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How Long Until I Won't Need A Nap During The Day?


River*

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River* Contributor

Hi, My doctor told me I have Celiac Disease

I have been gluten free for 2 weeks now.

I feel much better.

I would like to know how long it takes until I won't need a nap during the day anymore?

I would also like to know how long until the hypoglycemia goes away completely?

I look forward to reading any responses.


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curiousgeorge Rookie

It was a good month for me before I gave up my nap :) Now I nap MAYBE once a month if that.

Tallforagirl Rookie

Have you had a full blood count done to check your vitamin levels?

My B12 was in the normal range, but low in the range, so my doctor gave me a series of B12 injections which seemed to help enormously with the fatigue I'd been experiencing.

In all it took me four months to feel well enough to not want to nap during the day, and to be able to start exercising again.

Gfresh404 Enthusiast

Took me about 3 months. B12 complex helped a lot. Now I take one maybe once a week if I need it.. Exercising also gave me a lot of energy during the day and helped me sleep like a rock.

caek-is-a-lie Explorer

I take L-Tyrosine. That helps a lot, too.

pele Rookie

It may depend on how long you have been eating gluten and much damage has been done. Fatigue can result from malnutrition and also from thyroid or adrenal problems related to gluten. I have been gluten free for two years and still get very tired in the afternoon.

ianm Apprentice

It depends upon how sick you were. It took me two years before I stopped needing a three hour nap everyday. I was already half-past dead when I found out I had celiac. Take a good multi-vitamin and minerals. Exercise helps a lot. I hate doing it but I feel like crap if I don't.


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angieInCA Apprentice
I would also like to know how long until the hypoglycemia goes away completely?

Have you had a glucose sensitivity test to see if you truly are hypoglycemic. Hypoglycemia is a disorder that you will have to treat with proper diet as well and depending on the cause it will probably never go away.

River* Contributor
Have you had a glucose sensitivity test to see if you truly are hypoglycemic. Hypoglycemia is a disorder that you will have to treat with proper diet as well and depending on the cause it will probably never go away.

I was found to have been hypoglycemic on a test years ago at the time I had taken the test.

I have since then got a blood sugar monitor and I can become too low if I don't eat all the time.

My Naturopath doctor says it will go away for sure and is caused from Celiac disease.

I have read about others who had said they had hypoglycemia, then found out they were Celiac, stopped eating gluten and their hypoglycemia went away.

I mainly have problems with it in the morning but, again sometimes my numbers are within range but, I still feel terrible.

I can have the same numbers as in the morning, in the evening at times and feel perfect but not in the morning to afternoon.

Basically I have problems feeling normal from morning to afternoon then in the evening I start feeling normal finally with energy and the whole thing repeats itself again the next day, been happening since I was a child. Any ideas? I was thinking I should get my cortisol levels checked...?

angieInCA Apprentice

Wheather or not the hypoglocemia will go away will depend on what causes it for you. I do not respond to simple carbs well especialy if not balanced with protein. Mine has actually gotten worse since going gluten free. I am currently working with a dietitian and an endocrinologist to try to get my blood sugar stabilized. For some reason my pancreas misfires and releases insulin at the wrong times. It might be related to celiac disease and then it might not.

Ironically my cortisol levels were fine but of course my Vit D and B's were through the floor. About 2 weeks after starting supplements I started to realize I was actually feeling some energy in the afternoons.

I think you have to really experiment to find the golden combination of what your body needs and what works for you. I'm still working on mine :)

diannalynn0711 Rookie

I've been gluten-free for 5 years now and I will still get tired in the afternoon if I have had a long day or been stressed. I'll take a nap in those instances, but other than that I dont really. It took me a long while to feel better after I was diagnosed.

I also have hypoglycemia and have tested positive. I have to control that by eating 6 to 8 smalls meals a day and constantly checking my sugar and I also make sure to have some candy around just in case. As far as I know, the doctors said for me it just has to be controlled by your diet and constant monitoring. I dont believe that it will go away. They told me that I'd have to live with it and adjust. I dont know if that may vary or not. :unsure:

mm&j Apprentice

That's funny, I was just headed up for a nap before I read your post and it is only 9:45am! It does get better and everyone is different depending on many factors, especially how long you may have been suffering with the disease before being diagnosed and how much damage to your entire body has been done. Before I was diagnosed, I litterally slept round the clock, except for getting kids ready and off to school etc. I would get up to do one chore, then back to bed all through the day. I wasn't diagnosed until age 50. You didn't say how old you are, but I probably had Celiac for 20-30 years I expect. Hopefully your recovery won't be as long as mine. AS I've read in the posts, some people feel better in weeks, not months or years. The biggest key is the gluten. Be very careful not to get ANY and you will recover faster.

Welcome and good luck!

Susie (mm&j) :)

SBisglutenfree Rookie

I've only been gluten-free for a week today, but my sister has been gluten-free for a few months now. She also has/had hypoglycemia since she was young (she's now 49) and says she has never felt better. Since going gluten-free, she says it's like living in a new body. Lots of energy!

Are you eating protein with every meal? I know it was always a must with her. Good luck, I hope you feel as go as she does soon. Maybe it will take a few months... it's tough at the beginning - I know I want to see results right away. I've only noticed the bloating decreasing.

Sandi B)

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