The Dreaded Gluten Detox

[musicguy77]

My sister is naturopathic doctor and at her advise I cut all gluten from my diet.  Boy did I feel better initially for a couple of days.  Then about a week or so into the detox I began experienced heart palpitations, flushing face, fluttering within my chest and weirdly flaky facial skin.  What are peoples thoughts on these.  Is it part of the gluten detox or some other weird occurrence?

[Jmg]

14 minutes ago, musicguy77 said:

My sister is naturopathic doctor and at her advise I cut all gluten from my diet.  Boy did I feel better initially for a couple of days.  Then about a week or so into the detox I began experienced heart palpitations, flushing face, fluttering within my chest and weirdly flaky facial skin.  What are peoples thoughts on these.  Is it part of the gluten detox or some other weird occurrence?

Were these symptoms you had experienced before removing gluten?  They are all symptoms associated with it, I had palpitations, reddened complexion and psoriasis/seborrhea dermatitis for instance which all improved once removing gluten. The period once I removed it was very up and down and this could explain your symptoms, but don't substitute a laypersons internet posting for going to see your doctor and confirming it with them, especially when palpitations are a symptom. 

Have you had any celiac test? Reacting in this way is indicative of you having either celiac or gluten sensitivity, but removing gluten before testing is not recommended. It makes it harder to get a reliable test result. 

 

[kareng]

1 hour ago, musicguy77 said:

My sister is naturopathic doctor and at her advise I cut all gluten from my diet.  Boy did I feel better initially for a couple of days.  Then about a week or so into the detox I began experienced heart palpitations, flushing face, fluttering within my chest and weirdly flaky facial skin.  What are peoples thoughts on these.  Is it part of the gluten detox or some other weird occurrence?

Are you eating or just "detoxing"?