Warning: gluten can trigger way more than just a grumpy stomach. Get ready for the full mystery box of symptoms (it’s a lot):
💩 Gut Drama: Diarrhoea, constipation, bloating, stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting… basically your stomach’s version of a reality TV show.
😴 Fatigue Fest: Like you’re carrying a fridge on your back, all day, every day.
📉 Weight Loss: Who needs the gym when gluten’s doing the work for you?
⚖️ Weight Gain: When gluten decides you need a few extra pounds, whether you want them or not.
🦷 Dental Drama: Tooth enamel defects—because why stop at gut issues when you can throw in some tooth trouble too?
👩⚕️ Vitamin Deficiencies: You’ll be collecting vitamins like it’s Pokémon.
🤧 Skin Issues: Dermatitis herpetiformis—sounds like a villain, but it’s just an itchy rash.
🧠 Brain Fog: It’s like forgetting what you were saying… oh wait, I just did that.
🦶 Tingling & Numbness: Your hands and feet go from “I’m fine” to “Are you sure you’re still there?”
🦵 Bone & Joint Pain: Because who needs smooth moves when you’ve got creaky bones?
💔 Reproductive Roulette: Infertility, missed periods… your body really likes to keep you guessing.
🧠 Mental Health Fun: Depression, anxiety, and mood swings—you know, just a side dish.
💔 Liver on Strike: Elevated liver enzymes—because your body has to make everything complicated, right?
🤕 Migraine Madness: A pulsating head-throb that has you wishing you could just turn your brain off for a while.
😬 Mouth Ulcers: Because what’s a little ulceration to spice up your day?
💅 Deformed & Cracked Fingernails: When your nails go from fabulous to frazzled, all in the name of gluten.
🦠 Lower Immunity: Your immune system decides it’s had enough of protecting you, leaving you more vulnerable to everything that’s going around.
⚠️ Increased Risk of Bowel Cancer: Long-term untreated coeliac disease and chronic inflammation in the gut can increase the risk of bowel cancer, but following a strict gluten-free diet significantly reduces this risk.
And if you’re lucky, you get NONE of these and still have coeliac. It’s like playing the most confusing game of hide and seek.
Moral of the story: Gluten is out to get you. So if you suspect gluten’s your enemy, get tested!
FYI, I’ve just updated the list of coeliac symptoms! Added some extra details about the risk of bowel cancer and made a few tweaks to make everything more accurate. Hope it helps!
Leave a comment