Comments on: Abnormal Amount of Sleep with Celiac

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

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:16:43 +0000

I was beginning to think that I was becoming a bear and needing to hybernate. I haven’t been sleeping well, have found myself wanting to take naps on my days off, and feeling very worn out – very little energy or motivation. I haven’t had the fuzzy brain feeling or the 10 minute power naps at my desk since going back on the gluten free diet. Some say it could be the barametric pressure changing…who knows, but I really need to find my energy. My to do lists are growing too fast and too long.

By: Elena

Elena — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:07:47 +0000

I work a different place in the morning than I do in the afternoon. I used to barely make it to work in the afternoon….I would be so tired. Once I got there, I would lay the seat back and take a 10 minute nap before going in. I always thought it was my schedule or I didn’t get enough sleep at night. I haven’t had to take a “car nap” since being gluten free.