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Brain fog with celiacs disease

Kaitster

By Kaitster
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So I posted back in early February2017 about having some extreme brain fog, light headed, vision problems amongst other symptoms.  I thought it was because I had started a strict gluten-free diet again (after eating carelessly for a couple months and being a celiac) and was possibly have gluten withdrawals or even cross contamination some how in my diet.  I literally went to 3 different MD’s and even my Optometrist. And they all told me I needed to eat more and get better “quality” sleep.  After a year of strict sleeping/eating schedules the symptoms never went away and it felt like this constant drunk state of going about my day.  Finally I switched to a Holistic Doctor (I think that’s what type of Doctor he is).  Anyways after the first appointment he pretty much knew what I had and sent my home with two take home tests.  One for SIBO, the other for Adrenal Fatigue.  I tested positive for both with extremely solid results.  I always told myself I’d come back on this forum to share my info if I ever figured out what was wrong with me because no one seemed to know exactly what was going on and looked at me like I was some crazy lady making up stuff.  I am one week on the Rx. and already feel so much better.  My ability to communicate and focus in conversations is much better.  I literally felt buzzed when talking before and it took way too much effort to really even stay on topic with people.  And even if I did stay on topic I couldn’t remember hardly what was discussed.  As of right now my vision is still slightly off, even though my optometrist said I have perfect vision.  It’s more so like the room has a hard time catching up with itself when I redirect my focus. But my energy is up and I can only assume my results will keep getting better with each passing day.  I hope this helps someone who’s trying to figure out what’s going on with themselves.

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Oh and also I’m 32 years old, healthy athletic female with no previous illnesses other than that I have celiacs disease.  This troubled me even more with my symptoms because I KNEW something was wrong but I just had these first few doctors treat me as if I was crazy.  Forgot to add that in

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