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Is There A Withdrawal Period?

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TotalKnowledge Apprentice
TotalKnowledge
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I just started a gluten free diet, but for the last couple days I have been having periods where I feel a lot worse. Especially with having confusion and brain fog. I am actually experiencing it right now, so forgive me if this has already been answered (my ability to google might be impaired.)

I would make sense to me that there would be a period of adjustment, but I haven't read anything about it. Did anyone experience a withdraw period after halting gluten intake?

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ravenwoodglass Mentor
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Yes there often is withdrawl period. For me it lasted about 5 days or so and boy was I a moody mess. I woke up one morning and it was over.

chasbari Apprentice
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I not only experienced the moods but also went through a period of extreme hunger as there was little I could tolerate at first. I just had a realization the other day that I am far less starved all the time now and, unless I really overdo things like I did yesterday, my appetite has really regulated to near normal. It gets better. Especially if you really stick with it inspite of the short term difficulties.

TotalKnowledge Apprentice
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I am certainly going to stick with it. My withdrawal seems to be expressed as rotating through my various problems. They are both more intense and different than normal.

Right now my fingers are exploding with little blister like bumps. I typically get one or two, and occasionally little collonies of them. But they are all over my hands right now, and bigger and more pronounced than normal.

My general fatigue and specific muscle fatigue have gone away, as have most of my other skin problems.

Mrs. Smith Explorer
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Yeah that is how it happened to me. I would alternate in my symptoms. One week muscle pain, one week D, one week exzema outbreak. It is all resolving its self now, though. Its a long road! I was so impatient at first and now I just let my body do what its going to do. I think the digestive tract of someone like us is going to take a long time to heal. Im 6mos in and I still have random episodes of D and exzema though not as bad. So many things have gotten so much better, though. Some things I guess just take longer! What a journey. It blows my mind!

sharkmom Apprentice
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Yeah that is how it happened to me. I would alternate in my symptoms. One week muscle pain, one week D, one week exzema outbreak. It is all resolving its self now, though. Its a long road! I was so impatient at first and now I just let my body do what its going to do. I think the digestive tract of someone like us is going to take a long time to heal. Im 6mos in and I still have random episodes of D and exzema though not as bad. So many things have gotten so much better, though. Some things I guess just take longer! What a journey. It blows my mind!

Does the digestive tract heal 100%? I cant imagine going through these symptoms for 6 months! Also, yesterday I felt pretty good, didnt feel to bloated, gas, etc. So far, I ate the identical foods as yesterday but today have the bloat, gas, etc. This really sucks!

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