Low Testosterone for celiac teen boys

[Christinew]

My son has had a lot of health issues. He was recently Diagnosed with celiac. He is under a doctors care . He is 17 and his testosterone is low does anyone think this could be related to celiac And if so what did they do to change that .  

[JillG]

3 hours ago, Christinew said:

My son has had a lot of health issues. He was recently Diagnosed with celiac. He is under a doctors care . He is 17 and his testosterone is low does anyone think this could be related to celiac And if so what did they do to change that .  

Yes. That’s how my son was diagnosed actually. He wasn’t hitting puberty so they checked him for Celiac and he was positive. He was 14 at the time and after 6 mo of a gluten-free diet he still didn’t show signs of starting puberty. So we did a very low does of testosterone shots for 6 mo bc they wanted to see if that would jump start him, and it did. If your son isn’t seeing an endocrinologist, I’d recommend it. Best of luck to you. 

[trents]

I agree with JillG. And I would also make sure he gets put on a good gluten-free multivitamin, a gluten-free B-complex, and D3. Is your son physically active? 

[Scott Adams]

We've summarized some research articles here which may be helpful:

https://www.celiac.com/celiac-disease/celiac-disease-amp-related-diseases-and-disorders/growth-hormone-deficiency-and-celiac-disease/

This article may be helpful, since he was only recently diagnosed:

 

[Posterboy]

Christine New Et al,

I came across this research and I thought it would help you.

Low T is a reversible condition......I had the same problem once!

I had taken Zinc, Niacinamide, Selenium and Magnesium and my Low T got better....

At the time I thought it was Selenium (I began eating Brazil nuts by the handful!)......and taking Zinc and Niacinamide (which can help) because we use Cholesterol as our building blocks for our hormones......and being low in Vitamin B3 interrupts this process....

But I also had started taking Magnesium at the time......and forget this is when I begin taking Magnesium and believed it was the Selenium was helping me (and it was)......it is not always one thing....

But with the Niacinamide and the Magnesium and Zinc.....it helped  me over my Low T.

But I didn't know why at the time......here is the research that explains why this is so...

Entitled "The Interplay between Magnesium and Testosterone in Modulating Physical Function in Men"

https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ije/2014/525249/

Hindawi (an Indian Medical Journal) still does good and honest nutrition research these days not yet affected by Western medicine’s thought of a Medicine for everything instead of the older ( and proven) model of Poor Nutrition equates to Poor Health IE and why they are still studying Nutrients that can help things as complex as “Low T” in Men with appropriate and proper supplementation.

As I found to be true in my case.....I had inadvertly stumbled onto the problem without me knowing what helped me.....

Now I know why.....I hope this is helpful but it is not medical advice.

Good luck on your continued journey(s) in life.

2 Timothy 2:7 Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.

Posterboy by the grace of God,