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I would be interested on more information and/or references
concerning psychoactive peptides formed in the gut. I remember
studies done in the 70's that indicated patients diagnosed
with schizophrenia as having a high incidence of celiac sprue and
responding(at least in part) to a gluten and milk-free diet, but later
studies failed to reproduce the same results. The recently
posted message from Dr. Reichelt seems to indicate that current studies
are making a connection between some forms of food intolerance
and some forms of psychiatric disorders. I have read that Western
Ireland has a high incidence of both celiac sprue and schizophrenia.
Specifically, I would be like to know how the exorphins are formed
and leave the gut. Wouldn't the liver act in a defensive manner--
destroying the exorphins before they would be able to act on other
organisms such as the brain? Also, how is the brain effected by
exorphins? Are current theories suggesting that a build-up of
exorphins is responsible for the psychosis of some patients?