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[faegan]

Hi all...

I'm having the following symptoms:

Brain Fog

Light headed

Floaters in my Vision

Pins and Needles

Impact of Alcohol Up (2 Beers = Tipsy + Hangover)

Irritability

Degenerative Disc Disease in Neck acting up

I've been test for lyme and other tic borne illnesses, but have not gotten results yet.

Anyone have similar symptoms? I'd love to hear any diet changes that could be at

work. It seems to be getting worse since I started the diet in April.

Also, do these symptoms sometimes happen because of the body's work at

repairing itself? Were these things going on but I couldn't feel them?

Thanks!

[lorka150]

have you checked all your products? cross contamination? are the beers gluten-free? there could be a lot of things as the issue, here.

[marciab]

Hi there,

In addition to looking for hidden gluten, you might look into the following. This is what helped me.

Brain Fog - try eliminating all processed grains

Light headed - are u hypoglycemic ? try eating meat / protein 3 times a day, esp for breakfast

Floaters in my Vision - sorry, don't know

Pins and Needles - could be b12 deficiency, use sublingual b12 or injections

Impact of Alcohol Up (2 Beers = Tipsy + Hangover) - stop drinking !!! wait until u heal up a bit

Also sounds like Candida

Irritability - who isn't ? Just kidding .. But seriously, this diet takes a toll on most of us.

Degenerative Disc Disease in Neck acting up - try adding omegas to your diet, they decrease inflamation.

Hope this helps. Marcia

[rinne]

Hi all...

I'm having the following symptoms:

Brain Fog

Light headed

Floaters in my Vision

Pins and Needles

Impact of Alcohol Up (2 Beers = Tipsy + Hangover)

Irritability

Degenerative Disc Disease in Neck acting up

I've been test for lyme and other tic borne illnesses, but have not gotten results yet.

Anyone have similar symptoms? I'd love to hear any diet changes that could be at

work. It seems to be getting worse since I started the diet in April.

Also, do these symptoms sometimes happen because of the body's work at

repairing itself? Were these things going on but I couldn't feel them?

Thanks!

I've had floaters in my vision but until yesterday didn't know they were related to Lyme disease. I've been gluten free since the beginning of May except for accidental glutenings, also I'm off dairy and although I have seen an improvement I have begun to wonder whether or not I might have Lyme in addition to Celiac or whether Lyme triggered the Celiac. I have about 70% of the Lyme symptoms and I have seen no improvement in them with a gluten free diet. Ankylosing Spondylitis is another condition I am suffering from although that could be Lyme too as I have begun to learn.

In some ways I am better than I was in the winter and I would say the diet is helping but I don't know at this point whether it is the complete solution as other conditions are getting worse.

[eleep]

Wait -- two beers -- are those gluten-free beers? That could be your culprit right there. You need to eliminate anything with barley in it -- and any beer that isn't clearly labeled gluten-free (read -- almost all beer) will have barley malt or wheat in it.

The brain fog and stressy/irritable symptoms could very well be indicative of B vitamin deficiency -- which is a celiac problem, but is also a problem with alcohol -- one of the reasons for irritability/hangovers the morning after a few too many drinks is that drinking significantly depletes B vitamins (as does smoking, which I quit recently).

If you are healing, you may also find that your tolerance has decreased because your body is absorbing alcohol more quickly. I actually quit drinking at all for a while to let my body recover. It took less than a glass of wine at dinner to make me feel as though I shouldn't be driving. Now that I'm a lot stronger, I don't need to be as careful (I'm going to a wine-tasting tonight if I get enough writing done!) and my body is a lot happier for having had the chance to heal. Actually, my entire sense of well-being and happiness is a lot better in general.

eleep

[CarlaB]

two drinks makes me tipsy and can give me hangover. Two beers with gluten would give me a couple week hangover!!!! My BIL thinks this would have saved him thousands over the years and he's jealous, it takes much more than two for him to get tipsy and get a hangover .... I guess it's all in what your priorities are!

I have most of your symptoms. Like everyone has said, check the beer.

[faegan]

Thanks for everyone's reply! Yes - the beers are definitely gluten free (New Grist). I'm going to digest everyone's advice, make a plan, and I'll let everyone know how it goes! Thanks, Again!