Stomach Cramps, Exhaustion, Headaches From Gluten
Author: Megan H.
Date: 09-18-2014
Views: 6,904
Word Count: 227
Questions Received: 0
Testimonial ID: 10185-OR
Brand Neutral: Yes
Scientific Studies: 8
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I am very sensitive to gluten. Finally into my mid-twenties, I discovered it to be the source of a number of problems. I had all the typical digestion pains and complaints, headaches, keratosis pilaris (chicken skin), and most of all, fatigue.
After eating meals with gluten I would become exhausted, my mind would be foggy, and I just needed to sleep... forever. When I avoid gluten, I actually have energy and feel awake. I never knew what it felt like to have energy!
As anyone with gluten sensitivities will understand, gluten is put into so many unsuspecting foods. So long story short, I ate cheesecake and went to bed in pain. I woke up the next morning miserable and exhausted.
Here's what has helped:
For headaches, my number one go-to is Peppermint oil. I will put it on my hands and breathe as deeply as I can. I will put a drop on my temples and if it is a borderline migraine, I will use a drop of Frankincense essential oil on my thumb, press that on the roof of my mouth, and hold it there for a few seconds.
For the physical fatigue, I will apply Lemon oil topically to my temples and clavicle area and breathe it in on my hands. This picks me up and helps me get through the day without sleeping it away.
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| Supporting Scientific Studies | ||
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| 1. | Associated topics: fatigue — "After inhalation of clary sage oil, cortisol levels were significantly decreased.... Thyroid stimulating hormone was also reduced.... Clary sage oil has antidepressant-like effect...." | Link |
| 2. | Associated topics: exhaustion,sleep,fatigue — "Lavender, mint [peppermint], orange, rose, chamomile, rosemary, and sage were used.... Depression levels in the touch-music-aroma therapy group... showed a larger decrease than in the... control groups [that did not include aromatherapy].... [FMS] symptoms such as restless sleep, headache, morning fatigue, exhaustion, feeling like crying, and bowel complaints were also significantly reduced." | Link |
| 3. | Associated topics: migraine — "Peppermint and its active ingredient menthol have long been used for the treatment of various pain conditions including headache.... Menthol solution can be an efficacious, safe and tolerable therapeutic option for the abortive treatment of migraine." | Link |
| 4. | Associated topics: bloating — "A 4 weeks treatment with peppermint oil improves abdominal symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.... The symptoms evaluated were: abdominal bloating, abdominal pain or discomfort, diarrhea, constipation, feeling of incomplete evacuation, pain at defecation, passage of gas or mucus, and urgency at defecation." | Link |
| 5. | Associated topics: migraine,sleep — "Lavender essential oil has been used as an anxiolytic [anxiety] drug, a mood stabilizer, a sedative, spasmolytic [muscle spasms], antihypertensive [high blood pressure], antimicrobial, analgesic [pain] agent as well as a wound healing accelerator.... The present study suggests that inhalation of lavender essential oil may be an effective and safe treatment modality in acute management of migraine headaches." | Link |
| 6. | Associated topics: migraine — "We report on a patient whose severe post-ECT headaches responded completely to methyl salicylate [wintergreen] ointment, applied to the area of his temporalis and masseter muscles. Topical methyl salicylate is generally well tolerated and may be a viable option for some patients with post-ECT headache." | Link |
| 7. | Associated topics: migraine — "This controlled study showed for the first time that a 10% peppermint oil in ethanol solution efficiently alleviates tension-type headache. Peppermint oil thus proves to be a well-tolerated and cost-effective alternative to usual therapies." | Link |
| 8. | Associated topics: diet — "Z. officinale [ginger] has been used to control diabetes and dyslipidemia [high cholesterol].... The marked rise in body weights, glucose, insulin, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, free fatty acids and phospholipids in serum of the rats that followed 6 weeks of high-fat diet treatment were significantly reduced by Z. officinale treatment.... The present results provide scientific evidence to substantiate the traditional use of Z. officinale in preventing metabolic disorders." | Link |
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