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Increased intestinal permeability or "leaky gut" caused by celiac
disease may release significant amounts of bacterial endotoxins which
in turn may be responsible for depression, fatigue, and other mental
and physical dysfunction.  The following study clearly makes the point.
It may not be gluten, but bacterial endotoxins that are responsible for
many symptoms blamed on gluten toxicity.  Treatment for celiac
disease should, therefore, include aggressive therapy for
reducing "leaky gut".

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Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2008 Feb 18;29(1) [Epub ahead of print]
The gut-brain barrier in major depression: Intestinal mucosal
dysfunction with an increased translocation of LPS from gram negative
enterobacteria (leaky gut) plays a role in the inflammatory
pathophysiology of depression.
Maes M, Kubera M, Leunis JC.
M-Care4U Outpatient Clinics, and the Clinical Research Center for
Mental Health, Belgium. [log in to unmask]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18283240

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