Does gluten affect narcolepsy?

So my point is, I guess, that gluten can affect you in ways that can make you markedly more tired, but it's not necessarily a direct cause and effect relationship. ... There are other things besides gluten that trigger Narcolepsy symptoms, like choline, so he may have to do an elimination diet to find all of his triggers. read more

Nope. There is 0.0 evidence that gluten and narcolepsy are linked. Some people think because one autoimmune disease causes sensitivity to gluten others do as well. Perceived improvement is due to the placebo effect and the difficulty in judging subjective experiences accurately. read more

Anyway, there are a few of us over at the Narcolepsy Network forum that have found our Narcolepsy is severely aggravated by gluten, so your husband is not alone. There are other things besides gluten that trigger Narcolepsy symptoms, like choline, so he may have to do an elimination diet to find all of his triggers. read more