Thyroid and wheat
Common Questions and Answers about Thyroid and wheat
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Yes, extremely allergic to all factions of cow's milk, plus I can't tolerate gluten in wheat, rye, barley, and oats because of celiac. It is possible that the thyroid med has something in it.. most likely lactose or wheat flour. I have run into this problem before, so you could be right. I will check this out. Thank-you for reminding me!
s the autoimmune system erroneously identifies the thyroid gland as foreign to the body and produces antibodies to attack and eventually destroy the gland. Along the way, the output of thyroid hormone is gradually diminished and has to be replaced by thyroid medication.
At this point it also seems that your doctor has way over medicated you. When already taking thyroid med, TSH is basically a useless test; however, both your Free T3 and free T4 are over their ranges.
Thyroid effects your cholesterol big time. Mine went from ratio 0.5 to 1.5 in 30 days.
Luckily my Dr. will not address the cholesterol until my thyroid is stable on meds (levo).
I have struggled with an extra 15-20 lbs. my whole life. I also have issues with acid reflux for as long as I can remember. I discovered bread or anything whole wheat is the killer for me.
I avoid cereal with wheat, no bread with dinner, no croutons on my salad, etc.
The past 7 years I have had every gastro complaint known to man or woman - went off both wheat and the Levoxyl 3 weeks ago and feel and look better. No more huge puffy skin over my eyes - lost 4 lbs. water weight 1st 3 days and my inflamed thyroid gland went down & I can now swallow and not choke and lay down without feeling like I will suffocate. Has anyone else found wheat allergy to coincide with Hashi?
TSH can fluctuate due to the immune attack on the thyroid gland. Info below is from Sensible Alternative Hormone Clinic's article - Thyroid Disease. I don't avoid wheat, although I don't eat a lot of it anyway, but I don't have a gluten intolerance either (although I do have a lactose intolerance). An interesting sign of gluten intolerance is vertical wrinkled fingertips (a bit like staying too long in the shower). My fingers are smooth!
s the first grass that rises above the ground when wheat is planted, then that dies, another shoot appears, and from that wheat grows. So wheat grass shouldn't bother you. If you're still afraid of it, barley grass is also great, but you can't find it fresh, you'll have to either sprout it yourself or buy it in powder or pill form. Wheat grass you can find fresh and organic.
They were normal, but has features of hashimotos disease. Doctors did nothing. I have had a thyroid scan and uptake and the results are complicated long story short nothing big enough to give me anything. I am stressing out now. Sometimes my thyroid blood work will be normal, and when i stopped my birth control, they were abnormal. Now they are normal again.They think its hyperthyroid but they arent doing anything I have been to an endocrinologist as well.
I used to hang on to the bannister walking up and down the stairs. After a couple of weeks avoiding grains in my food, especially wheat, I could start prancing up and down the stairs with ease. The books called Wheat Belly and Grain Brain (both written by doctors) talk about the science behind how grains cause inflammation in the body, and how people who test negative for celiac disease (like me) can still be damaged by wheat gluten...in fact it is a very common sensitivity.
So I would suggest that ask you doctor to check your thyroid function (did you know that many type 1 diabetics have thyroid malfunctions, too?), and also to test for food allergies. Particularly, wheat allergies can cause huge weight gain and headaches, along with other possible symptoms. Check out these two websites for more info about this possibility:
http://www.wheat-free.org/wheat-allergy.html
http://www.springboard4health.com/notebook/health_food_addiction.
m sure fibromyalgia would eventually have been added, had I not figured out wheat and gluten were the problem. Fortunately, my energy level and symptoms improve quickly after eliminating wheat and gluten. Also, the water weight drops within weeks.
I'll soon have an endoscopy to check for any permanent damage. I suspect everything is fine, since my bowel movements, mood, etc improve on a GF diet. I figure by the end of this year, everything should be back to normal.
I am going through the same thing. I lowered my meds because my eyes were so bad and low and behold shin/ calf leg burning. They were ok prior to the decrease. I'm starting to take my iron and my b12 again. I also took a Motrin to see if this helps. Yes thyroid labs help. I will get new ones this week.
It most likely means you have an autoimmune thyroid disease, such as Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.
It's possible that your doctor may want to put you on thyroid med. What symptoms do you have?
s disease/hypothyroidism, and specifically it was due to a gluten intolerance (my gut sounded like spastic colon. He wanted me to take thyroid medication (synthroid), cut out wheat, milk, dairy, and soy and take a "gut healer" called "Blue Heron." which would heal the supposed inflamed parts of my gut.
TSH 9.75 (0.45-4.5); TPO-Ab (863mL) (<35)
I didn't get how I could suddenly have a food allergy, especially something like wheat which is in everything.
My daughter hes been this way before (9 and born without a thyroid gland). She was worse when on Synthroid and her t4 was too high and t3 too low (imbalanced hormonally.) She has been much improved since we swithed to desiccated thyroid (1 year). Her thyroid levels are more balanced now and kept higher in the range with TSH under 1. She cannot tolerate carbs and sugars very well at all (processing is slow) and cereal is a no no!
re speed, and even the theoretical function of them will only work is your thyroid is working well because when it isn't your adrenals will be off as well, your diet suits you and gives you sufficient nutrients, and you move as much as you're able. I wish I could be more helpful but when people like you and I have multiple problems going on and doctors who might not be doing their best for us, it can be very hard.
this seemed to help and i also drank vit B water propel , now i just showed signs of wheat and gluten intolerance so i would fall asleep whenever i would eat or sweat , then my body started dumping everything so on a GF gluten free wheat free menu i am feelin better, so you would eat puffed rice, rice crispys oatmeal grits, cream of rice POLENTA italy corn bread fried bacon bits and cheese and italian herbs is great , i found sun valley brand granola bars ..
I have a friend who has para thyroid disease and had the same sweat/cold/sweat problem and she too almost died.(Ihave no ideaa what para thyroid disese is but she was cold/sweaty a lot)Anyway, I spent 5 days in ICU this past november with my thyroid problem . My Dr. says a low thyroid is as bad as a high T He says it needs to be really balanced for you to funtion at optimum.It is something family doctors know very little about. I don't have graves which is usually the overactive thyroid..
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Well, the tests are all back. After having elevated Thyroglobulin antibodies ( 750 range <20) and elevated thyroid peroxidase levels (157 range <35), I was diagnosed with Hashimotos for sure. The celiac panels came back negative (yay!) but it appears I'm sensitive to specifically wheat gluten...Sooooo, I'm to stay away from wheat (no-brainer, eh?
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