Body physique

[lavranso4]

Hey, I got diagnosed with Celiac disease about some months ago. I am turning 19 and I weight like 62 kg.

 

I have what you call a «skinny fat» physique (large amount of fat on butt), I have been trying to build some muscle, I have been trying for like half a year but nothing ever grows although I am sure I eat in a calorie supplement.

 

Anyone else have a problem like this?

[Scott Adams]

Are you also exercising? I would look into specific exercises that target that area of your body, and consider eating higher protein and less carbs.

[Russ H]

23 hours ago, lavranso4 said:

Hey, I got diagnosed with Celiac disease about some months ago. I am turning 19 and I weight like 62 kg.

 

I have what you call a «skinny fat» physique (large amount of fat on butt), I have been trying to build some muscle, I have been trying for like half a year but nothing ever grows although I am sure I eat in a calorie supplement.

 

Anyone else have a problem like this?

Hello lavranso4,

Your don't say what your sex is. It is common for men with untreated coeliac disease to experience androgen resistance where the body tissues stop responding to testosterone. Typically people will show raised blood levels of free testosterone but reduced levels of dihydrotestosterone (DHT). There may also be increased levels of luteinising hormone and hyperprolactinemia. This is reversible and goes into remission on a strict gluten-free diet. I experienced something of this nature and lost a lot of muscle, especially on my upper body. It is gradually improving for me. I was diagnosed 2 years ago but have only been strictly gluten free for 18 months.
 

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The most striking endocrine findings in a study of 41 recently diagnosed men with celiac disease was increased plasma testosterone and free testosterone index, reduced dihydrotestosterone (testosterone’s potent peripheral metabolite), and raised serum lutenizing hormone, a pattern of abnormalities indicative of androgen resistance. As jejunal morphology improved, hormone levels returned to normal.

https://natural-fertility-info.com/wp-content/uploads/BastArticle.pdf

 

I suspect that women might also experience similar androgen resistance but because their natural testosterone levels are lower, the effect is less marked.

Maintain a strict gluten-free diet, I would take a good multivitamin for the first year at least, and make sure you are getting enough protein.