Celiac And Sleep Apnea - Are They Related?

[Janine]

Hello,

I have been lurking here on and off for over a year, but am recently refocused on celiac, so I decided o become "official." Thanks for all the info you have all already given me without even knowing you were doing so! This is a wonderful forum.

The short story- I have had lots of the same history of many of the others on this forum (IBS, horrible & frequent migraines, fatigue, restless legs, intestinal probs, weight gain, depression, anxiety) for years and years.

Recently I was diagnosed with sleep apnea in a sleep study. I asked the neurologist today if there could be any relationship to celiac and he said that he would not rule it out as celiac can cause many neurological problems. So, I am back to getting another blood panel soon (I had one about a year ago, but had only been back on gluten for a month after trying gluten free for 7 months & it came out negative).

Anyway, as the title of this message says, I am wondering if any of you have heard of a connection between the two (celiac and sleep apnea). I have been sleeping a little better on the CPAP (breathing machine for apnea), but still have all my symtoms. I have no doubt I have sleep apnea, as I saw an improvement in restless legs, etc during the second study. But is it caused by celiac perhaps? Or maybe I just have two unrelated challenges to overcome??

Thanks for any input.

Janine

Washington State

45 yrs old

married, two kids

diagnosed with sleep apnea and feeling a strong suspicion of celiac