Does Gluten Cause Insatiable Hunger

[Ginger38]

Does consuming gluten with celiac disease or NCGS cause insatiable hunger issues? I swear I could eat 24 hours a day right now and eat the legs off a chair. It’s frustrating. I’m overweight as it is. I made a big boo boo recently and had gluten (didn’t check all my labels / ingredients 🤦🏼‍♀️) so I’m just wondering if this is triggering this insane hunger 

[knitty kitty]

Thiamine deficiency can cause a voracious appetite.  I went through this myself.  

Gluten containing food products frequently do not contain enough bioavailable thiamine to process the carbohydrates into energy.  

Gluten free processed food products are not required to be enriched with missing vitamins.  

Thiamine deficiency can cause an increase in appetite in order to acquire more thiamine.  

Try snacking on protein based foods.  Thiamine is found in meat and liver.  Or supplement with thiamine hydrochloride, benfotiamine or allithiamine.

 

[Scott Adams]

I agree with @knitty kitty that, especially if you have celiac disease, the cravings could be the result of nutrient deficiencies. Damage to the intestines can cause a cascade of issues, including malabsorption, which can make you feel like you are starving. For decades it was thought that you could not be overweight and have celiac disease, but now it is understood that in some people obesity can be a symptom of celiac disease. Here are articles that cover this:

https://www.celiac.com/search/?q=obesity&quick=1&type=cms_records2