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Possible Nerve Damage In My Hand ?

Dellers

By Dellers
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Dellers Apprentice
Dellers
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I have read that being celiac can give you nerve damage. My left hand starts shaking and its getting worse by the day. Started off the just the thumb doing an odd twitch now its the entire hand. Does anyone here have similar ? I noticed it more when texting on the phone ( being a lefty )I have not said this to my doctor as he does not listen and I have chosen to ignore it.

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I have read that being celiac can give you nerve damage. My left hand starts shaking and its getting worse by the day. Started off the just the thumb doing an odd twitch now its the entire hand. Does anyone here have similar ? I notice it more when texting on the phone ( being a lefty )I have not said this to my doctor as he does not listen and I have chosen to ignore it.

Good morning, Dellers.

Interested in your post because I have twitching and muscle atrophy in my left hand. Do you have any muscle wasting or weakness? Are you able to touch the tips of your fingers to your thumb?

Dellers Apprentice
Dellers
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Good morning, Dellers.

Interested in your post because I have twitching and muscle atrophy in my left hand. Do you have any muscle wasting or weakness? Are you able to touch the tips of your fingers to your thumb?

Good morning. It 19.22 here and pitch black outside. I am able to move it but it feels very stiff. My thumb is the most trouble some. I dont know about the muscle wasting however I assume I dont have that. I have no injury to my and or arm that could logically explain why this is going on. I think it could be gluten related as my hip is also giving me trouble.I have always had the hip trouble but doing the challenge it has returned.

cassP Contributor
cassP
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Good morning. It 19.22 here and pitch black outside. I am able to move it but it feels very stiff. My thumb is the most trouble some. I dont know about the muscle wasting however I assume I dont have that. I have no injury to my and or arm that could logically explain why this is going on. I think it could be gluten related as my hip is also giving me trouble.I have always had the hip trouble but doing the challenge it has returned.

im a massage therapist (at the moment)-> and i KNOW that hand and wrist issues can definitely be caused by repetive movement and injury.

but i ALSO know that gluten can cause nerve damage & pain in the joints.

saw this post recently:

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it could be that or both. also wheat germ agglutin can cause pain in the joints and inflammation.

did u say you're on a gluten challenge??? i feel for you- hope it goes fast, and you can test, and get back on a gluten free diet. :)

Dellers Apprentice
Dellers
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im a massage therapist (at the moment)-> and i KNOW that hand and wrist issues can definitely be caused by repetive movement and injury.

but i ALSO know that gluten can cause nerve damage & pain in the joints.

saw this post recently:

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it could be that or both. also wheat germ agglutin can cause pain in the joints and inflammation.

did u say you're on a gluten challenge??? i feel for you- hope it goes fast, and you can test, and get back on a gluten free diet. :)

Thank you for the link. I always text with my left hand. I am a text person not a talker . I am just off the challenge now and still feel bad. Since I had two chocolates two days ago that I didn't realise had gluten in them .Pains have stopped but belly is growling and huge !

MelindaLee Contributor
MelindaLee
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Thank you for the link. I always text with my left hand. I am a text person not a talker . I am just off the challenge now and still feel bad. Since I had two chocolates two days ago that I didn't realise had gluten in them .Pains have stopped but belly is growling and huge !

It took over a week for my joint pain and neurological issues to clear up after having gluten. (and 3 weeks when I went gluten free) Hopefully everything will clear up for you soon!

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GlutenFreeManna
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My hands shake when I get gluten accidentally. It was one of my symptoms for a long time prior to going gluten free. I saw a couple of neurologists and had a whole battery of tests and they never turned up the cause. It went away only after I went gluten free. So I do believe it is from the gluten. If you just started the gluten free diet give it a few months. The neurological symptoms take longer to completely disappear, especially if you get accidental or trace gluten. Be very strict about avoiding CC, eat lots of whole foods and very few processed foods and get some good gluten free vitamins to help your body heal.

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While it is definietly possible that it is gluten related, i thougth I would let you know the other things that have caused hand problems for me in case they are relevant.

I had an RSI injury, mostly in the left hand, from a lot of repetitive typing. Chiropractic and massage helped, but I also had to adjust the way I was typing, and luckily it was just before christmas so I had several weeks off work to rest. It would be worth a go to force youself to minimise texting, and text with your right hand for a while, and see if it helps. If it is RSI you want to know now and stop the damage to give it the best chance of healing.

I have also had shaking and clumsiness from problems with the vertebra in my neck, and from poor alignment in my shoulder that was trapping the nerve. This was also helped by chiropractic.

Finally, I also had mild clumsiness from B12 deficiency. This was worst in my feet, where I had a tremor, but also felt in my hands. B12 injections fixed that up pretty quickly.

Even if it is the gluten, hopefully you've got the answers you need from the gluten challenge and can focus on healing up now!

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You can detect nerve damage in an MRI, see this forum:

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