Growth spurt after diagnosis in adulthood

[Holly15892]

I (F) was diagnosed as coeliac when I was 16 and have just had a yearly check up and am now 5ft 9’’. My last check up before this was when I was 20 I measured 5ft7’’ and I just wondered if anyone has experienced something similar? 

[trents]

Welcome to the forum, Holly15892!

So, if my math is correct, you seem to have grown 2" in one year, between ages 20 and 21? Is my calculation correct?

[Holly15892]

Hi - sorry I forgot to add that I am now 23 - so I grew 2’’ in 3 years

[trents]

Thanks for the clarification.

First, I would guess you were born into a family with tall genes.

Second, it is not unheard of for people in the college age years to continue to grow in height. I hear about this in connection with basketball players.

Third, I'm guessubf that your growth spurt is a "catching up" due to healing of your gut since you were diagnosed with celiac disease. This is assuming you have been consistent in avoiding gluten. If you have tall genes your growth was inhibited during your pubescent years by the damage to the small bowel villous lining done by celiac inflammation. This results in inefficient absorption of nutrients from the diet: D3, calcium and magnesium, primarily, since those  three nutritional elements are primary in bone development. But once the villi healed, you set the stage for catching up.

Edited March 31, 2023 by trents

[Scott Adams]

It is definitely unusual for females to grow after age 14 or 15, but this seems to have happened in your case. Having celiac disease can stunt your growth, and treating it with a gluten-free diet can reverse this in many cases, but not all cases. It certainly could have helped in your case.

[Raquel2021]

I grew until I was 25 so I think is possible 

[LimpToeTheTimeless]

I am M 21 and I diagnosed myself after a week of fasting and slowly reintroducing stuff in my diet except gluten, I had terrible eczema scars ,dandruff and brain fog, now I am free after 6 years of just pain, I am 6'2, will I grow taller? And since I am a gymnast will my muscles grow like quicker, cause before no matter how effort I put in I just couldn't. 

[knitty kitty]

Welcome to the forum, @LimpToeTheTimeless

Bone growth plates close in the late teens to early twenties, so it's doubtful you'll grow much taller, but you may start to bulk up in muscle.  Remember to boost your absorption of vitamins and minerals needed to build muscle by eating a nutritionally dense diet and supplementing with essential vitamins and minerals, especially Thiamine B1, to counteract the malabsorption caused by Celiac Disease.

Keep us posted on your progress!

References:

The effects of endurance training and thiamine supplementation on anti-fatigue during exercise

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4241913/

A functional evaluation of anti-fatigue and exercise performance improvement following vitamin B complex supplementation in healthy humans, a randomized double-blind trial

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10542023/