ktgrok Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Can it make you feel like you are in a fog? I have been gluten and grain free for a few days now, and it is so different! Less irritable, more aware of what is going on, just different. Like someone cleaned my glasses, lol. This is the second time I've done this, and both times had this result. I don't know if it is the gluten,or going grain free in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi mum Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Can it make you feel like you are in a fog? Short answer: yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 For me, it's not about gluten, but grains and sugars generally. (I seem able to eat whole fresh fruits without problem, so it's not "all carbs"...) Cutting out grains and (nearly all) sugar *does* make me sharper. I don't get the same effect from merely removing gluten from my diet. But then, I don't think I'm sensitive to gluten particularly -- I've removed it at times due to my son's wheat allergy (outgrown, for the most part). I think what it comes down to for me is proper blood sugar management (and I don't register as having any type of blood sugar issues on tests -- we're talking sub-clinical). Removing grains makes a big difference for me. Which is so sad. So very, very sad. I would more than happily live on sourdough toast and Coke. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slipper Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Yes. Gluten fog is common. My daughter has trouble thinking after being glutened. One time, she was trying to think of the names of animals and could only think of their sounds. For two days we would hear that "The bark wants dinner" and "the moo is where beef comes from", etc. She now associates that fog as an indication that she has received gluten from somewhere even if it didn't produce a strong enough reaction for the vomiting, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Yes, that is my dd's primary sympton. Fog, fatigue, insomnia, exhaustion, anxiety, depression. I was surpised that this would be a gluten problem since she did not have intestinal symptoms but going gluten free made a huge difference. Even a small contamination will hit her attention and energy levels hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Not brain fog, but general lethargy. Since going gluten free most of my listlessness has gone away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Depression, lack of energy, and fog here. Although, higher carbs in general cause this to a certain degree as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof3littles Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 For me, anything that results in a dump of insulin (sugar or carbs in general, including overdoing fruit. And grains, including whole grains) causes brain fog. And fatigue. And grumpiness ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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