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Do These Sound Like Symptoms Of Being Glutened?

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For the last 3 days I have been taking a new calcium supplement. I called company and they said that although they don't add gluten, they can't guaruntee that gluten doesn't cross contaminate in their factory. Anyway I have had a headache that won't go away and my legs feel heavy and sometimes a little numb. I lifted my arm to paint in the living room and my armpit started throbbing and my hand started cramping. Really weird. It also feels like the muscles in my groin area are achey or fatigued. I also started taking flaxseed oil capsules but they say gluten free on the bottle. Does this sound like celiac symptoms or something else? Feeling awful right now. :(

Sarah

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For the last 3 days I have been taking a new calcium supplement. I called company and they said that although they don't add gluten, they can't guaruntee that gluten doesn't cross contaminate in their factory. Anyway I have had a headache that won't go away and my legs feel heavy and sometimes a little numb. I lifted my arm to paint in the living room and my armpit started throbbing and my hand started cramping. Really weird. It also feels like the muscles in my groin area are achey or fatigued. I also started taking flaxseed oil capsules but they say gluten free on the bottle. Does this sound like celiac symptoms or something else? Feeling awful right now. :(

Sarah

Sounds like it might be gluten, but I'm curious-- have you been painting before this time? It could just be repetitive motion injury; this is easy to get if you suddenly do a lot of a motion that you hadn't been doing before. It can stress the nerves somehow, like carpal tunnel, & cause all sorts of weird tingling & discomfort.

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For the last 3 days I have been taking a new calcium supplement. I called company and they said that although they don't add gluten, they can't guaruntee that gluten doesn't cross contaminate in their factory. Anyway I have had a headache that won't go away and my legs feel heavy and sometimes a little numb. I lifted my arm to paint in the living room and my armpit started throbbing and my hand started cramping. Really weird. It also feels like the muscles in my groin area are achey or fatigued. I also started taking flaxseed oil capsules but they say gluten free on the bottle. Does this sound like celiac symptoms or something else? Feeling awful right now. :(

Sarah

It could be gluten. It may not be either the supplement or the oil, did you do any spackling or drywall before you painted? Did you remove wallpaper? Another possiblity is the paint itself. You would really be surprised at all the stuff gluten is in. As a safety measure, after being glutened myself doing this sort of thing I always wear a mask now when sanding and gloves when I paint. If you are sure it is not any of the work your doing I would stop the calcium supplement. CC issues are very real and although for some companies it is a cover your butt statement it is sometimes best to avoid products and medications when they say this.

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For the last 3 days I have been taking a new calcium supplement. I called company and they said that although they don't add gluten, they can't guaruntee that gluten doesn't cross contaminate in their factory. Anyway I have had a headache that won't go away and my legs feel heavy and sometimes a little numb. I lifted my arm to paint in the living room and my armpit started throbbing and my hand started cramping. Really weird. It also feels like the muscles in my groin area are achey or fatigued. I also started taking flaxseed oil capsules but they say gluten free on the bottle. Does this sound like celiac symptoms or something else? Feeling awful right now. :(

Sarah

I don't really know about the supplements you are taking, but when you say the area around your groin is painful, is it tender to the touch? Sometimes this is an indication of your body fighting an infection, there are lymph nodes in the groin area. Just a thought. Could explain the fatigue. If you don't feel better in the next few days maybe try to get in for a check-up.

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Sounds like it might be gluten, but I'm curious-- have you been painting before this time? It could just be repetitive motion injury; this is easy to get if you suddenly do a lot of a motion that you hadn't been doing before. It can stress the nerves somehow, like carpal tunnel, & cause all sorts of weird tingling & discomfort.

Leah

Hi Leah,

I have been painting for a few days, so that could be a possibility. hmmm. Maybe when we are done painting all will resolve.

Thanks,

Sarah

It could be gluten. It may not be either the supplement or the oil, did you do any spackling or drywall before you painted? Did you remove wallpaper? Another possiblity is the paint itself. You would really be surprised at all the stuff gluten is in. As a safety measure, after being glutened myself doing this sort of thing I always wear a mask now when sanding and gloves when I paint. If you are sure it is not any of the work your doing I would stop the calcium supplement. CC issues are very real and although for some companies it is a cover your butt statement it is sometimes best to avoid products and medications when they say this.

Thanks. I think I will watch for improvement now that we are done painting, and then if none I will stop the calcium.

Sarah

I don't really know about the supplements you are taking, but when you say the area around your groin is painful, is it tender to the touch? Sometimes this is an indication of your body fighting an infection, there are lymph nodes in the groin area. Just a thought. Could explain the fatigue. If you don't feel better in the next few days maybe try to get in for a check-up.

It isn't tender to touch, more like a fatigued feel. My calves are getting cramps in them also. It may be what leah mentioned above, except that I don't usually respond that way after painting for a few days. I guess I'll just watch and see. Thanks,

Sarah

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