I WAS JUST WONDERING IF A GLUTEN FREE DIET CAN MAKE MUSCLE ACHES WORSE?

HI All

I found out I was hypothyroid in May with TSH at 4.24 (0.22-4.20)

And TPO antibodies 105 (<115)

So, I started Levo which has brought the TSH down to 2.23 , but pushed the TPO up to 275

My main symptom is muscle aches and I'm on NDT which does not seem to be helping the aches

Since plenty of people on the TUK forum posted that a GF diet helps hypothyroidism, since early September, I have trialled a GF diet

Easy enough to do! though I do miss toasted bread and jam!

BUT, I have found that the muscle aches are much worse now, than in September, when I ate an ordinary diet

So, is it possible that the GF diet itself is contraindicated in my case, as I feel so much worse?

i would welcome any views either way on this

Thanks

Alps Holiday

[beaglab]

Hi Alpsholiday, I don't think a healthy gluten free diet would make your aches worse. There are healthy gluten free breads available, such as Canyon bread. You can eat brown rice and healthy gluten free pasta. Make sure your diet is full of fruits and vegetables and calcium rich foods like Greek yogurt and organic milk. Herbal teas are great, too. Please ask your dr about the muscle aches. Take care of your health.

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Thank you beaglab

You're probably right that it's not the strict GF diet I've been following that is the cause for the aches getting worse

Was just trying to look under all the boxes!

Which is one reason I tried GF

So, as GF hasn't helped, I shall reintroduce some G foods starting tomorrow

And see how it goes

Doc does not know why aches are increasing - have had lots of tests

Thank you

Alps Holiday

[vocalEK]

1. I don't think that taking thyroid hormones makes your antibodies go up. If that were true, then nobody with Hashimoto's would be able to take treatment for their hypothyroidism. The darn antibodies seem to have a mind of their own. I haven't seen any explanation of what triggers them.

2. I have found my muscle aches disappearing as I have started supplementing with Magnesium. Also, how are your levels of Vitamin D, Ferritin, and Folic Acid?

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Thanks vocalek for your view

I'm looking eveyhere for an answer to these aches!

And, as you know, I tried your mag suggestion without any luck, 3 weeks ago

All the best

Alps holiday

[vocalEK in reply to Hidden]

The key might lay in how much you took, what form you took, and how long you gave it to work. I didn't get rid of my aches until I had taken 500 mg/day of magnesium glycinate for a couple of weeks. I take it with my vitamin D / vitamin K2-MK7 pill, as well as 200 selenium. The mag helps the vitamin D work better, and the combo of D with vitamin K2-MK7 helps route calcium from your food to your bones and teeth instead of depositing into soft tissues like blood vessels and breasts.

[Hidden]

You mention that you miss toast. Does this mean you have cut bread out completely? One thought (whether valid or not) is that a lot of breads and breakfast cereals are fortified with vitamins/minerals. Perhaps you were getting a good source of vits/mins from those and cutting them out has impacted, so a supplement required.

[Hidden]

Thanks still concerned

I tried non GF, for a few months, after I posted this, but no difference noted in the aches.

So I'm back on GF.

My wife checks my fasting insulin levels regularly and they are fine.

Thanks

Alps

[m0ezp]

I agree about Statins causing muscle pains. Maybe I missed it, were Statins in the mix too?

Good luck 🍀

[Hidden]

Unlikely a gluten free diet will cause muscle pain. If it's dietary related, it may be that you are missing out on vitamins/minerals from your diet at this point if you have cut out key foods that were a source of those. A gluten free diet will not make anyone ill. Gluten is a protein in wheat/barley/rye and serves no nutritional or health purpose to a person. It is the protein that gives dough it's 'stretchiness'. Cutting gluten out of your diet will not impact on health negatively. Cutting out vitamins and minerals will. Ask your doctor and speak with a dietician.

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Thanks benjamin123

As I thought!

i was 'Persuaded' to go GF for 2 reasons.

- at the advice of so many on the TUK forum, who say it should help with Hypothyroid and its related antibodies.

- and another box to tick!

I shall go back to non GF now as GF for 9 months hasn't helped at all.

Thanks

Alps

[Hidden]

Good luck with that. Just be aware that GF also means avoiding all contamination risk also which is a bugger.

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Hi benjamin123

Yep had a non GF day yesterday

Just added some wheat bran from H+ B to my cereal in the morning

And this morning when I woke up, my aches were not good at all

Somebody did say that non GF can cause aches

So, back to GF!

Thanks

Alps