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Adrenal Glands And Celiac

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Hey does anyone know if adreal gland functioning is related to celiac disease??? i was told that my adrenal glands may be a bit off b/c nothing affects me, like i can drink coffee or energy drinks n go right to sleep no problem, and i can drink them when i'm tired but they won't wake me up. but i just had my first energy drink since going gluten free (7 months ago) and it actually woke me up n gave me energy...! weird! just wondering! thx!

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There is a percentage correlation between Addison's and Celiac. Addison's is broken into 2 different diagnoses.

I'm sorry I am having a bad brain functioning day here. I have 2 extra kid's over from a sleepover. Needless to say I haven't had any sleep. So I hope just having the term Addison's/adrenal failure can help you do the search you want.

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I have Adrenal Exhaustion and Celiac Disease. I sleep 12 hours a day- so I am the opposite of what is happening to you! I can't drink coffee and I am off all stimulants.

Are you having mood swings, too? When I first started showing symptoms, I was mood swinging all over the place- 3 days down- 2 days up... and I was having very intense psychadelic dreams HAHAHA

Hope you get it all under control! B)

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I have Adrenal Exhaustion and Celiac Disease. I sleep 12 hours a day- so I am the opposite of what is happening to you! I can't drink coffee and I am off all stimulants.

Are you having mood swings, too? When I first started showing symptoms, I was mood swinging all over the place- 3 days down- 2 days up... and I was having very intense psychadelic dreams HAHAHA

Hope you get it all under control! B)

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LauraBeth Rookie
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I was wondering this same thing. I have major issues with being completely exhausted/ needing massive amounts of sleep and was planning on asking my doctor about a blood test for cortisol levels next time I'm in. Are there any other tests to check that sort of thing?

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sickchick Community Regular
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LauraBeth, do you have dark circles under your eyes and do you crave salt? Adrenal Exhaustion...

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I hate to be rude, but "adrenal fatigue" is not a real medical condition. It's possible to confuse people with this sort of pseudo-diagnosis and keep them from seeking help for real medical conditions.

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I hate to be rude, but "adrenal fatigue" is not a real medical condition. It's possible to confuse people with this sort of pseudo-diagnosis and keep them from seeking help for real medical conditions.

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I don't think you're being rude at all. I've read this, too. All I'm really wondering is if it's possible for cortisol levels to be out of balance and if that could exacerbate my symptoms.

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I don't think you're being rude at all. I've read this, too. All I'm really wondering is if it's possible for cortisol levels to be out of balance and if that could exacerbate my symptoms.

There is a link between cortisol levels and depression. Antidepressants tend to normalize cortisol secretion, and it's not clear whether it's a direct result or whether the stress-based corticol secretion normalizes when the depressive thought patterns are gone.

There are also adrenal disorders, Addison's and Cushing's disease. The only thing I take issue with is the so-called "adrenal fatigue" because the symptoms are so generic and it's so weakly substantiated. If you have symptoms of adrenal disease you should definitely talk to your doctor.

The other thing to check is thyroid with the massive exhaustion. Thyroid problems are really, really common in celiacs.

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