Thyroid and diarrhea

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I am wondering if it is possible that the low iron level in my body can attribute to the diarrhea? I have had my thyroid tested several times and it is not the problem.

That could be related to a number of things, but you mentioned T3 which leads me to think that you believe it is related to thyroid problems. Is that correct? Was that a test for total T3 or free T3? Can you also please provide the reference range for that test? Also, please post all your thyroid tests and reference ranges.

Sometimes 2 or 3 a day and it's not diarrhea. and sometimes there is a trace of dark red blood in the stool. I've gone to the doctor's and they can't seem to find out what is going on. Could it be hyperthyroid or some other thyroid disease? I did have problems in the past with my thyroid. I hope you can help.

http://www.thyroid-info.com/topdrs/ If you leave near San Antonio, I can recommend a very good endo, but he doesn't take insurance.

my dog is being treated for a thyroid, he been given salaoxine last week but since runing out last sunday he havent eaten anything, but still drinking, so I took him back to the vets to day and he put him on salaoxine again today at 3pm i manged to give him a tablet only 3 hours later he was sick, he shakes alot too, and sleeps nears the door when its cool, Im worried that he sick with the tablets he will die because he not eaten anything, please can u help ,

But with some people iodine can actually aggravated their thyroid. Most MD will pay no attention to iodine levels, much less ever test for it. Just why do you thing your allergic to levothyroxine? Some with Hoshimoto swing from hypo to hyper in the beginning - this calms down eventually.

Do yourself a big favor and find another MD, Good thyroid md's always refer to Free T3, and symptoms, and any md that states what yours did is not realistic and will only keep you in misery, Anxiety and depression are DefinateThyroid symptoms, it takes long enough to get optimal with thyroid, do not extend misery and ill health listening to this clown! She is totally off the wall. How can anyone with medical training state that Free T3 is unrliable!

I have been having frequent diarrhea, anywhere from several times a day to several times a week. It seems like right after I wake up in the morning i have diarrhea and they through out the day, as soon as i have a meal. i have talked to my doctor and they tested by blood for hyper active thyroid but could not find anything. have you had anything like this?

My wife has had chronic diarrhea since July and has had a minor heart attack due to low potassium. She has also developed a pain in the gall bladder area. Tests so far (upper and lower GI scope, CT scan of abdomen, ultra sound of gall bladder and numerous blood tests) have not been conclusive of anything other than microscopic colitis. She is on a variety of meds but nothing is stopping the diarrhea and she ends up in the hospital every few weeks to receive potassium through IV.

i have been having diarrhea since sunday.does anyone else here have this problem from the meds.i have been doing pretty good with the treatments.shot 12.i get sides but i handle them i just make myself get up and go.but this diarrhea is really getting to me.i have a doc appointment next week but was wondering if i shoud see him sooner?

less than 24 hours later i have diarrhea pretty bad but no other side effects. could this be a coincidence or is it because of the levo? will it go away or does this mean i was put on too high a dose?

Since I gave birth to my first child 4 1/2 months ago via c-section I have had epsiodes of vomiting and diarrhea.Several years ago I had the same problem but everything went aways once my gallbladder was removed. The episodes of vomiting and diarrhea last anywhere from hours to 2 days. I have recorded what I am eating to see if it is a food allergy but only thing i have found in the past week is butter makes me sick but not other dairy products.

One of our four cats has had diarrhea (watery!) for over a month now. The Vet has seen her, and has prescribed a medicine to firm it up. It isn't working! We are on the second round of the medication. She also gave us a wormer and told us to sprinkle Metamucil on her food. She won't eat the food we sprinkle the wormer or Metamucil on. We have four cats! Doing anything with food is a problem. I even tried using people tuna... she won't eat more than a bite.

Dairy makes the diarrhea worse but even when I don't eat any dairy, I have diarrhea the next morning. It's like clockwork. Then later in the early evening, sometimes I'll have a totally normal stool. It's so strange! That's what is making me think it might be IBS. I do have an appt. with a gastro dr. in two weeks though. Any other thoughts? Thank you so much!

Jan 02 begin frequent periods of diarrhea lasting a few days a month. Doctor tested kidney, thyroid, TB, heart, mono & Epstein-Barr virus (results normal). Nov 02: woke up with an asymmetrical swollen tonsil & 2 doses of antibiotics did nothing.

Chronic Diarrhea/White Stools Sounds like a parasite problem (causing diarrhea) making the perfect environment for Candida growth (white stools).

now i have figured out that the diarrhea is related to the thyroid medication and, consequently, to the type of foods i eat. i can no longer eat any meat, chicken or fish. they all cause diarrhea. so now i eat only high fiber foods in very small meals throughout the day, and have had to turn into a vegetarian to get some control over the diarrhea. what seems to be going on here medically? i went from being healthy to being very ill. thanks for your help.

I have not left the house except to go to a doctor or test in 6 weeks, and my husband has driven me as I feel too weak. I have chronic diarrhea with severe gas after eating. I and am afraid to eat anything that will cause distress and have lost 40 pounds in 4 months (20% of body weight). Constant nagging abdominal pain ULQ whether I eat or don't, I also have anxiety, sweats (no fever), tremors, and lower back pain. Symptoms were occasional at first but are now almost daily.

A doctor might also check for Celiac disease- Sprue- a malabsorption issue which can have diarrhea as one of its symptoms and people with thyroid disease can sometimes also have this disease.

I had soft yellow stools for 2 weeks back in May/June, a couple weeks normal, and then yellow stools which have turned to diarrhea for the past four weeks. No pain except a little in my lower back, on my right side, for a couple of days, but it has resolved. I also have had a low-grade fever, between 99.1 and 99.9, for at least a month. And I have mild nausea when I wake up (I am not pregnant). I had three tests, one for E. coli, one for salmonella and one for white blood cells. All were normal.

my 69 year old mom had a nissan fundoplication nov 2006 (she had intermittent ibs symptoms prior)and since has had chronic diarrhea (up to 15 yellow-orange stools a day, high fat), hot flashes, near syncopal episodes, shortness of breath and has lost 65 pounds. according to the md's everything they test is 'normal' they say they have ruled out crohns, carcinoid syndrome, and thyroid problems. Addrenals also are suppose to be ok, her cortisal is low but in normal range.

well i new my period was coming up, it came but it was only 4 days, thats not normal. i always have 28 day cycles and 7 day periods, well lately i have had Diarrhea, and total bad stomace aces for about a week. I also sleep on my stomace so i thought thats probably why its coming around, i also had blood in my stool for a day and today i wiped and there was a gross looking puss or something, can anyone explain this?

I have been treated for an overreplaced thyroid, h.pylori (two months ago) but still have persistant diarrhea, now bright yellow, I'm up several times in the night. I also have which is the most dibilitating is dizzyness and a feeling as if there is pressure in my ears. I am seeing an endocrologist for my thyroid disease, he has taken ceoliac antibodies which came back negative. He has now referred me to a gastroenterologist but this could be a seven week wait.

My partner has been enduring chronic diarrhea, weight gain, abdominal pain, being cold all of the time(even cold to the touch), and she has been through the gamut of testing. The doctors we have seen don't seem to care. She has 10-20 bowel movements every day and she is so fatigued and sad. I am in need of help or where to go for help for her.

Over that time on three occassions after about a 30 mile ride I had servere diarrhea and once with severe vomiting. I stopped bike riding a couple of months ago because of it. Today during a tough tennis match after the second set I started to experience diarrhea symptoms and could not continue the match. I also experienced shoulder/neck aches. This had never happen before. Normally I can play 3 sets and over 2 hours of tennis without any physical discomfort.

I started having nausea/vomiting/diarrhea after a trip visiting family in March of 09. It lasted until May then went away. This year it came back again only worse it seems. The nusea is continuous. I was given Zofran ODT to help with that but it doesn't last through the two doses I am supposed to take. I was also given Nexium to see if it would help with any kind of acid reflux or ulcer. I haven't really noticed a change with that.

Did they give you a non fat diet or which foods to avoid. I believe you can't eat any fat for a while or you will have problems. I would suspect it has something to do with your diet. If you don't have a special diet ask you doctor for one.

I have been having diarrhea 2-3 times a week for almost 2 years, had colonoscopy a year ago that had a polyp removed and so fine. Now I am getting diarrhea every day, no matter what I eat. I get pain in right uppergastric area and sometimes between shoulder blades. I am afraid to go any where because it is rapid onset and I have not much time to find a restroom, I have apt in January with GI.....I am sick of this...anyone have any ideas what I can do?

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