Hi does anyone suffer from food sensitivies and what causes it?

[annette12]

I am unable to tolerate a lot of foods i was once able to eat. I get terrible fatigue, headache and peeing a lot. What are the causes and how can i treat it? I have hashimotos low calcium, vit d, ferretin and b12. Thank you

[Clutter]

It will be the autoimmune Hashimoto's upsetting your gut that causes sensitivities, Annette. Many Hashi sufferers benefit from gluten-free, dairy and milk-free, and sugar-free diets and report feeling well following the Paleo diet.

Are you supplementing your low vitamins?

[annette12 in reply to Clutter]

Thank you for replying clutter. I was thinking it was the autoimmune response. I cannot tolerate chocolate and milk and i think this has resulted in my low calcium very annoying.i am supplementing for everything. My b12 was 215 range 200-600 doc said im fine, typical. I have just bought sublingual lozenges from Amazon 1000mg is this enough do you think? I have just been reading about the paleo diet will have to try. Also do ypu think i should take digestive encymes?

[nobodysdriving in reply to annette12]

low calcium is not caused by a lack of dairy products by the way....are you ok with vitamin D? low or insufficient vit D can cause low calcium, have this tested if you can (if not done in last 6 months)

[annette12 in reply to nobodysdriving]

My endo said my low calcium was prob caused by lack of calcium in diet so now im confused. My vitamin d was tested lasted week its at 50 i am supplementing with calchichew with added vit d 800ius taken twice a day.

[Clutter in reply to annette12]

I think GPs genuinely don't understand nutrition and low vitamin levels. If they did they would tell you that supplementation could be beneficial even though NHS guidelines prevent them prescribing unless you're actually deficient.

I doubled my B12 in 6 weeks by supplementing with 1,200 mcg spray. I think I'd take at least 3,000mcg daily as your B12 is so low. Read this link before supplementing b12deficiency.info/what-to-...

[annette12 in reply to Clutter]

Thanks for the link clutter. I have been reading that folic acid should be taken alongside b12. Should i start taking this myself aswel.?

[Clutter in reply to annette12]

Wasn't your folate tested along with your B12? If it wasn't deficient you don't need to supplement. If you aren't sure it won't harm you to add folate when you take B12.

[nobodysdriving]

it could be just the way you are even, many many people are sensitive to all grains and lactose (or cow protein), many do not know it, they put down their migraines/sinuses/eczema/asthma to 'bad luck' and live with it by patching up the symptoms with drugs/creams!

eliminating gluten and dairy should fix most things, some people have to give up all grains

search on google for 'Grain Brain' Dr Perlmutter podcast, if you listen to that it will tell you a lot of interesting stuff!

youtube.com/watch?v=tBN1nWr...(Not working as expected?)

[annette12 in reply to nobodysdriving]

Thank you for your reply its so annoying everytime you eat wondering how its gona affect you. Think i am gona have to make a lot of changes to my diet. I will have a listen to this and thanks again for the info.

[Mabes]

I ended up doing an elimination diet once I figured out that every time I ate, I became very unwell afterwards - not digestively but as if my body was trying to process a poison. I was already allergic to onion in quite a dramatic way - soon followed by all the allium family. Then I found out I'm intolerant to gluten. I'm okay with dairy. Also can't eat broccoli or cauliflower or homemade Chinese (still figuring put what's on it that I'm reacting to). Recently I have been trying a version of paleo but including some dairy like unpasteurised cheese. It's helped in a way, although I think I suit a gluten free low GI way of eating more.

I do find that avoiding all my triggers helps me to not feel extra ill after eating and my digestion has improved. I did note that people with adrenal issues often report issues with chocolate/cacao. I have been looking at mast cell involvement as my allium allergy had quite an anaphylactic type onset and I became aware that other symptoms I suffer from cross over into the mast cell activation area... It's quite interesting to look into.

[missdove]

I think looking at what you eat will be a great help, the penny has finally dropped with me and I have radically changed my way of eating and have found it is totally worth it to feel the improvement in my health. It is by no means a cure but it helps support your struggling immune system and seems to keep things steadier if you have Hashis....Best wishes D

[BeansMummy]

I did an elimination diet given to me by a private dietitian a few years before I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's (and wasn't having Hashi symptoms of anything at the time either), and found I was intolerant to a few different foods. Having stopped eating those foods for quite a while, I was able to eat them again so long as it wasn't too much.

I have been a strict vegetarian for years, and haven't changed my diet since my Hashimoto's diagnosis, apart from ensuring that it is much healthier (so that no doctor can accuse me of eating badly when all my test results are rubbish!) I do feel really sick if I have milk, so tend to steer clear of that.

So many people seem to have to change their diets if they have thyroid problems now