Comments on: Abnormal Amount of Sleep with Celiac

By: Ratula

Ratula — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:57:14 +0000

I decided to go off gluten recently because I have OCD and I want to see if gluten triggers anxiety for me. I haven’t noticed a change in my axiety since I went off it on Saturday, but on MOnday, I was able to hop out of bed after 8.5 hours of sleep with no problems whatsoever. SAme thing happened this morning. I used to be able to sleep for hours and hours and never feel rested. Today, I feel a bit tired and probably could take a nap, but I do not feel exhausted like I normally do. I felt alert this morning and it was great. I’m certain the gluten has something to do with it. I tried going off sugar once and it really didn’t affect my sleep at all. I felt as tired as ever. Now I realize it was probably the gluten that was the culprit.

By: Dani

Dani — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 22:22:57 +0000

Before I figured out that I had Celiac I had a very hard time staying awake even if I got 9-11 hours of sleep. I would often fall asleep in class even though I wasn’t at all bored. It was as if my brain kept shorting out and I would slip into sleeping but then jerk myself out of it. Now that I’m gluten free, I don’t have that problem unless I accidentally eat gluten. When I do eat gluten all I can really do is sleep it off–it takes me several days of sleeping 12-14 hours to recover from gluten contamination

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:45:57 +0000

If I am not completely gluten free I am still tired during the day and sleep 10 – 12 hours a night. If I am completely gluten free I sleep 8-9 hours and wake up alert and do fine all day. Each time I eat gluten it takes 3 days out of my life. I sleep all the time and I am still so tired I can’t seem to accomplish much. Recently, I found that my supplements had gluten in them so that has been the find. If you are still feeling tired and are very sure that you are gluten free you may be deficient in some nutrients. Iron, B12, folic acid, B6 are common ones that can make you feel tired. So can some essential amino acids.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:47:15 +0000

I had the same symptoms. Sleepy all the time. I could literally get up, exercise for an hour, and then go back to bed for the rest of the day. It gets better each day that you are gluten free. However, it does take a while for your intestines to heal. So just be patient and you will get the results you are looking for. You must watch out for hidden gluten. Even a small amount makes me exhausted!! I use the book – Cecelia’s Marketplace gluten free guide to help me find gluten free choices of everyday products that a normal grocery store would carry. I have also found a wonderful assortment of food at Whole Foods Markets which are pretty common in missour! good luck

By: Betsy

Betsy — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:54:12 +0000

Hi!
i started a gluten free lifestyle on April 24, 2009. I am feeling a little closer to my old self as each day progresses. I have felt sick for 12 years. I was probably born with celiac and I suspect others in my family have it as well. I went on the diet BEFORE the doc did my bloodwork. I got an endoscopy, though he did not take a biopsy…so, as far as WE are concerned, I am a Celiac Patient…because the diet works so well for me. I still feel REALLY tired most days…sometimes…I just wake up tired…and fuzzy brained. Somehow I must have had gluten that day before. I suggested to the doc yesterday that perhaps I should be on some supplements to MAKE up for all the time I have not been absorbing. He said No, No, No! your body is already absorbing and restores all the nutrients very quickly. i feel better when I take iron, b12, fish oil, evening primrose, C, probiotics, E, Zinc, And I have been reading that i can get off of the celexa and ambien by sticken to this