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Gluten-Free Diet, Psychiatric Symptoms and (Celiac) Coeliac Disease.

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Dr. Gary Pack

Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease of the gastrointestinal system caused by people eating gluten when they are genetically susceptible to the disease. Fatigue and indigestion are common symptoms. Diagnosis is made by small intestine biopsy. Depression is common among adults with celiac disease. Depression and behavioral disorders are common in adolescents with celiac disease. […]

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Conditions: Attention deficit disorder, Autoimmune disease, Celiac disease, Depression, Learning impairment, Tryptophan deficiency

Supplements: Tyrosine, Vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine)

Miscellaneous: Dopamine, Gluten-free diet, Prolactin, Serotonin

Prevention of Fetal Rejection by Tryptophan Catabolism.

Posted on March 28, 2007 by Dr. Gary Pack

The maternal immune system would, logically, reject the fetal tissue since it would be identified as foreign protein. This process is actively blocked by the fetal tissues by producing enzymes which rapidly uses up tryptophan. Systemic tryptophan levels falls during pregnancy. CONCLUSION: This article demonstrates the importance of the amino acid tryptophan, in prevention of […]

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Conditions: Autoimmune disease, Cancer, Depression, Fetal rejection, Immune depression, Niacin deficiency (pellagra), Pellagra (niacin deficiency), Pregnancy, Tryptophan deficiency

Supplements: Niacinamide, Tryptophan, Vitamin B-3 (niacin) (nicotinic acid)

Miscellaneous: Fetus, IDO (Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase), Immune system, Placenta

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