Flexeril And Celiac

[OctFilm]

I recently started taking Flexeril for a shoulder strain. Funny thing happened...it seems to have calm down some of my celiac symptoms. Now, I eat gluten free, but still have some flair ups on occasion.

I started to think back a bit and I believe that I had a similar reaction to Flexeril last november. Anyone heard of this correlation?

[KProc]

well, from what i understand...flexeril is a muscle relaxant and works on pain-nerve impulses. so, depending on your symptoms, it probably just reduces your experience of pain on a daily basis.....

[Ridgewalker]

What symptoms does it seem to be easing?

Since Flexeril is a muscle relaxer I could see the possibility of it easing stomach pain, if your actual stomach muscles are spasming...

Just wondering what specifically it seems to be doing for you.

[OctFilm]

I don't have as severe a case of Celiac as a lot of the people on this site. Usually my symptoms are as follows...a feeling of being bloated, extremely gassy, and skinny discolored stools. I would go several times a day and feel like I have to go a lot more. Pass a lot of mucus only. However, I believe the muscle relaxer may be affecting this. In effect, calming down my system which seems to always be hyper active. I have not passed mucus since taking the relaxer. I was diagnosed with celiac about a year ago after getting a colonoscopy after many years of struggling with these symptoms. I was just curious if anyone else noticed the effect of flexeril.

What symptoms does it seem to be easing?

Since Flexeril is a muscle relaxer I could see the possibility of it easing stomach pain, if your actual stomach muscles are spasming...

Just wondering what specifically it seems to be doing for you.

[Yvonne Ayers Albers]

What manufacturer of Flexeril is Gluten Free?  The gluten-free Drug list it as gluten-free, without a brand, and the pharmacist says there are a number of companies that make it.  Just want to be careful, because they've prescribed for my back. I have Celiac since 2004

 

 

Edited November 4, 2017 by Yvonne Ayers Albers

[kareng]

2 hours ago, Yvonne Ayers Albers said:

What manufacturer of Flexeril is Gluten Free?  The gluten-free Drug list it as gluten-free, without a brand, and the pharmacist says there are a number of companies that make it.  Just want to be careful, because they've prescribed for my back. I have Celiac since 2004

 

 

Don’t go by any product info that is as old as this thread.  If you are really worried, find out the brand your pharmacy would give you and call them. The pharmacy should be able to give you a list of the ingredients so you can look at that, too.

[RoxPet]

I've taken Flexeril for more than 10 years nightly and have never had any issues. I'm Celiac for sure so if it had gluten in it I would know.

[SALLYH]

What is the brand name of a muscle relaxer that is truly gluten-free. I was taking flexiril that was round salmon colored a nd it was great. They couldn't get it so I have some round blue ones, NOT gluten-free ANY HELP APPRECIATED!

[pkswfl]

On 11/12/2019 at 11:32 AM, SALLYH said:

What is the brand name of a muscle relaxer that is truly gluten-free. I was taking flexiril that was round salmon colored a nd it was great. They couldn't get it so I have some round blue ones, NOT gluten-free ANY HELP APPRECIATED!

I know your post is almost a year old but I just confirmed via this link https://celiac-disease.com/medications/#c that Mylan, Schein, Watson are gluten free.  Hope this helps.  Not currently on cyclobenzaprine but I was for, well...way longer than I should have been (thanks VA).  Anyway, in my quest to catch up I ran across your question and felt I should pass along what I have come across.  Stay healthy.

pk