Pins And Needles In Hands And Ocassionally Down Arm

[UnhappyCoeliac]

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I seem to breaking out in pins and needles all to frequently. Down my whole arm last night but normally happens say when im carrying a shoping bag home I get basically pins and needles till have to swap hands has anyone else encountered this?

[digmom1014]

I get it when I sleep on one side or the other-down that sides arm. It is very annoying. I looked it up on the web and it was stated that it is a blood-flow problem. SUPPOSINGLY, a chiropractor can make an adjustment in your upper neck and fix it. I have had too many other medical problems going on right now to test the theory out.

Good luck, it is a pain but, they also stated that it is not something to be worried about.

[ravenwoodglass]

Those may be something called parathesias. It might help a great deal to get some sublingual B12 and start taking it daily. Celiacs don't utilize B12 very well until we are well healed and the sublingual will bypass the damaged gut and go straight into the bloodstream through the mucous membranes in the mouth. It may also help a bit with fatigue.

It would also be a good idea if you haven't had your blood sugar levels checked recently to do so. Parathesias can be one of the signs of diabetes. Other signs of diabetes are if your peeing more than normal, losing weight and feeling tired.

[tarnalberry]

how are you carrying the shopping bags? any shoulder injuries, tightness, etc? the bulk of the nerves that run into the hand pass into a very small space in the shoulder, at the tip of the collarbone under the humoral head, so it is not difficult at all to pinch the nerve bundle there.

[Janessa]

I get that when I accidentally eat gluten and also when I eat corn

[Crystal Brown]

I get this too. I am not sure what correlation it has with anything, other than poor blood circulation. I remember my Orthopedic surgeon recommended holding my arm over my heart to improve blood flow. Sometimes it helps and sometimes it doesn't. I think B12 sounds like a good idea! Something that I may try.

[trents]

Carpal tunnel?

[UnhappyCoeliac]

just updating this symptoms occur when:

-Extreme tiredness I am talking close to 40 hrs of no sleep and workouts in there too

-Today while playing cricket... sorta like baseball for the americans. I gave one almighty swing of the bat ended up actually hiting the ground and got pins and needles like crazy from the impact, they were quick to subside though

And where they are most prevalent: carrying the shopping home... I like coke so I may have a two litres bottom in say two bags of shopping with assorted other stuff but on the walk home which is not one mile it is a km or so I inevitably get pins and needles and must switch hands. for them to go away..

Could it just be fatigue?

I hadnt played cricket ina while and I have hit alot of things hard with a bat before and NEVER broken out in pins and needles worried <_ <

edit: No disrespect Trents but I am 22 diagnosed at 21 not quite gluten free yet. I really hope what I have may not be related to what you have because I havent even hiot 30 and I am having health problems galore it depresses me and makes me angry at the same time

[ravenwoodglass]

just updating this symptoms occur when:

-Extreme tiredness I am talking close to 40 hrs of no sleep and workouts in there too

-Today while playing cricket... sorta like baseball for the americans. I gave one almighty swing of the bat ended up actually hiting the ground and got pins and needles like crazy from the impact, they were quick to subside though

And where they are most prevalent: carrying the shopping home... I like coke so I may have a two litres bottom in say two bags of shopping with assorted other stuff but on the walk home which is not one mile it is a km or so I inevitably get pins and needles and must switch hands. for them to go away..

Could it just be fatigue?

I hadnt played cricket ina while and I have hit alot of things hard with a bat before and NEVER broken out in pins and needles worried <_ <

edit: No disrespect Trents but I am 22 diagnosed at 21 not quite gluten free yet. I really hope what I have may not be related to what you have because I havent even hiot 30 and I am having health problems galore it depresses me and makes me angry at the same time

Have you been checked for diabetes? I am concerned that you are going up to 40 hours without sleep, if I read that right. You may want to consider switching to a different beverage, something without caffine and preferablly without lots of high fructose corn syrup. The more this idea shakes you the more likely it is that your addicted to the Coke which is a strong indication that it is doing damage. In addition if your issues are being caused or compounded with gluten intolerance being 'not quite gluten free' is going to keep those issues progressing. Unfortuantely being gluten free is not something we can pick and choose days for. We need to stick with the diet strictly to heal.

[spinsterwitch]

Hello Unhappy Coeliac:

What you are experiencing is peripheral neuropathy. It is common in Celiac (or coeliac) Disease. In fact, when I get gluten it recurs and I know that the gluten has worked its way out of my system when it goes away.

Mine showed up at night when I was sleeping...in both arms and would sometimes linger for hours after I woke. I didn't even realize it was a symptom until I stopped eating gluten and it went away.

You really need to get gluten out of your diet. Once you have and you notice a dissipation of other symptoms, but that symptom persists, you may want to go see your doctor as they may want to look at other neurological issues.

Peace,

Kari