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Chris28806

By Chris28806
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I am 20 years old and about 4 weeks ago I have been on a gluten free diet (I think). For the past 5 years I have been trying to put on weight with little to show for it. I weighed myself before I went gluten free, and now tonight the scale says I put on nearly 10 lbs. (which is good) and weights I have been lifting are going up considerably. Before I started my diet I was eating nearly 3,000 caleries and now I am lucky to get 1,500. I have never had any symptoms, except for my height and sleep deprivation.

Through the threads I have read it seems like it takes people a long time to see results. For me it was just a matter of weeks, which is why I am wondering if there are certain degrees of celiac or is my body just responding rapidly to the new diet? I understand how celiac destorys the bodys ability to absorb nutrients but I am in shock.

Should I expect the results to slow down? (I hope you say no)

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I am 20 years old and about 4 weeks ago I have been on a gluten free diet (I think). For the past 5 years I have been trying to put on weight with little to show for it. I weighed myself before I went gluten free, and now tonight the scale says I put on nearly 10 lbs. (which is good) and weights I have been lifting are going up considerably. Before I started my diet I was eating nearly 3,000 caleries and now I am lucky to get 1,500. I have never had any symptoms, except for my height and sleep deprivation.

Through the threads I have read it seems like it takes people a long time to see results. For me it was just a matter of weeks, which is why I am wondering if there are certain degrees of celiac or is my body just responding rapidly to the new diet? I understand how celiac destorys the bodys ability to absorb nutrients but I am in shock.

Should I expect the results to slow down? (I hope you say no)

Hi,

I'm 23 and found that my stomach symptoms started to go away within about a month and I gained about the same amount of weight as you have. Having said that, my lethargy etc has not yet one away.

I think if you are younger you may not have as much damage to your villi, and therefore may have healed quicker. As long as you stick to 100% gluten free you should continue to see results.

Everything you described sounds pretty normal, glad you are feeling better :)

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