worsening forgetfulness

[ollieotters]

hello:) i haven’t been here for awhile, but we’ve been doing more tests since about september that have me eat gluten, i’ve been having worsening forgetfulness, trouble pronouncing words and a hard time reading , the forgetfulness is the worst though, i’ve been literally forgetting anything i want to say if i don’t say it immediately when i think of it, or tasks that i have to do, should i bring this up to my GI next time i go or should i be less worried about it? 

 

thanks:)

[trents]

ollie, I would bring it up with your GI but what you describe is not unusual for those with celiac disease and still consuming gluten. Neurological problems and "brain fog" are common. How much longer do you need to doing the gluten challenge? When will your testing be complete? May we ask how old you are? Are you taking any vitamin and mineral supplements?

[ollieotters]

i only need to be gluten free for a couple more days as far as i know, same with the testing, i’m 16 years old and i take vitamin D because i have a pretty bad deficiency of it 

[trents]

Well, you're too young for onset of dementia so that is not a worry.

You probably need to consider taking a gluten free high potency B-complex and zinc. B vitamins are important for neurological health. How much D are you on and what kind of D? D3 is the most assimilable. Make sure all your vitamins and minerals are gluten free.