Just learned celiac disease and antidepressant use in the first trimester increase autism risk. That's me. Tips to stop worrying?? :)
Apparently maternal celiac disease (allergic to gluten) leads to 3 times the autism risk, and use of antidepressants in the first trimester may increase risk as well, by as much as four times? I've "cheated" on my gluten free diet a lot recently (a big no-no as they think it may be the antibodies produced from exposure that triggers the development of autism), and am super concerned now. Plus I took prozac and wellbutrin in the first tri. How do I stop worrying that my boy will be autistic?
I know there is nothing I can do but avoid gluten religiously from now on, but this sort of information really freaks me out, haha.
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Posted Jul 10, 2012, 11:09 AM UTC · edited
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