Neuropathy

[Lori2]

Does peripheral neuropathy in the hands and feet go away as you stay on the gluten-free diet or is the damage permenant?

[Skylark]

Neuropathy can heal, but it may take a while. Nerves heal slower than anything else in your body.

Things that help nerve healing are B complex (You need B1, B6, and B12), and a healthy balance of fats for rebuilding myelin. CoQ10 is supposed to be helpful too. B12 is particularly important and you might want to get a sublingual methylcobalamin supplement. You need to eat healthy fats like olive oil and nut oils, and take fish oil for omega-3 fatty acids to give your body the building blocks for meyelin. Eggs are good too, for the lecithin so have those in moderation. Avoid trans fats as best you can as they're not good for your nervous system.

Hope this helps, and that things do heal up for you.

[miles2go]

Five years and W00t~

YMMV

[LDJofDenver]

I was told that it (healing or not) depends on how long you've had the nerve damage. Also told that the neuro problems take the longest to heal. I had some pretty significant neuro issues by the time I was diagnosed (gluten ataxia, roving pins and needles, was even screeened and had MRI to rule out MS), and the good news is they're almost all gone! Some began clearing up within first few months.

I also take the sublingual B12 mentioned above, I'd definitely recommend taking supplements.

[lucia]

I was worried about my neuropathy, because I'd read that it doesn't always clear up. After 4 months of a gluten-free diet, a lot of my pain has resolved but I can attribute that directly to:

1) acupuncture, which I highly recommend to you for your neuropathy, and

2) eliminating corn from my diet. As soon as I eliminated corn from my diet, most of my neuropathy disappeared. When I ate even a little corn, the neuropathy resurfaced, full force. This may or may not be the case for you, but I did see another poster who had the same experience as me.

Best to you,

lucia