OT - wheat and energy level

With this last flare I cut out wheat and I think we were all off of it for about 6 weeks. No noticeable difference in my UC, but I did lose weight even though I'm pregnant.
Got the flare under control with mesalamine enemas, but was still gaining weight VERY slowly. I was 24 weeks pregnant and 101 lbs. and there can be an increased risk of preterm labor in underweight women.

So in an effort to gain more, I started eating home baked goods again and I'm just exhausted. Now I know part of that is from making a person in my belly, but I really haven't been this tired since coming out of the flare. The good news is I am gaining weight! And no problems with the gut (I love the results I've gotten from these butt meds!).

Just thought I'd share, since I know a lot of us can deal with excess tiredness at times. Found it interesting that the wheat seems to really affect me in that way.

If you think it's the wheat/gluten that is making you tired, that may indicate that you have a gluten sensitivity and you might want to try switching to another healthy whole grain (rice?), or even things like potatoes and sweet potatoes, depending on what particular foods agree with you, and don't agree with you. Avocadoes are great to add to salads (and smoothies!), and have lots of yummy healthy calories too.
I was most exhausted in my first trimesters of being pregnant. After that first trimester I felt pretty normal again (awkwardly large around the middle during the 3rd trimester, but I felt good).
Be good to yourself... Stay healthy and feeling good... you certainly deserve it!

I switched to Gluten Free a month ago and I have had amazing energy levels and my tummy is very flat whereas a month ago I had a huge belly. I have also lost a healthy amount of weight too.
I have also cut out sugar and dairy for the most part (I eat a small amount of Farmer's Cheese and some parm. cheese on some pastas).
I have never felt physically better.
My UC is flaring but I don't even care. I will stay gluten free and sugar free for the rest of my life. It has changed me in ways I never thought it could! :o)