Damage?
Hi I’m new to this forum, and this thread is very interesting to me. I have been suffering from seizures since I was 12 years old (I am 25 now) and I am very lucky to have had fairly good success controlling them through drugs. However; my cousin, who suffers from gluten intolerance, mentioned that a link had been noted between epilepsy and gluten allergies and perhaps I have a gluten allergy. My grandmother suffered from gluten intolerance, and so do other members of my family.
This is all news to me, and so I am very curious about this subject. After reading this thread, I got the distinct impression that the damage done to the brain by untreated gluten allergies is permanent. Is this true? No lesions have been noted on the many scans I have had (although I realize that does not mean that damage is not there), and the doctors are of the opinion that it is a hereditary problem. They can’t seem to find any physical reason for the seizures to be happening.
All in all, this news gives me some hope, but I would really like to know if the long term exposure causes permanent damage or if it is possible to recover.
Hi I’m new to this forum, and this thread is very interesting to me. I have been suffering from seizures since I was 12 years old (I am 25 now) and I am very lucky to have had fairly good success controlling them through drugs. However; my cousin, who suffers from gluten intolerance, mentioned that a link had been noted between epilepsy and gluten allergies and perhaps I have a gluten allergy. My grandmother suffered from gluten intolerance, and so do other members of my family.
This is all news to me, and so I am very curious about this subject. After reading this thread, I got the distinct impression that the damage done to the brain by untreated gluten allergies is permanent. Is this true? No lesions have been noted on the many scans I have had (although I realize that does not mean that damage is not there), and the doctors are of the opinion that it is a hereditary problem. They can’t seem to find any physical reason for the seizures to be happening.
All in all, this news gives me some hope, but I would really like to know if the long term exposure causes permanent damage or if it is possible to recover.