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Jessica Hoffman
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Jessica Hoffman
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Hi all,

I had been struggling for years with stomach pain and bloating. I was just diagnosed 2 months ago with Celiac. I’ve completely changed my diet and even stopped going out to eat to avoid being “glutened.” My stomach pains and bloating are gone, but for some reason I am extremely tired. Do any of you struggle with fatigue? What should I eat/take to help with it? I drink tons of water and exercise daily. Thank you for any advice!

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cristiana Veteran
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Hello @Jessica Hoffman and welcome to the forum

It is possible you are suffering from vitamin and mineral deficiencies - were any levels checked? If so, I wonder what your Iron and B12 levels are like, as being deficient in either could make you very tired.  Of course, two other reasons for fatigue are Thyroid issues and also diabetes.  Have you had tests for these?

One other possibility - do you think you might have had COVID recently? A friend of mine has and it has left her feeling very tired indeed.

Cristiana

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knitty kitty Grand Master
knitty kitty
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Welcome to the forum!

Newly diagnosed are usually low in B vitamins.  Fatigue can be caused by being low in some of the B vitamins.  The B vitamins are water soluble, so you may be inadvertently flushing them out of your system by drinking "tons" of water.

Athletes and people who exercise frequently have higher requirements for Thiamine Vitamin B1.  

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/

Thiamine deficiency disorders: a clinical perspective

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8451766/

 

Thiamine helps recover from Covid.

Evaluation of thiamine as adjunctive therapy in COVID-19 critically ill patients: a two-center propensity score matched study

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8242279/

trents Grand Master
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Jessica, gluten free flour products are not required to be fortified with vitamins as are their wheat counterparts. So, when you eliminate wheat products from your diet, you automatically are likely reducing vitamin input into your diet. And if you have been living with undiagnosed celiac disease for some years you are likely to be already experiencing vitamin and mineral deficiencies. We routinely recommend newly diagnosed celiacs to begin taking high potency vitamin and mineral supplementation including B12, a high-potency B-complex, 5-10k IU of D3, Magnesium glycinate and zinc. Make sure all are gluten free. Costco is a good place to shop.

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