Any dietary advice

[ADH94]

I've been recently diagnosed with an under active thyroid and they have put me on the smaller mg of tablets they could out me on as a trial for now but i was wondering if there's any thing i could do with my diet that could help ?

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Some find that going off gluten reduces antibodies and relieves some symptoms, though there is no research yet to back this. You could try a g free diet for six weeks then reintroduce it and see if you react.

Stay away from broccoli etc. the goitrogens.

Do you know what your results were, with ranges? Do you know if you have antibodies? Ask the practice for a print out of your results and post them here. If you have no antibodies you can safely try supplementing some iodine, for example, but if you have them you must be cautious.

Often at diagnosis hypos have nutrient deficiencies, and ideally you should be checked for b12, folate, ferritin level and D as a start. That might throw up a need to supplement particular nutrients and even point you to a co existing gut disorder, these are common in hypo.

Be aware that levo is no quick fix and often makes people feel worse at the start on a low dose.

You may have to wean yourself off props you have been using to fight the fatigue, eg coffee and alcohol and sugar. None of it is easy. There is lots of help here though.

[greygoose]

The only goitrogen you need to stay far, far away from, is unfermented soy - soy protein, soy flour, soy oil, etc. Apart from that, eat what you like and what likes you. If something makes your feel bad, stop eating it. If you don't feel anything, continue to eat it. A lot of c**p is talked about goitrogens, just ignore it.

You need to eat plenty of protein, and plenty of fat, fresh food - no processed stuff. Going gluten-free might help you if you have antibodies. You might need to go dairy-free, too. But, one step at a time, don't give up everything at once, or you won't know what's helping. It's all trial and error finding what sort of diet suits you and makes you feel good. Just make sure that you leave one hour after taking your levo - with a large glass of water - until you eat or drink anything else.

And, no low-calorie diets! Because that impacts negatively on conversion. Just don't count calories at all.

Bon appétit!

[NatChap]

I personally think a healthy, balanced diet is best..there is a lot of advice to cut out dairy, sugar, gluten, goitrogens, etc..but cutting out whole food groups if not necessary and without the help of an expert isn't good for you. Gluten free is recommended if you have Hashimotos to reduce antibodies but this doesn't work for everyone. What is generally a necessity is supplements as often we are deficient in things like Vit D, vit B12, and ferritin (another reason to be careful when cutting out food groups) and there are other things such as selenium and magnesium which can help with converting T4 (levothyroxine) into the usable T3 that we need to function.