Could Childhood Trauma Be Causing Celiac Disease?

Between the ages of 9 and 12 I experienced childhood trauma and was under a lot of stress.  I was diagnosed with celiac at the age of 61.  I never had any if the classic signs of celiac.  Mine was discovered by a colonoscopy primarily for polyp monitoring.  I was very surprised to learn I had celiac disease.  I NEVER EVER would have correlated the celiac disease with childhood stress or trauma. 

Yes,

these findings make sense to my case as I ate a diet full of red meats as well as experiencing neglect, abuse, stress, depression, anxiety and large amounts of antibiotics. 

hmm,

I lived a very happy life, very little stress, and was well liked as a child and adolescent and became diagnosed at age 55

I had plenty of childhood trauma (molested by father at age 4 and more). I have severe constipation now. I had anorexia as a teen. Yup, I'm a walking celiac diagnosis. I even quit smoking around the time my doc thinks I developed Celiac. Yikes.

I didn't have much trauma, but was always sick as a child which I was given lots of antibiotics.  This lead to anxiety at an early age and depression as an adult.  I was diagnosed with Celiac at the age of 38.

On 8/13/2019 at 11:24 AM, Guest Ella said:

Between the ages of 9 and 12 I experienced childhood trauma and was under a lot of stress.  I was diagnosed with celiac at the age of 61.  I never had any if the classic signs of celiac.  Mine was discovered by a colonoscopy primarily for polyp monitoring.  I was very surprised to learn I had celiac disease.  I NEVER EVER would have correlated the celiac disease with childhood stress or trauma. 

Same with me had a lot of childhood trauma and stress and at age 60 diagnosed with celiac disease, CVS also

This is really Interesting. I was diagnosed with Celiac at age 60. As a child I was molested by cousins, being the only girl in our family. Was afraid to tell. Sick a lot...took iron shots, B12 & gammaglobulin shots. Missed diagnosed for 23 + years until I finally got so sick, lost so much weight, looked gray, the diagnosis finally came from a colonoscopy. 

I grew up with a lot of emotional violence in the home, my mother became an alcoholic when i was in 6th grade, and i experienced many other traumatic events during my teenage years (including sexual assault) and i was diagnosed at age 16. i have a first cousin who was also diagnosed around the same time as me, though he’s a few years older. I don’t believe he’s had any trauma, but clearly the genetic factors are there. 

6 hours ago, Guest colette said:

I grew up with a lot of emotional violence in the home, my mother became an alcoholic when i was in 6th grade, and i experienced many other traumatic events during my teenage years (including sexual assault) and i was diagnosed at age 16. i have a first cousin who was also diagnosed around the same time as me, though he’s a few years older. I don’t believe he’s had any trauma, but clearly the genetic factors are there. 

Yes. Emotional trauma can be the trigger for activating latent celiac disease.

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On 8/13/2019 at 7:44 PM, Guest hmm, said:

hmm,

I lived a very happy life, very little stress, and was well liked as a child and adolescent and became diagnosed at age 55

Hello

From reading your comment, (13/8/2019) I am going to assume you to be a male; the emphasis re stress, it’s not just emotional.  

Could you have been an individual, who suffered physical stress/trauma, during adolescence/adulthood from (peer pressured) intense team sports/injuries?

it seems, there only needs to moment in time, that leaves us ‘vulnerable’ to become susceptible?

On 8/13/2019 at 11:44 AM, Guest hmm, said:

hmm,

I lived a very happy life, very little stress, and was well liked as a child and adolescent and became diagnosed at age 55

The celiac triggering stress factor can also be medical in nature such as a viral infection.