Which Came First – The Chicken or the Egg?
It has long been held that chronic seizures cause blood-brain barrier (BBB) damage. Recent studies have also demonstrated that BBB damage triggers seizures.
Source:
Brain Res. 2010 Sep 24;1353:176-86. Epub 2010 Jun 27. Mov Disord. 2009 Oct 30;24(14):2162-3.

And so we wonder how many people with seizure disorders are gluten sensitive?
And because epilepsy is for the most part diagnosed by doctors (primarily neurologists) who don’t recognize the important contribution that food plays on health and disease, medication is the first line of treatment. If you ask the doctor what the cause of the disease is, the most common reply is – “The cause is unknown, but most likely genetic.” (unknown etiology) How long can we justify the use of powerful drugs that have equally powerful side effects to treat a disease that in many cases could be easily treated with a simple dietary change? And so we wait for doctors to open their eyes to the possibility that epilepsy (seizure disorders) can be caused by gluten exposure. On that same note, when we will also look closer at the connection between gluten and mental disorders or the brain? After all, it is well established that gluten is a neurotoxin, & we know that schizophrenics have high levels of gliadin antibodies in their bloodstream. In my clinic, I have seen the following neurological conditions improve or resolve on a gluten free diet:- Depression
- Anxiety
- Epilepsy
- Bipolar disease
- Schizophrenia
- Neuropathies
- Facial palsy
- Vertigo
- Ataxia
- Tinnitus
- Migraine headaches