Is Brain Fog Due To Iron Deficiency?

[mamabear]

I thought this was thought provoking, granted the numbers of patients isn't all that high. We all have likely felt what we call brain fog......this article seems to give a reason that is often directly connected to celiac sprue! So many of us are iron deficient....and it looks like replacing our iron stores will help .

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[aikiducky]

It doesn't explain why I get brain fog every time I get glutened though. I mean, I don't just suddenly turn iron deficient one day and then not iron deficient the next when the brain fog lifts again.

But interesting nevertheless.

Pauliina

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  aikiducky said:

It doesn't explain why I get brain fog every time I get glutened though. I mean, I don't just suddenly turn iron deficient one day and then not iron deficient the next when the brain fog lifts again.

But interesting nevertheless.

Pauliina

Could be it inteferes with your bodies ability to use it? Like you say though it seems improbable its deficiency overnight????

(just a wild guess)

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[DestinyLeah]

Popular explanation from doctors for brain fog as a reaction to gluten is that it is a neurological reaction. Simple as that. The gluten in your system interferes with your body's ability to fire off and translate those little electrical impulses that you otherwise never think about.

I have apparently been a Celiac my whole life, and the nerve damage I thought was from a car accident is actually stripped nerves from the Celiac. Now I feel like I ought to send the settlement back to the trucking company that hit me. Oh, well. At least if I stay gluten free, it should heal over time, according to the neurologist & GI.

[jmd3]

  GFMemphis said:

I thought this was thought provoking, granted the numbers of patients isn't all that high. We all have likely felt what we call brain fog......this article seems to give a reason that is often directly connected to celiac sprue! So many of us are iron deficient....and it looks like replacing our iron stores will help .

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There could be some people with celiac that this has been true - but.....

I don't think I put to much into iron deficiency and brain fog - I had a high level of iron, but such a bad, bad brain brain fog. The celiac diease chose to pick my brain as the organ of choice to destroy. I still am only in the first month of gluten-free and I have a long way to go. My short term memory seems to have been effected - but I believe it will not be as bad six months from now.

[itsdunerie]

Three words--Chocolate covered pineapple.  My fave way of introducing a little iron boost to my system.    Pineapple has tons more vitamin C than oranges.  Dark chocolate has a bunch of iron.  Plant based iron absorbs easier with the help of vitamin C.  Is brain fog due to lack of iron?  Dunno, but boy can I focus when I'm eating chocolate!  LOL!