a barrier between your food and your body. It seals the villi on your small intestine which absorbs nutrients. When you do not get essential nutrients required by your body, or your brain, you will gradually begin to exhibit imbalances in mental health. Also, gluten is considered an “excitable amino acid” which can make many people feel anxious or “excited” when gluten gets digested.

The effects of celiac depression are devastating. Starting from problems with your sleep they can go up to thoughts of *******. And the solution is simple – strict gluten free diet.

Many people with celiac disease are not aware of serious consequences of gluten intake. They try to avoid apparent gluten containing products, but usually caught in cross contamination problems. Many foods available in the supermarket like peanut butter, chicken broth, flavored coffee and similar may contain gluten. Sometimes there is a sudden change in the labels and people are used to accept things on the basis of their previous knowledge. Consumption of these ‘contaminated’ products leads to depression attacks.

What begins in your gut appears to move throughout your body, affecting the functioning of the body and your brain. There are many antidepressants in the market and many therapies are forwarded to wiping out depression. But the first solution for majority of depressed celiacs appears to be strictly gluten-free diet!

Note: This article is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice.

Chintamani asked:


‘Celiac’ depression occurs in people having celiac disease. To control the disease, lifelong restrictions are required on the diet of the patients. This gives rise to mal-nutrition and several physical and mental complications. Depression is the major consequence in the life of celiac patients. And there is only one solution!

Celiac is an auto-immune disease because it causes damage to our body’s own immune system. About 3 million Americans are estimated to be suffering from the gluten allergy or celiac disease. Many more suffer from relatively milder gluten sensitivity.

Celiac disease creates problems in your villi (lining of your small intestine) when you consume gluten. Gluten is generally found in wheat, rye, barley. Gluten can be considered as ‘poison’ for the people with celiac disease. Naturally, they have to be on a gluten-free diet for the rest of their life.

Even though celiac patients are on gluten-free diet, they may acquire depression due to their difficulties in adjusting to the disease and the diet followed by them. It’s quite natural that if a person is told not to eat some foods for the rest of his life, he/she gets upset and disturbed even with that idea! And then the changes in his/her diet may cause many nutritional imbalances, leading to depressed state of mind.

One of the wrongly diagnosed symptoms of celiac disease is depression. That happens because celiac disease targets your small intestine where the nutrients of your food are absorbed. If you have celiac disease, gluten from your diet acts as a barrier between your food and your body. It seals the villi on your small intestine which absorbs nutrients. When you do not get essential nutrients required by your body, or your brain, you will gradually begin to exhibit imbalances in mental health. Also, gluten is considered an “excitable amino acid” which can make many people feel anxious or “excited” when gluten gets digested.

The effects of celiac depression are devastating. Starting from problems with your sleep they can go up to thoughts of *******. And the solution is simple – strict gluten free diet.

Many people with celiac disease are not aware of serious consequences of gluten intake. They try to avoid apparent gluten containing products, but usually caught in cross contamination problems. Many foods available in the supermarket like peanut butter, chicken broth, flavored coffee and similar may contain gluten. Sometimes there is a sudden change in the labels and people are used to accept things on the basis of their previous knowledge. Consumption of these ‘contaminated’ products leads to depression attacks.

What begins in your gut appears to move throughout your body, affecting the functioning of the body and your brain. There are many antidepressants in the market and many therapies are forwarded to wiping out depression. But the first solution for majority of depressed celiacs appears to be strictly gluten-free diet!

Note: This article is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice.

aesha shah asked:


Genetics, a discipline of biology, is the science of heredity and variation in living organisms. The fact that living things inherit traits from their parents has been used since prehistoric times to improve crop plants and animals through selective breeding. However, the modern science of genetics, which seeks to understand the process of inheritance, only began with the work of Gregor Mendel in the mid-nineteenth century.

Genetic testing is one of the important techniques of medical science for detecting alterations in the genes and chromosomes of an individual. It helps in diagnosing genetic disorders, predicting the risks of disease occurrence and also in identifying carriers of genetic disorders.

Genetic testing or screening is a procedure for determining any changes in the genes, proteins and chromosomes. There are about 20,000 – 25,000 genes in a human genome. Genetic tests are conducted to diagnose any abnormalities in the genomic content of an individual that are responsible for causing genetic disorders. In addition to the study of genes and chromosomes, genetic testing involves biochemical tests to identify proteins that signal anomalous genes.

In genetic testing, genes of an individual from cells (blood or other body fluids samples) are examined for any alterations. The possible results are; there can be deletion or addition of bases in the DNA strand. Sometimes, a part of chromosome or an entire chromosome may get added, deleted or translocated. In such situations, the genes may be suppressed or over expressed. An individual can carry abnormal genes without expressing them or the genes can be expressed leading to genetic diseases.

Let’s look into the details of some of the common genetic tests,

Prenatal Genetic Tests:

As the name suggests, prenatal genetic tests are conducted to identify genetic disorders in a fetus during pregnancy. Genetic disorders such as Down syndrome, neural tube defects and other chromosomal abnormalities can be detected with this test before birth. If there is a positive result for any of the disorders, parents can opt for termination of pregnancy. It can also be used in determining the *** of the fetus. However, it is illegal, if abortion is done after determining the *** of the fetus.

Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD):

Preimplantation diagnosis or embryo screening is an alternative to prenatal testing. Here, genetic testing is done on embryos before implantation and sometimes, on oocytes before fertilization. Usually, an embryo results from in vitro fertilization (IVF) is tested before implanting it to the uterus. PGD helps in identifying the embryos, which pose a risk to certain genetic disorders. Many couples opt for PGD instead of prenatal diagnosis, to diagnose genetic disorders beforehand so as to avoid the dilemma of abortion.

Newborn Genetic Screening:

Newborn genetic screening is done to identify genetic disorders in newborn infants. In this procedure, DNA sample of the baby is studied for defects. Studies are also done for confirming the absence of key proteins that are essential for proper functioning of the body. Early diagnosis of any genetic disorders will be helpful in reducing symptoms that can cause disability and certain chronic diseases.

Predictive Gene Testing:

Predictive tests are done in order to look for disorders that have been inherited in the family. In many cases of genetic disorders, members of a family suffer from the same disease. In other words, the defective gene runs in the family. In predictive gene testing, DNA samples of the family members are studied to mark any common genetic disorders. Usually, a comparison is made between the genomic content of an individual suffering from the disorder and an individual that is free of the disease. Thus, the defective gene is marked for further treatment and study. It has been found that when there is familial history of cancer, genes causing cancer are present amongst most family members.

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Health Behavior Symptoms asked:


Many people often suffer with behavior disorder symptoms and don’t even know it. It can be difficult to tell the difference between “normal” and abnormal feelings. The behavioral category contains thousands of disorders, many which share the same symptoms. Some of the most common disorders are: obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety, and post traumatic stress disorder.

The main disorder we will discuss so you can have a better understanding of it is obsessive compulsive disorder. Many people actually suffer from this problem and it is proven to also be a genetic disorder. Meaning that if anyone else in your family suffers from this problem your chances of also having it are increased. This is not special to OCD as there are many disorders that are also genetic in nature and tend to be passed down between generations.

As with any disorder, OCD can be tough to live with at times. A person who suffers with OCD usually deals with repetitive habits every day. OCD can range greatly in the severity of a case. For example, a less-intense case could be a person who has to have every picture, nik-nak, and piece of furniture in the house set at a certain angle or position. One might just assume they are a very tidy person. However, a sever case has more of a life-altering result, in which the person feels they have to control every aspect of the day to run at a strict routine, and when one piece of this routine becomes altered, that person may simply remain in their home the rest of the day, sometimes in severe panic.

The problem with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder tends to be the repetitiveness of the routine in which one is performing, not the action on its own. Sometimes medication can help suppress the overwhelming need to perform a repetitive action, such as twisting a lock a certain number of times, however therapy tend to be most effective.

Signs of behavior disorders can range greatly and affect many in different ways. This makes pinpointing any disorder particularly difficult. If you feel like you may suffer from a behavior disorder then please get tested to find out if you do.

OCD is just one of the behavior disorders out there. There are also social disorder symptoms that can point to a disorder which restricts a person from normal social interaction, which can be difficult to diagnose. If you feel you suffer any kind of behavior or social disorder, please consult your doctor.

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