Today will mark my 9th day of going gluten free. 100% gluten free, I check all labels of everything I eat or season with and If I'm not sure, I don't eat it. My results have been amazing so far:
- No stomach issues/bloating since last Wednesday when it was only a little sore
- No migraines since last Thursday. I still have some small, tolerable headaches but that could be from the massive amounts of excedrin/Imitrex I was using to make it through the day as I haven't had any Imitrex in 5 days and my OTC intake is down drastically.
- A lot more energy and no major slumps throughout the day

My only issue that I'm currently experiencing is some sinus pressure/fogginess due to the allergies & still alot of muscle aches. I am blaming allergies since I wake up with puffy, itchy eyes and a stuffy nose.

So my question is, what else can I expect to improve? Will even the slight headaches go away? Will my sinus issues go away or would they have already disappeared? I read that a lot of the time it takes at least 21 days to start feeling better.

Any success stories or amount of time it took for you to feel better would be great to hear!

Happy to hear you're doing so much better!

I have celiac disease and was just diagnosed in December. I stopped eating gluten and felt amazing changes within just a few days. I'd suffered unknowingly for over 40 years so it was quite a drastic difference.

I had excruciating back pain that had me going for nuclear bone scans and referrals to a pain clinic - I had tried some of the strongest prescription pain killers that didn't even touch the pain when it was bad. Deep tissue massage (ouch!) three times a week didn't help either. After about a month off gluten I realized I don't have a sore back anymore - - at all. It came back with a vengeance when I accidentally ate something that had wheat in it (a restaurant quiche) but that was it. Nothing since. That probably amazes me the most.

I had hip pain so bad I hadn't been able to sleep through the night in years for all the tossing and turning. That's all gone....it took the longest to disappear - a good four months or so.

I still suffer extreme exhaustion though due to super low iron. They can't seem to find anything that my body will absorb. So much damage for so long may be the culprit. Took all sorts of iron pills, serums, injections......and my number went down.

Anyway, just a few things to illustrate that there really isn't a set timeline....it's so individual.

Have you visited the celiac.com site? They have forums there will all sorts of information and I found them invaluable when I first had to stop gluten.

A small thing: perhaps your sinus/headache issues have nothing to do with gluten. I tended to blame almost everything on it at the start but that's pretty common. Lots of people who stop eating gluten discover they have some secondary sensitivities to dairy, nightshades, gums....it's an exercise in determination to get it all figured out! Best of luck! :flowerforyou: