Graves disease and gluten free diet

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Avatar f tn If you have Celiac, then getting on a strict gluten-free diet will help control the cascade of autoimmune problems you are having.
646782 tn?1224281384 a gluten free diet is a difficult diet to stick to and needs a lot of reserch but it is a very healthy diet in the long run ,but make sure u are getting what your body needs day to day .i believe most celiacs can tolerate oats in small amounts which is good . have they given u beta blocker to stop the tach ?
Avatar n tn i am confused and wonder if someone might help me sort this out. I eat gluten free diet (as have been diagnosed celiac by high tTg back 6 years ago.) I am very watchful. I have high antithyroglobulin 173 (<60 is normal) and may TSP is 3.36 (they say normal but I see under 2 as preferred). My free T3 is normal 1.07 (normal .7-1.8) free T4 3.36 (normal .4-4) thyroid perox. AB 57 (normal less than 60) I am puzzled by high folate numbers 17.8(normal 2.8-17) and very high iodine 280.
Avatar m tn Graves Disease is an autoimmune disease where the Graves Disease antibodies attack the persons thyroid causing hyperthyroidism (levels of FT3, FT4 too high and TSH too low. Left untreated it can be very dangerous. Get your Sister to see an Endocrinologist but in the meantime whilst waiting for an appointment, get her to her local Doctor to start treatment of anti-thyroid medications.
Avatar f tn Screening for coeliac disease was done by means of IgA anti-endomysium antibodies, detected by indirect immunofluorescence on monkey oesophagus. Patients with positive sera underwent duodenal biopsy for diagnostic confirmation. Thyroid function was assessed by measuring the levels of serum thyroid-stimulating hormone, free T3, free T4, thyroperoxidase and thyroid microsome antibodies. Autoimmune thyroid diseases were classified according to the American Thyroid Association guidelines.
Avatar f tn Is it possible/ recommended to do a gluten free diet crossed with a calorie controlled diet? I was thinking of cutting carbs also but if I have to have them they have to be gluten free? Is that recommended ? Or is there any other way to do it?
Avatar f tn also, i read about your gluten free diet and bought some ezekiel bread since i am type O and i read to start eating it slowly do you know why? i hope it won t get me all bound up again! when i bought it i read that it has gluten in it and was ready to pitch it but i think the process is differenct do you know anything about ezekiel bread? i think you re right about the gluten. i seem to feel better when my frees are in the low range for some reason i guess im just different.
Avatar f tn There are those that will tell you that anyone with a thyroid condition must go gluten free, but this is simply not true. You only need to go gluten free if you are allergic or sensitive to gluten. If you do decide to try g/f diet, you will have to do it for more than 2 weeks in order to see a benefit, if any.
Avatar f tn IgA gliadin antibodies increase rapidly in response to gluten in the diet and decrease rapidly when gluten is absent from the diet. The IgA anti-gliadin antibodies can totally disappear in 2-6 months on a gluten free diet, so they are useful as a diet control. By contrast, IgG anti-gliadin antibodies need a long time, sometimes more than a year, to become negative. The reverse is also true.
1337734 tn?1336234591 I have Celiac Disease so I am always gluten free and have been before MS popped it's lovely head up.
455315 tn?1272107970 I had an antibody test taken a few months ago and will ask to have it checked again. I have been on a gluten free diet and I have not cheated at all for about 1 year. I don't know if it has lowered my antibodies or not. I am going to a new endo soon and will check this theory out with her. This is an endocrinology clinic and will certainly know something about this. Thanks for this important information and one that will encourage me in staying on this diet.
Avatar f tn 140) Basically, the Endocrinologist told me my results mean I have both Graves Disease and Hashimotos. She is sending me for a uptake/scan and ultrasound of my Thyroid in a month and then I follow up with her in a month and a half. In the meantime I am trying to research these autoimmune disorders and feel overwhelmed. I am confused that I have BOTH, and that I feel lethargic and am experiencing weight gain with a TSH level of 0.00.
1809109 tn?1331803777 A 2007 Dutch study, published in the World Journal of Gastroenterology, confirmed a connection between Hashimotos Thyroiditis and celiac disease. "World J Gastroenterol. 2007 Mar 21;13(11):1715-22. Coeliac disease in Dutch patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis and vice versa. Hadithi M, de Boer H, Meijer JW, Willekens F, Kerckhaert JA, Heijmans R, Peña AS, Stehouwer CD, Mulder CJ. Source Department of Gastroenterology, Rijnstate Hospital, The Netherlands. muhammed.
1202943 tn?1347840652 I decided I wanted to feel better and was willing to try a gluten free diet. I have never been tested for CD, but I noticed I felt better being gluten free. Every time I cheat I don't feel so good. I don't have many of the digestive issues, but I feel sluggish, achy, have more allergies, and bloated. It's amazing all the info I've found online. I've even read that some people think gluten can trigger Graves'.
Avatar n tn Graves or Hashimoto can be debilitating and invisible to the people around you. Many with graves take anti thyroid meds, if they are still hyper then the thyroid is yanked out, medically changing the individual to hypothyroid. If you no longer have a thyroid (every cell in the body used thyroid hormone) you will now need to take thyroid replacement hormone for life - very common. And the gold standard T4 med (synthyroid and its generics) most likely will not be enough.
Avatar f tn Lots of nuts and nut butters and olive and coconut oil. Point is gluten free for 13 days and no change in Fibro aches and pains. Do u find when u wake in the morning getting out of bed and up is difficult and so painful, legs arms body hurt so much...?
1841872 tn?1324666089 Fixing body PH (per ph test strips in saliva) with alkalizing diet along with a gluten and sugar free diet for 3 -4 months made things better, way better. Then adding T3 to my thy meds was the topping on the cake. I eat gluten again, no probs. This was the pattern: So in my case it was from low thyroid (from just T4 med), that caused digestive environment that catered to unwanted gut flora that also fed and go worse from gluten and suger and then led to the inability to digest certain things.
Avatar f tn I cook pretty healthy, eat lots of fruit and veggies, rarely eat red meat, etc My chiropractor has suggested that I try a raw and gluten free diet to see if it might help. Has anyone had any success with a major diet change?
Avatar f tn I follow a gluten free diet. I have celiac disease. So far it hasn't been easy. I used to pretty much live on tuna fish and lunch meat and now I can't have either. I'm afraid I won't get the nutrients my baby and myself need but I am trying. Luckily many grocery stores around me carry gluten free foods and there is a strict gluten free/dairy free/vegan bakery close by if I get a sweet tooth.
Avatar f tn I have started taking supplements recently and have been gluten free for 6 months. I am considering RAI or surgery because my symptoms are overbearing. I have not worked consistently since March 2011 because my exhaustion and anxiety are so abnormal (up and down) that it is hard for me to function. I recently started having eye pain in my left eye, which I think is due to Grave's disease. This has been a nightmare and words can't explain the torture that I have been going through.
Avatar f tn I have done some research now and have come up with some good and bad foods with regards to Graves Disease. There are many conflicting views out there and as I am on a block and replace medication I go from Hyper to Hypo quite often so I will need a specialist diet drawn up for me. In the meantime I have ordered a weekly delivery of organic meats and veg and have drawn up some kind of plan below as to what I can and can't eat. Does anyone have any comments please???
139792 tn?1498585650 Imagine a life in which your favorite comfort foods, such as pasta, bread, cereal and cookies, could cause you to become violently ill. This is reality for an estimated 3 million Americans who have been diagnosed with celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder that involves a severe reaction to foods containing gluten. Growing awareness of the condition, combined with consumer demand, has brought an increasing number of gluten-free products to store shelves in recent years.
Avatar f tn s intention should be based only on personal stories on going gluten-free or not going gluten free and if any benefits were achieved as the topic of interest here.
404138 tn?1308941656 The only treatment for celiac disease is to follow a gluten-free diet. For most people, following this diet will stop symptoms, heal existing intestinal damage, and prevent further damage. Improvements begin within days of starting the diet. The small intestine is usually completely healed in 3 to 6 months in children and younger adults and within 2 years for older adults. Healed means a person now has villi that can absorb nutrients from food into the bloodstream.
4852898 tn?1360039862 I am euthyroid with graves disease and had my gallbladder removed one year ago. All blood tests Ive had are clear, CBC, thyroid, liver function, complement and inflammation markers etc. Coeliac panel too. My GP has had me on nexium for 3 weeks as I do get some gerd but it hasn't helped any. Im still fatigued and have some stomach aches and brain fog etc. Any suggestions as to what this could be or what tests could help?
2102364 tn?1334181277 and this (from same source)....I really don't want this to be true: "Prognosis also depends on the duration and severity of the disease before treatment. Swedish research of 2005 reports a lower quality of life for 14 to 21 years after treatment of Graves' disease, with lower mood and lower vitality, regardless of the choice of treatment.