Gluten free and thyroid??

[carrieannsmith]

I havent been diagnosed with Thyriod ( I am actually going to see a consultant 2moz) but I have fibro and alot of Thyroid symptoms - I have been gluten free for a year or so as it helps with my fatigue .. now I have seen on here you have a gluten free section - is there a link between thyriod and gluten free?

[Mia1057]

Many coeliacs appear also to have autoimmune thyroid disease so it seems there may be.

[Jessiepup]

I am Gluten Intolerant (GF 5 years) and have underacive thyroid, no autoimmune issues just unlucky !

[Mia1057 in reply to Jessiepup]

Hi there, I had been diagnosed as under active thyroid for over 20 years and I did not discover until last year that it was actually auto immune related. My experience in the UK is that they don't tell you, just put you on thyroxine and that's it. Seemingly the majority of people in the UK and US who are hypothyroid actually have autoimmune thyroid diseases (Hashimotos) or had Graves' disease and had their thyroid removed.

[adzie69]

I've just had B12 and Ferritin tested...'normal' but what are the correct levels?

[Marz in reply to adzie69]

They both need to be around the TOP of the ranges. Ask for the results with the ranges and post here - lots of people will help. B12 needs to be around 800/900 and Ferritin over 70 - I believe.

[Moggie]

Some experts are now saying thst it is the gut going wrong that causes the thyroid to go wrong. Have a look at this link to see if it makes things a bit clearer.

mindbodygreen.com/0-7482/10...

Moggie x