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ARCHIVED Celiac And Weight Gain
GroomieC replied to texastricia's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
After suffering the symptoms of Celiac for 17 years before being diagnosed, I also jumped drastically in weight after I went on a gluten-free diet four years ago. By the time I was diagnosed in my 30s, I was drastically underweight because I was suffering from severe malnutrition (as my doctor said, I had so few villi that my intestines were akin to pvc pipes... -
ARCHIVED Mental Disorders & Gluten
GroomieC replied to waterlily-'s topic in Coping with Celiac Disease
I was actually on Prozac and Elavil intermittently before being diagnosed with Celiac Disease. I had previously been diagnosed with both anxiety and depression (but never bipolar), but my moods have leveled out considerably since going gluten-free, and I have not needed any prescription medications for anxiety, depression, or chronic insomnia (which was...