? Link between thyroid problems running in the family

[haribo36]

Hi there,I have fibromyalgia and have just asked for thyroid to be checked.My mums mum had thyroid problems and I can't quite remember but I think she died because of it.Dont know whether she was hyper or hypo.Does anyone know if it is hereditary at all?x

[shaws Administrator]

Thyroid gland problems can run in families. Although you have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. This is a link for your information. Unfortunately for us, Dr Lowe died last year so the site is now archived:-

web.archive.org/web/2010111...

web.archive.org/web/2010081...

[haribo36 in reply to shaws]

Thank you xx

[Marz in reply to haribo36]

..glad shaws found you - she is the person I mentioned to you in an earlier post I beleive. We do inherit the pre-disposition for thyroid issues. My Mum died undiagnosed - which breaks my heart - as I was diagnosed after she died. She lost her hair at menopause and told by her doctor to buy a wig. Irregular heartbeat a few years later and she was fobbed off with angina tablets - just in case. A non specific stroke followed in her 70's and her eventual death was caused by Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma - probably too many anti-bodies... My daughter - now 44 - had thyroid cancer and is still battling with her health. My sister has a thyroid problem I have just learnt. A cousin diagnosed with ME in the 60's - lost her career - and when I was tested in 2005 - she followed in the UK - she too has a thyroid problem. We also seem to have gut issues to a varying degree.....

Thyroid disease is far more common than you dream of - but sadly the docs are just not up to speed with their diagnostic skills and put too much emphasis on the bloodtests and the TSH....

[Lambchop-1]

My mother under active my brother under active and mine over active I was definitely told it was hereditary

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I'm not entirely sure if I have thyroid illness in my family. Only illness that does run in my family is Diabetes - mum, nan and uncle have it. I don't, luckily enough.

My great-nan was suspected of having a thyroid problem as she would eat a lot, never put any weight on and slept a lot during the day. I don't know if it can skip generations.

[mummyella]

My maternal grandmother, my mother, one of my brothers have thyroid problems, as do I. It does seem to have a genetic link but that doesn't always mean you will get it. Mine was triggered by pregnancy as was my mum's. I think it's in the system but needs to be turned on my a trigger.