About to start on armour next week and now bloods tests suggest I ha e coeliac awaiting biopsy. Can anyone suggest a gluten free hormone

[bennion666568]

I think armour contains gluten ?

Thank you

[Apricot]

Offically...no prescibed medicines in UK contain gluten.

The only thing you need for a gluten free diet...is to be strictly gluten free. Everything and I mean everything you eat...has to be gluten free.

If you need guidance on this...email me off board...and I will assist. Same applies to anyone else....Happy to help if I can...

I am Coeliac myself...(plus diabetic)

[bennion666568 in reply to Apricot]

Thank you x

[bennion666568 in reply to bennion666568]

Ok thank you x

[Jackie]

Hi be sure to have gluten until after the biopsy. Also not fool proof, so if negative, then worth trying no gluten for 6 weeks if you think it is a problem.

Jackie

[bennion666568 in reply to Jackie]

Lol Dr told me to fill my boots with gluten for next 6 weeks before biopsy, I probably end up piling the pounds on. I have already put weight on this month with being on no medication for the last month X

[Jackie in reply to bennion666568]

Hi I do sympathize ,Are you sure the weight is not thyroid as friends who are diagnosed with Caeliac have not put on any weight, they do not have thyroid problems.

I cannot understand why you have been of thyroid treatment. If you need

it, it is usually only for a nuclear scan of the PTH that you come off it. for.

Jackie

[bennion666568 in reply to Jackie]

I have only gained. 61b Over the month since stopping medicine, i am not hugely overweight i have gained a stone whilst unwell in the whole 7 years, Yes your right Jackie the consultant is checking for pituitary problems. I am sure they will get to the bottom of everything soon X thankfully I can start armour this Friday.

The blood tests she did showed raise levels suggesting coeliac and low iron saturation. but untill the biopsy I won't know for sure, I would never have thought I had coeliac hopefully I won't have. But have been gluten wheat free for last 3 weeks and stomach much flatter so even if I don't have it I think I will be careful with gluten/ wheat anyway X

[Jackie in reply to bennion666568]

Hi Sounds as if you are being well looked after.A lot of people who do not have a problem with gluten, do find bread a problem!I cannot eat beat, a nuisance. of course, you could do an exclusion diet but not easy, the allergy tests are limited.

Best wishes,

Jackie

[bennion666568 in reply to Jackie]

I think I possibly am now thank you so much Jackie X

[HarryE in reply to bennion666568]

I think the STTM website has a list of all the ingredients of all the makes of NDT and synthetic drugs. It's certainly in the book

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to HarryE]

All the ones people in the UK are likely to come across are listed (with ingredients and other information) here:

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/treatm...

Rod

[HarryE in reply to helvella]

D'oh! I'd not seen that!

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK]

I think you might be meaning:

sodium starch glycolate

What is Sodium Starch Glycolate?

Sodium starch glycolate is the sodium salt of carboxymethyl ether. Starch glycolates are of rice, potato, wheat or corn origin. Sodium starch glycoate is a white to off-white, tasteless, odorless, relatively free flowing powder.

drugs.com/inactive/sodium-s...

Rod

[bennion666568 in reply to helvella]

Thank you X

[bennion666568]

It's a right mixed up illness this thyroid business so complexed. Glad we have this site X

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK]

You might find your answer here:

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/treatm...

Possibly Westhroid Pure?

Rod