{"id":4470,"date":"2016-04-29T14:00:55","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T21:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.everywomanover29.com\/blog\/?p=4470"},"modified":"2016-04-29T09:01:29","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T16:01:29","slug":"integrative-medicine-approach-pediatric-ocd-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everywomanover29.com\/blog\/integrative-medicine-approach-pediatric-ocd-anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"Integrative Medicine Approach to Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gluten was found to be the cause of a childhood case of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In this case report, published in January this year: Integrative Medicine Approach to Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Anxiety<\/a>, the authors state<\/p>\n

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This case study is the first reported case of OCD associated with non-celiac gluten sensitivity.<\/p>\n

Pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is prevalent in 1% to 2% of the population. Emerging studies have correlated non-celiac gluten sensitivity with psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia<\/a>, depression<\/a>, mania<\/a>, and anxiety<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The 7-year-old boy was treated at an integrative medicine practice in the United States and experienced these results on a gluten-free diet together with other integrative medicine modalities:<\/p>\n

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marked reduction of OCD symptoms and anxiety along with marked improvement of social behavior and school work<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The authors conclude the following and recommend further research:<\/p>\n

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The patient’s rapid response without side effects behooves the medical research community to further investigate the association of non-celiac gluten sensitivity and pediatric OCD.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

These are truly amazing results and I always recommend that anyone with any mental health condition needs to consider the effects of gluten. I have all my clients go gluten-free for this very reason. Even if you don\u2019t have a diagnosis of OCD, going gluten-free frequently helps with the obsessive thinking, ruminating thoughts, negative self-talk, anxiety and worry.<\/p>\n

Of course, this approach or this approach alone, may not work with everyone with OCD (severe or mild) since the root cause can be multi-faceted.<\/p>\n

Other approaches for OCD could also include (with or without a gluten-free diet, although I\u2019d err on the side of caution and always remove gluten):<\/p>\n