Jump to content

  • Welcome to Celiac.com!

    You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):

    Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Our Content
    eNewsletter
    Donate

Desperate

sunshine70

Recommended Posts

sunshine70 Newbie
sunshine70
Posted

Hi all,

I am 39 years old male. I have felt depressed most of my life. I am also always irritated and anxious. I have been on anti-depressants and anti-anxiety meds on-off for about 15 years now. After my divorce about a year ago, I got extremely depressed. The meds are not working and my libido has tanked. Went to doctor the other day and had a food allergy test done. I found out that I am allergic to Wheat, Brewer's yeast, Spinach, Sunflower, Pineapple, Kidney Beans. After this diagnosis the doctor put me on a Wheat-free diet. And at the same time started a body detoxification on me. I have felt miserable (depression and anxiety / irritability) for a long time now. When I stopped wheat, after 3 days I woke up so calm one day and felt real good. It was like just some body turn on a bulb inside me. I have not been sleeping well at all. That "good" feeling lasted for about 3 or 4 days and then I became miserable again. I have not been eating any Gluten and carefully eating my foods. I am wondering if my good feeling after stopping Wheat went away due to the detox. I am doing the detox with AdvaClear and UltraClear shake. I have a stool test that I am sending in this week. My belly has started hurting all over now (mild dull pains throughout, specially mid section around the navel) and also I have mild pains in my groin area as well.

I am wondering if my depression / anxiety is due to being on wheat. Also why did I get better for a few days and that was it. Has any body else experience anything like that? Do I have Celiac disease? What can I ask my doctor to do? Please help.

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


dilettantesteph Collaborator
dilettantesteph
Posted

I had depression and other mental health symptoms before diagnosis. After being gluten free they went away and come back now when glutened. The big one that comes back these days is irritability, but also some anxiety, and paranoia.

I can't tell you if you are celiac. You might want to make sure that the detox things that you are taking are gluten free. If you need to be gluten free, you need to educate yourself about what contains gluten. There are a few things which you might not know about now.

sunshine70 Newbie
sunshine70
Posted
  • Author

I had depression and other mental health symptoms before diagnosis. After being gluten free they went away and come back now when glutened. The big one that comes back these days is irritability, but also some anxiety, and paranoia.

I can't tell you if you are celiac. You might want to make sure that the detox things that you are taking are gluten free. If you need to be gluten free, you need to educate yourself about what contains gluten. There are a few things which you might not know about now.

How long did it take for your symptoms to go away? My detox is gluten free. It is two weeks and I cannot tell if the detox has made a difference. Hopefully soon I would be able to tell a difference.

dilettantesteph Collaborator
dilettantesteph
Posted

It's been almost 3 years now, so I don't remember that well anymore, but I think that it was about 2 months before I noticed a difference. Hope things resolve soon for you.

sunshine70 Newbie
sunshine70
Posted
  • Author

Thanks for the info. Like I mentioned before, the weird thing is that three days after I started gluten-free food I felt a clear difference but then it faded away. I just want that back so bad.

nichol Newbie
nichol
Posted

I am wondering if my depression / anxiety is due to being on wheat. Also why did I get better for a few days and that was it. Has any body else experience anything like that? Do I have Celiac disease? What can I ask my doctor to do? Please help.

Hi there,

Maybe,you should ask your doc to run a full panel bloodtest for Celiac disease. I am kinda new to all this myself, but from what I have been reading, some Celiacs also have problems with the nightshade family, potatoes, tomatoes, etc.., and from gums. Gums are used in alot of Gluten free baking as a thickener.

Maybe you should try not eating any of the Gluten-free baking and listen to your body, like you are doing now. If you keep a food diary and mark down when you have a bad reaction, you should be able to notice a pattern and figure out what is causing the bad reactions.

If you are a Celiac, a dietician or nutritionist might be able to help you as the anxiety and depression can be caused by some vit/minerals lacking in the body.

Good luck in your journey, get as much knowledge as you can, be your own advocate... you can do it!

dilettantesteph Collaborator
dilettantesteph
Posted

That happened to me too. Initially I felt totally cured just by removal of cereal and bread. Then I guess my immune system settled down and I began to react to lower levels of gluten. That is when it got challenging.

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A19):


  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      131,543
    • Most Online (within 30 mins)
      7,748
    Carol Zimmer
    Newest Member
    Carol Zimmer
    Joined
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A20):

  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      121.4k
    • Total Posts
      1m
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A22):



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A21):


  • Upcoming Events

  • Posts

    • Jsingh
      Protein or fat?

      By Jsingh · Posted

      Hi,  I care for my seven year old daughter with Celiac. After watching her for months, I have figured out that she has problem with two kinds of fats- animal fat and cooking oils. It basically makes her intestine sore enough that she feels spasms when she is upset. It only happens on days when she has eaten more fat than her usual every day diet. (Her usual diet has chia seeds, flaxseeds, and avocado/ pumpkin seeds for fat and an occasional chicken breast.) I stopped using cooking oils last year, and when I reintroduced eggs and dairy, both of which I had held off for a few months thinking it was an issue of the protein like some Celiac patients habe mentioned to be the case, she has reacted in the same fashion as she does with excess fats. So now I wonder if her reaction to dairy and eggs is not really because of protein but fat.   I don't really have a question, just wondering if anyone finds this familiar and if it gets better with time.  Thank you. 
    • Chanda Richard
      High Cost of Gluten-Free Foods

      By Chanda Richard · Posted

      Hello, My name is Chanda and you are not the only one that gose through the same things. I have found that what's easiest for me is finding a few meals each week that last. I have such severe reactions to gluten that it shuts my entire body down. I struggle everyday with i can't eat enough it feels like, when I eat more I lose more weight. Make sure that you look at medication, vitamins and shampoo and conditioner also. They have different things that are less expensive at Walmart. 
    • petitojou
      Frequent nausea after gluten-free diet

      By petitojou · Posted

      Thank you so much! I saw some tips around the forum to make a food diary and now that I know that the community also struggles with corn, egg and soy, the puzzle pieces came together! Just yesterday I tried eating eggs and yes, he’s guilty and charged. Those there are my 3 combo nausea troublemakers. I’m going to adjust my diet ☺️ Also thank you for the information about MCAS! I’m from South America and little it’s talked about it in here. It’s honestly such a game changer now for treatment and recovery. I know I’m free from SIBO and Candida since I’ve been tested for it, but I’m still going to make a endoscopy to test for H. Pylori and Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). Thank you again!! Have a blessed weekend 🤍
    • knitty kitty
      Unusual bright yellow but odourless discharge

      By knitty kitty · Posted

      Yes, I, too, have osteoporosis from years of malabsorption, too.  Thiamine and magnesium are what keep the calcium in place in the bones.  If one is low in magnesium, boron, selenium, zinc, copper, and other trace minerals, ones bone heath can suffer.  We need more than just calcium and Vitamin D for strong bones.  Riboflavin B 2, Folate B 9 and Pyridoxine B 6 also contribute to bone formation and strength.   Have you had your thyroid checked?  The thyroid is important to bone health as well.  The thyroid uses lots of thiamine, so a poorly functioning thyroid will affect bone heath.  
    • Celiac50
      Unusual bright yellow but odourless discharge

      By Celiac50 · Posted

      That sounds so very likely in my case! I will absolutely ask my doctor on my next bone check coming up in March... Thanks a lot! 
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

NOTICE: This site places This site places cookies on your device (Cookie settings). on your device. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use, and Privacy Policy.