Gluten and neurological effects

Polly · Post by **Polly** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:58 pm

Hi All,

I found an article in Neurology, 2010, about sensory ganglionopathy being caused by gluten.
Ganglionopathy can cause problems with balance, unsteady gait, numbness, tingling or a burning sensation. Symptoms often start in the hands or feet and move toward the trunk and face.

Tex, I don't know if you've seen this article, but I thought of you immediately. Perhaps your problem of peripheral neuorpathy is due to this. The ganglion are located where the nerves leave the spinal column, and they can be damaged by gluten in sensitive individuals.

Here's the abstract:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20837968

Polly

mbeezie · Post by **mbeezie** » Sat Oct 01, 2011 4:41 am

Polly,

Thanks for sharing. That must be exactly what I had. After my flu shot reaciton I developed numbness and tingling in my hands and feet and it spread to my lips and tongue. I had it for 17 months and it disappeared within a few days of going gluten free.

Mary Beth

Post by **tex** » Sat Oct 01, 2011 9:05 am

Polly,

Hmmmmmmmm. Very, very interesting. No, I haven't seen that one. I certainly might have some degeneration of the posterior columns of the spinal cord, as is mentioned in the article, because in addition to the gluten damage, I took a fall on my tailbone, a number of years ago, that took forever to heal, so I assume that it remained inflamed, for a long time. This was after I had been on the GF diet for several years. I often have some lower back pain, which I assume is related to that.

Thanks for the information.

Love,
Tex

MaggieRedwings · Post by **MaggieRedwings** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:29 am

Thanks Polly. It also sounds like some of the effects I have attributed to different drugs.

Love, Maggie