does your body absorb calories when you’re eating gluten?

[cassiekms]

so i’ve been diagnosed with an eating disorder but i’ve also been diagnosed with celiac disease and have been eating gluten free for over two years now. i’ve heard of diabulimia which is a disorder where diabetics abuse insulin to purge and get rid of calories they’ve eaten essentially, but i’ve never heard of a connection between celiac and eating disorders. is there a correlation? like if i were to eat gluten would it (besides working as a laxative) stop my body from absorbing calories? i know it can slow down the absorption of fat and other macronutrients and nutrients, but can it stop my body from taking in calories? i know this sounds unhealthy and i’m not planning on eating gluten, (i rarely eat anyway but i’m working on that) i’m just curious if anybody knows because google has given me no answer.

[kareng]

1 hour ago, cassiekms said:

so i’ve been diagnosed with an eating disorder but i’ve also been diagnosed with celiac disease and have been eating gluten free for over two years now. i’ve heard of diabulimia which is a disorder where diabetics abuse insulin to purge and get rid of calories they’ve eaten essentially, but i’ve never heard of a connection between celiac and eating disorders. is there a correlation? like if i were to eat gluten would it (besides working as a laxative) stop my body from absorbing calories? i know it can slow down the absorption of fat and other macronutrients and nutrients, but can it stop my body from taking in calories? i know this sounds unhealthy and i’m not planning on eating gluten, (i rarely eat anyway but i’m working on that) i’m just curious if anybody knows because google has given me no answer.

Yes,  of course you will take in calories.  Causing yourself Celiac damage is not a good way to loose weight.  Many undiagnosed Celiacs are actually over weight.  

[Ennis-TX]

It can slow down or lower the absortion rate of key nutrients you body needs, but not stop calorie intake. Depending on your diet, it could cause your body to go into "horde mode" essentially it feels starved due to certain things it needs missing, and start loading on fat weight in a attempt to survive when it is not really starving. You could also get inflmation issues and water retention. And the rebound from finally getting nutrients again after the "starve" effect could rebound weight......there is a higher chance of it backfiring as a longterm weight loss.

I used to be overweight most my high school and college before diagnosis.

If you want, cut fat, and lean out you can try the body builder method with a keto diet. Transition to a paleo diet for maintenance if you find it too hard to stick to but the keto diet, trains your body to burn fat for energy. You do not eat carbs but large amounts of fat and moderate protein. Once you body makes the change to using fat for energy, you cut back the fat a bit, and you body goes straight for your fat stores and leaves lean muscles.

I took the diet for managing my ulcerative colitis, but my body build benefited extremely I pulse between a higher protein diet and a leaning higher fat for body building now days. The struggle is real with both Celiac and Ulcerative coliits but it works well.