There is actual research into gluten and autism, schizophrenia, and bipolar. Bipolar shows curious results with gluten on the mania and psychosis end of things. People who have either gluten sensitivity or celiacs disease often have symptoms of mental illness. In the west we also have super gluten in this mordern age. They are using gluten free diets with schizophrenia for psychosis, and have been using it with autism for quite a long time. It has shown good results.

It may not be the end all be all, but foods are chemicals, just as your meds. So it's not really that odd. Everything we put in has the ability to effect us in some way.

What a lot of people don't realize is that gluten takes quite a while to come out of your system, not a day or two. Second.. Gluten can be found in almost all processed foods incluring deli meats, condiments, soups..it's pretty much everywhere not just in bread or baked goods.

Manic patients have show increased IgA and IgG antibodies I beleive. You can find studies online. When the mania subsided so the antibodies also decreased..