This is a great article!
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Dr. Murray suggests that recognizing and treating celiac disease early will likely prevent most consequences of the disease, including symptoms in the gut or the brain. For celiac disease patients who have already developed cognitive decline, closely following a gluten-free diet may result in some symptom improvement, he says. For those with cognitive decline without a confirmed diagnosis of celiac disease, he does not recommend a gluten-free diet, however.
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Too bad they didn't branch out into gluten sensitivity. If one has to have a confirmed diagnosis of the present definition of celiac disease, then a whole lot of people might be missed.
My great aunt recently died and had dementia in her last few years. I want to send this article to my aunt (her niece) who has Sjogren's syndrome and lupus. I'm hoping someone in my family will make the connection at some point! They all think I'm crazy
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Claire