Still Tired

[aubreynicole]

I've been on the gluten free diet for a month and a half now and with it almost all of my symptoms have gone away. There have been a few times that I have had gluten in that month and a half. I have realized that having just a small amount of it will affect me for weeks. However, its been close to two weeks since I've had any gluten that I know of. I have been extremely careful, but my fatigue is coming back. The last few days I have been so fatigued all over again and I've started to get headaches again. Could this just be from eating that gluten over two weeks ago?

[Marilyn R]

Have you considered other food intolerances? Dairy, soy, corn can be problematic for some people after going gluten-free, so can nightshade vegetables and legumes or fructose, as well as some of the alternate grains and to a lesser extent, egg yolk.

Have you tried keeping a food diary? Sometimes ingesting the other proteins can mimic a gluten reaction, but sometimes the reactions are different. There are quite a few really good posts on this topic on the forum.

Some people find that they cannot tolerate certain foods while they are healing, but can reintroduce them later with success. Good luck, wish you well.

[stephharjo]

I suffer from horrible fatigue due to iron defficient anemia have you had any vitamin or mineral levels checked?

[Jenniferxgfx]

I second the iron deficiency. Also b12. Have you gotten any vitamins & mineral levels checked?