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Autistic persons may get complications from eating gluten, because it may not break down completely and instead forms gliadorphin (gluteomorphin), which is a mo
by eurasiantiger 5y ago
Autistic persons may get complications from eating gluten, because it may not break down completely and instead forms gliadorphin (gluteomorphin), which is a morphine peptide. It causes damage to intestinal villi and reduces gut motility, hiding the damage.
- 1_player 5y agoThat is theorised to happen to anybody, not just autistic people, and might be the cause of the IBS epidemic and so many people diagnosing themselves as gluten intolerant even if they're not full blown coeliac.