Gluten free diet

[Lina0206]

I’m wanting to know if anyone who went gluten free had dizzy spells I’m going on 3 weeks and have lighthead and dizzy spells not sure if this is normal or due to this diet .

[trents]

You may be experiencing gluten withdrawal. It is a well-known fact that gluten has addictive qualities similar to opioids and some people have pronounced withdrawal symptoms when going gluten free. You may also be suffering from nutritional deficiencies as when you remove wheat flour products you remove a significant source of vitamins from your diet. Wheat products are fortified according to FDA mandates. Gluten free facsimile flours are not required to be fortified. On top of that, gluten-free facsimile flour products are largely absent of nutritional benefits naturally as most of them are just empty carbs. Lots of rice and tapioca mostly.

Edited March 3, 2024 by trents

[knitty kitty]

Welcome to the forum, @Lina0206!

Have you been checked for nutritional deficiencies?  Many newly diagnosed have low levels of Vitamin D which helps regulate the immune system and being low can cause dizziness, as can being low in some of the B Complex vitamins, like Cobalamine B12 and Thiamine B1.  

Have you talked to your doctor or nutritionist about supplementing with a B Complex supplement and Vitamin D to boost your absorption of these essential vitamins?

Since malabsorption occurs in Celiac Disease, supplementation is a good idea.

The Effect of a High-Dose Vitamin B Multivitamin Supplement on the Relationship between Brain Metabolism and Blood Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress: A Randomized Control Trial

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6316433/

Nutritional Imbalances in Adult Celiac Patients Following a Gluten-Free Diet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8398893/

[Lina0206]

Thank you for info  they are getting better .