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Can Celiac cause weight gain??


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chocolatesunrise Explorer

I still have 13 days until my biopsy so I am biding my time by obsessing over every symptom I have.  lol. I have always been really thin and unable to gain weight.  About a year ago I noticed I started gaining weight but hadn't really changed anything.  I attributed it to perimenopause and hormones and I gained about 10 pounds total.   What's weird, though, is that when I went gluten free for the two weeks after I saw my lab work indicated I could be celiac, I started losing weight.  I was actually probably eating more than I was before I went off gluten because I finally wasn't so bloated and full feeling all the time.  I've lost 8 pounds in 3 weeks now and I wouldn't say I'm eating significantly less than I used to.  I went back on gluten about a week ago.  I always thought it was the opposite...celiac would cause you to be thin and then you would likely gain weight off gluten since your intestines could finally absorb nutrients.  Could this mean I need to be concerned about something more serious??  


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cyclinglady Grand Master

Celiac disease is like a chameleon, symptoms are always changing.  Experts used to think that all celiacs were thin and malnourished, but they have come to find out that they can be overweight.  The fact that you gained weight most likely due to inflammation and hormonal changes and then lost it while you were gluten free is okay.  I would not worry about it.  

 

squirmingitch Veteran

Ditto what cycling lady said.

chocolatesunrise Explorer

Thank you so much!  That makes me feel better. Now I’m off to poison myself with more gluten. ??

squirmingitch Veteran

{{{{{HUGS}}}}}

Tomorrow you can say 12 days remaining. 

pikakegirl Enthusiast

 My weight went up to 230lbs before I was diagnosed. I started dropping 5 lbs a week as soon as I stopped eating gluten. Lost 90lbs of inflamation. Kept it off for 8 years until surgical menopause and Gabapentin for nerve pain related to MPS and old car accident. 

chocolatesunrise Explorer
1 hour ago, pikakegirl said:

 My weight went up to 230lbs before I was diagnosed. I started dropping 5 lbs a week as soon as I stopped eating gluten. Lost 90lbs of inflamation. Kept it off for 8 years until surgical menopause and Gabapentin for nerve pain related to MPS and old car accident. 

Wow!  That’s incredible. I never realized inflammation could cause weight gain but it totally makes sense. Thanks so much for sharing!!


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Keight Enthusiast

Inflammation weight gain is largely water. The body holds on to it. 

chocolatesunrise Explorer
On 9/5/2019 at 3:40 AM, Keight said:

Inflammation weight gain is largely water. The body holds on to it. 

Good to know!  Oddly enough, since putting gluten back in my diet a couple weeks ago to prepare for endoscopy and biopsy, I have started gaining weight. ?

Keight Enthusiast

We all react so differently. I lose weight easily and have to over eat and do nothing to maintain weight. 

 

Make sure you keep up hydration. Might help a bit with the water retention. 

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