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Melanin - Can You Get It Back To Normal?


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I've been gluten-free for 8 months, feel generally healthier, but my pigment is still short of normal.

My hair is (finally) a darker brown again, was light for a while, and I got a very slight tan this past summer, but I burned.. I never burned before in my life!! I can't seem to get back to my old, darker, skin. Will that change as time goes by?

I also noticed my eyes changed. Pre-gluten-free, they were a dull medium-brown with a bit of yellow.. Now they're very dark brown(which I assume is a sign of better health), but are still overly sensitive to light and I could swear I see red color in my eyes! Red is the complete lack of pigment, so I thought only albinos could get red eyes.. Can it happen in celiacs, even if just in tiny amounts?

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Eliza13 Contributor

Hmm....that's interesting. Addison's is associated with Hyperpigmentation....maybe look into that....??? Celiac is such a mystery sometimes!

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April in KC Apprentice

Could it be tyrosine deficiency? Tyrosine is needed for the body to produce melanin...

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I did seem to have Addison's, pre-gluten-free (later they attributed my symptoms to Celiac).. But, I should have just been tan from genetics. I don't think I have a problem with tyrosine.

I used to have a B12+D deficiency, probably made me pale..? How long does it take (gluten-free + healthy diet + vitimins) for that to resolve? And, is it really that uncommon for celiacs to become pale?

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