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Extremley Sleepy

Chrissyb

By Chrissyb
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Chrissyb Enthusiast
Chrissyb
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Has this happened to anyone else. I am not sure if this is still a reaction to eating a braut that was a beer braut (hubby didn't read the package ). This was about 2 weeks ago and since then I have been extra careful not to eat anything with gluten and we have not eaten away from home. My stomach is still a mess but the biggest problem is I can't seem to stay awake. I wil be sitting and watching a tv show and the next thing I know the next program is on.

Now I do have other health issues and I have gone through all thoses and they are not causeing this. I don't have a fever or a cold. This is getting annoying I can't seem to get much done no matter how hard I try :angry:

This all wouldn't be so bad if I was Sleeping Beauty looking for my Prince Charming. :D

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neesee Apprentice
neesee
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I'm completely the opposite. When my stomach is in pain, there is no sleeping. I never get sleepy from a random glutening.

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healthiernow Newbie
healthiernow
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I have no insight on helping you with the reaction, but are you still getting enough protein since that mean braut? That might help?

mm&j Apprentice
mm&j
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Has this happened to anyone else. I am not sure if this is still a reaction to eating a braut that was a beer braut (hubby didn't read the package ). This was about 2 weeks ago and since then I have been extra careful not to eat anything with gluten and we have not eaten away from home. My stomach is still a mess but the biggest problem is I can't seem to stay awake. I wil be sitting and watching a tv show and the next thing I know the next program is on.

Now I do have other health issues and I have gone through all thoses and they are not causeing this. I don't have a fever or a cold. This is getting annoying I can't seem to get much done no matter how hard I try :angry:

This all wouldn't be so bad if I was Sleeping Beauty looking for my Prince Charming. :D

mm&j Apprentice
mm&j
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I just wrote another post about being extremely discouraged and then I saw yours and wanted to say that yes from the beginning, extreme fatique and sleepiness have been some of my biggest issues. I feel like I have been drugged or perhaps had 5 margaritas and then am trying to function. It lasts long after I injest some gluten. I really don't know what to do anymore. I am so careful and then perhaps I get a crumb or some cross contamination and I am sick and TIRED for a month or more.

mm&j (Susie)

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted

I still get a lot of fatigue with being glutened. In the evenings I can hardly keep my eyes open, but will wake up several times during the night. I know the glutening is subsiding when I'm able to sleep through the night again :)

ShayFL Enthusiast
ShayFL
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I had that constant sleepiness. gluten-free wasnt enough. But I noticed when I cut out all grains it went away. :)

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Amyleigh0007 Enthusiast
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Yes! Fatigue was one of my biggest symptoms! I would go to sleep around 8. I would also take naps as often as I could. It's totally different now. I have much more energy.

mftnchn Explorer
mftnchn
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Yes, I have had the fatigue and sleepiness, and it is hard for me to trace the cause. It is one of my lyme symptoms too, plus the form of asthma I get makes me sleepy. I don't wheeze, just can't get a really deep breath and the sleepiness is from reduced oxygen.

However, I have had a big improvement the last several weeks on the SCD, especially after the first week when it was worse, probably from die off of bugs. So I'd agree about the grains, but maybe even more so, it might be carbohydrate related. Check out the winter 2003 edition of Scott's newsletter for the article on healing which talks about the enzyme problem for carb digestion. If your gluten-free carbs are going through undigested this could cause a lot of problems. A glutening might just be tipping the scale but not totally the cause of your symptoms.

I'd suggest checking to make sure your vitamin D levels are adequate. If you read on the chronic fatigue websites, they often mention various infections, and also even mention increasing D as a first step (and sometimes have herxes like with lyme disease). Celiac compromises our immune systems so I think getting these other things is more possible and harder to fight off. Vit D helps regulate immune system. My levels were very very low and getting them up also has helped a lot with fatigue.

GFinDC Veteran
GFinDC
Posted

Hypothyroidism can cause sleepiness also. It might be a good idea to get your thyroid levels checked sometime if it continues for a while after going gluten-free.

curlyfries Contributor
curlyfries
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Before I knew I had gluten issues I used to be extremely drowsy in the mornings and after lunch. I have fibromyalgia, so I figured it was a symptom of that. I read that fibro's need high protein, low carb, so I stopped eating cereal for breakfast and sandwiches for lunch............huge improvement.

So was it gluten, or grains in general?.....or carbs?......I don't know.

Chrissyb Enthusiast
Chrissyb
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Wow you guys have a lot of great info. I know that my ms plays into this to and my neruo has mentioned my vit. D so maybe it is time to have it checked. As far as grains I don't think I have that many I think we have pasta once every other we and rice once a week. I don't even eat bread or anything like that anymore. I will start keeping a food diary and check my sysmptoms, I am bad about that I start and then I don't keep up on it . Thanks again for all your help.

SiouxsieKim Newbie
SiouxsieKim
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I would definitely recommend getting your thyoid checked. When I went ot the docs for help with my gastrointestinal problems and fatigue they found hypothyroidism which slows your whole body down. I could sleep for 14 hours and still be tired! There is a strong connection between this and Coeliacs. It says on the NHS website in the UK that Coeliacs can cause hypothyroidism. Instead of antibodies attacking gluten they attack your thyroid gland so it doesn't work properly. Apologies if you knew all this and have already had it checked. I find though that I still get really tired (like today I've been fighting heavy eyelids sat at work) and need to get my thyroid checked regularly. But I also accidently ate gluten the other day and since then I have felt tired and my stomach has been a mess. I understand its a very frustrating feeling :(

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