Graves disease and stomach problems

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Avatar n tn I am 24 and diagnosed with severe Graves last year. On Methimazole and last TSH 2.1. I woke up yesterday with eyes bloodshot, gritty, painful and eyelids swollen. I don't think I have had the bug eyes that I read about with Graves. This has happened periodically and at first I thought it was my contacts but I did not have them in the night before. I know this condition is connected with Graves but is there any treatment? I am miserable.
Avatar f tn t had any eye problems and never knew anyone that did have eye problems with Graves Disease, but it is a scary thing to think about! Also, my doctor told me that eye problems generally occur within 6 months of treatment for Graves so since I have not had eye problems in the 5-6 years that I have had this disease the chance for me to get it, gets less and less likely.
Avatar f tn The most common forms of autoimmune thyroid disease are Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and Gravesdisease. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (also known as chronic thyroiditis) may lead to hypothyroidism, while Graves’ disease is usually associated with hyperthyroidism.
Avatar f tn They are mostly smokers and most problems with your eyes develop within 6 months of your treatment of Graves disease. Anything is possible and anyone could develop problems with their eyes but the majority does not. The longer you have had Graves disease without having problems with your eyes the less likely it is to happen.
Avatar n tn The antibodies that cause Graves Eye Disease (or thyroid eye disease) are totally different from the antibodies that cause either Graves Disease (thyroid) or Hashimotos. Your thyroid levels won't have an impact on your eyes. In fact, some people have the eye problems without ever having thyroid problems. That being said, if you have one of the autoimmune thyroid diseases (Hashis or Graves), you could also have thyroid eye disease.
Avatar n tn LOL I think maybe you have had misinformation about thryoid disease. As tm514 above states, it is normally Graves disease which has eye problems. Rest assured having a thyroidectomy only leads to a lighter wallet not eye disease.
646782 tn?1224281384 if the thyroid is autoimmune it can reverse back to normal and go up again.in celiac disease there should markers in the bloods and really a biospy is the gold standard test to confirm ,if u are having problems digesting gluten it will result in symptoms of gi problems as in ,inflammation,diarrhea,bloating ,etc and all these can put pressure on the heart ,also u may malabsorb on certain foods and become dehydrated which can also have a effect on the heart.
Avatar f tn I found out via an email that I have Graves' disease . 4 weeks ago I learned I had hyperthyroidism and was placed on methimazole 10mg2x a day. The email for the type came 3 weeks later and it was frightening to read about. I felt exhausted for months had stomach issues and lost 15 pounds in a month. 4 weeks into the medication I have a distended stomach with pains and horrible rashes. All that said I'm completely stressed about the eye issues that come with graves.
Avatar n tn I was treated with radioactive iodine last year because of Graves, in april. Two months after the treatment, i had stomach problems, too. Doc diagnosed reflux biliaris, and i`m suffering with this since then. I`m not sure, that reflux can cause bowel pain, my whole abdomen hurts. My TSH level is 3.75 now, doc says it`s ok, it`s in the range, but ì` have symptoms, i`m cold all the time, very tired, and this abdomen problems.
Avatar f tn Have you been tested for Epstein-Barr Virus....that is one of the leading causes of Hashimoto's.
Avatar f tn My fiance' was diagnosed with Graves Disease late last year. Something we did not expect was him having Aortic Stenosis. Graves Disease causes numerous symptoms so we thought it was the disease causing his heart problems. He just took the treatment for the Graves so it's going to be a month or so before the treatment starts to show some results. He has another test scheduled next week with an Interventional Cardiologist.
Avatar n tn I am a 51 year old very obese lady with Graves' disease. They have given me methamozile to slow down my crazy metabolism, my free t3 and t4 are absorbing at I believe they said 68%, which is why they give me this med. the thing is I can't seem to load weight no matter what I do and while I was putting all this weight on, I was working as a nurse aide in a nursing home. And I did not eat crazy then.
1428646 tn?1330978063 graves disease will attack and organ. the first time I had graves disease it was attacking my heart making my heart beat faster. I was on medication for about 2 years. then it went into remission now it is back. graves disease could attack any organ , graves disease is your immune system attacks your organs not virus or bacteria.
Avatar f tn I've just been diagnosed with Graves' Disease. I have autoimmune thyroid disease that has changed from being primary Hashimoto's thyroiditis to Graves's Disease. I was diagnosed in 1997 with Fibromyalgia. I also have severe osteoarthritis, especially in both hands. What am I doing wrong? The doctor told me I'm a very strange case. What's that mean?
Avatar n tn Conventional treatment options for Graves' disease include: * Anti-thyroid medication: In the US: - Methimazole [brand name Tapazole] - Propylthiouracil [PTU] Approximately 30% with Graves' disease will have a remission after prolonged treatment with anti-thyroid drugs.
415642 tn?1207784582 Become an expert on the disease, or at least read everything you can about Graves and join message boards like this one. I know of one lady who has been on Tap 30 years!! She posts her liver profile and her numbers are normal.
Avatar n tn Can you have graves disease so bad that it would seem like bipolar and I thought Graves disease was an overactive thyroid, so how can you be hypro?
823964 tn?1238826899 Although I have been euthyroid for four years, I was treated for hyperthyroidism from 2000-2002 with atenolol, tapizole and PTU, and currently have clinical evidence of mild Graves eye disease in one eye, demonstrated by lid retraction, and slight limitation of upward and outward gaze. He feels that Graves eye disease can be devastating in this setting and may not improve following withdrawal of therapy and councils me to wait and see if my liver stabilizes and new treatments become available.
Avatar f tn I coped with this for a year and half and then started having eye problems. Pain in rt. eye and hurt and IOP was elevated. I first went to regular eye doctor who referred me to his friend, and opthalmologist. I was put on eye drops for the elevated IOP then with out any findings of glucoma but was told that I was a "suspect" for glucoma. No eye problems previously.
Avatar f tn I have Graves disease, diagnosed two months ago. I had a lot of problems with nausea at the beginning.. I also experienced hunger attacks that are more intense now. It is more than a hunger, it is a life-force that makes me to eat even when I don’t have appetite I was on Methimazole 30 mg for 7 weeks and now, 2 weeks ago reduced to 10mg when my T3, T4 and TSH felt into normal range ( August 16). TSH <0.05 ( 0.35-5) still low Free T3 5.1 ( 3.5-6.
Avatar f tn Hypothyroidism slows metabolism and this can cause the parietal cells to produce less stomach acid (hypochlorhydria). Adequate levels of stomach acid is required for vitamin B12 absorption. Another cause for vitamin B12 deficiency is due to other autoimmune disease that may occur with Hashimoto's thyroiditis such as autoimmune pernicious anaemia or celiac disease. Prevalence and relative risk of other autoimmune diseases in subjects with autoimmune thyroid disease. Am J Med.
Avatar n tn Actually most Thyroid Diseases have the emotional side to them. That's why we all feel so isolated. It's like the whole world can control their body's and we can't. I'm not an expert on Graves, but I've been around people with it and severe cases none-the-less. Sounds a lot like Graves, but does she have any family, like a husband who could take her to the doctor?
Avatar f tn My question is (have not seen and endocrinologist) is it possible that when i had graves disease it caused this problem. My graves disease destroyed my thyroid which turned ino hyperthyrodism. Just curious.