Alcohol and Wheat
The relationship between Celiac Disease and Alcoholism.
The exact reason for the sudden onset of celiac disease is not yet known. People who develop celiac disease later in life can have eaten gluten for many years without having a negative reaction. Studies suggest that a shift could be caused by the body reaching its breaking point after a lifetime of eating gluten. Stress and other environmental conditions may also be a part of the change.
Researchers suggest that a possible cause for the sudden onset of celiac disease could be a change in intestinal bacteria. Changes in our intestinal bacteria can be caused by a triggering event like surgery, pregnancy, or an infection. After these events, the makeup of the gut biome can change, causing the dormant genes that fuel celiac disease to come into play.
Late onset alcoholism may be caused by a similar shift in the microbiome. Another potential theory that I am exploring is the decline in mitochondrial function that occurs naturally with age but may also happen as a result of stress or bereavement, inevitable facts of life as we age, may induce a lack of energy that leads to higher dependence on drink.
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