Wheat Withdrawal Symptoms?

Are you sure that these symptoms are related to removing wheat from your diet? I'm a serial yo-yo dieter. Many, many years ago I did a spell of hardcore Atkins and, for longer than I probably should have, I stopped eating all carbs. I never experienced any of these issues. Hate to be so nosy but if you are constipated could you be impacted? I'm not a medical professional, just a mom. I think it's time to see a doctor, don't you think? And, maybe, reconsider the drastic diet change. I wouldn't guess that removing wheat, sugar and caffeine could do all of that to you. Your symptoms may be completely unrelated to your diet change.

I've gotten massive headaches from caffeine withdrawal....that could make you nauseous....

I would say that it more then likely a caffeine withdrawl! When I quit caffeine 10 years ago I had major headaches for the first few weeks. Also if your headache is bad enough then you could be nauseous from that.

how many days have you gone with out wheat, sugar, and caffeine? i'm trying to do the same thing; also watching my sodium! i am allergic to gluten, am pre-diabetic because I got pregnancy induced diabetes in all 3 of my pregnancies, and have hypertension which now is under control from not drinking any caffeine and and having a goal of consuming less that 1200mg of sodium a day...when i first went off the gluten i felt like i was going off drugs or something; i felt jittery, had cold sweats, nausea, diarrhea, awful sharp pain in my gut, aches all over my body, and fatigue. now i feel that every time i have even the smallest amount of gluten; in fact sometimes i react to something that i think is gluten free and find out it actually isn't and that it was processed in a factory with other products that have gluten in it...hang in there you'll be glad that you did. about a month out from excluding those things from your diet i started to feel better; with some people though it could take as long as 3 months to feel the difference...it depends on how much gluten you use to consume and for how long.

i hope that helps
*cheers to being healthy*

Definitely wheat withdrawal. Caffeine or sugar withdrawal wouldn't last that long with such symptoms. My son went through similar symptoms to yours. It lasted for a couple of weeks and then he started to get better. It took about 6 months for the gluten to completely leave his system. At the end of the six month period there was a marked improvement in mood, health, physical strength. He suddenly opened up to the world. Keep at it and you feel better soon.

I'm so glad to hear this - I thought I was getting really sick. I've been off wheat for a week, and at first it was just body aches everywhere, so I thought it wasn't bad at all. Now today I'm dizzy, nauseous, shaky, and feel awful. I was going to go home from work but it was too busy, and I just thought about googling wheat withdrawal. I hope it gets better soon - I'm going on vacation on Thursday...maybe I should have waited til after to cut it out of my diet?

Has anyone had trouble sleeping after removing wheat from your diet. I'm on day 2 and can't sleep.

You are smart to quit Wheat entirely... i'm going through the same exact thing.. i listen to a radio program called "Red Ice Radio" with the guest speaker being Dr. William Davis, cardiologist .. He exposes "healthy whole grains" for the incredibly destructive genetic monsters they've become. Over 80% of the people he meets today are pre-diabetic or diabetic. In an effort to reduce blood sugar, he asked patients to remove all wheat products from their diet based on the simple fact that foods made of wheat flour raise blood sugar higher than nearly all other foods, regardless if the wheat is organic, multi-grain, whole grain or sprouted. The results were positively drastic. Dr. Davis will discuss the benefits of going wheat free. We'll cover genetic changes of wheat verses ancient grains. He explains how modern wheat is an opiate and appetite stimulant. William also breaks down the internal components of wheat and how they interact with the body in negative ways linked to a slew of health problems. He also explains the great lie of gluten free bread. Why aren't doctors giving this important research any attention? After i heard that program i checked his web site "Wheat Belly"... Then i did my very own research... courtesy of the internet.. Turns out it's ALL True !! Wheat is terrible in any form.. it triggers your brain to initiate a Hard Wired Hunger Response.. Goodbye Wheat, Goodbye Beer.. and to think of ALL the Processed foods i will NEVER eat again... makes me smile every time !!!!

What you're describing is VERY typical for those that go low-sugar/low-processed carbs. When I first went Primal (love it!) I felt like I had the flu for about 4 days; felt yucky for about a week. But I knew what it was from and so I just pushed on through. After that passed I felt AWESOME.

From everything I've read it's from yeast dieoff. Make sure you're drinking tons of water to help flush it out of your system.

Wheat withdrawal is common in people with eliminate wheat from their diet. Typical symptoms are fatigue, fuzzy-headedness, depression, etc.

Here are some resources:

http://www.everydiet.org/diet/wheat-belly
http://crossfitfire.com/wheat-addiction/
http://www.medpedia.com/news_analysis/68-The-Heart-Scan-Blog/entries/62642-Heroin-Oxycontin-and-a-whole-wheat-bagel

There's a recently published book called "Wheat Belly," and it's major premise is that wheat is an addictive substance which affects opiate receptors in the brain. For some people, eliminate wheat from their diet is as difficult as it is for a smoker to eliminate cigarettes.

Right now I'm experiencing wheat withdrawal symptoms, mostly depression and lack of motivation. You're not alone!

What I'm looking forward to is the dramatic increase in energy and mental clarity that comes after the withdrawal symptoms are over. I'm told that should be a week or less.

Good luck!

I went through something similar in giving up yeast and sugar once. When you do a Keto diet you can get the Keto flu as well.

I found (after several failed attempts to go get off caffine) that the best way was to mix decafinated coffee granuals with caffinated. Each time I bought a new jar of decaff coffee i'd top up the old jar and shake it up abit ...eventually you'll end up with just defcaff coffee and have not experienced the withdrawal symptoms at all.

Wheat is my demon drug ... i'm still working on that one and failing miserably!

I gave up wheat on aug 6th. I didn't have any of those symptoms, I guess I was lucky. I gave up wheat because I am a diabetic and wheat products make my blood sugar go up. The amounts of veggies you can have for the same number of carbs and calories is great. I will never go back to wheat products. And my blood sugar is down, way down.

I had the exact same thing when I had the HCG Diet. Mine lasted about 3 days, and i felt like I was dieing half of the time! Just push through, you have been eating wheat your entire life and now you just cut yourself off. Give yourself time to recover!