Hashimoto's Antibodies

[Bijourain]

Does anybody know how to establish what makes the antibodies that attacks the thyroid? Is there a test that can show why the antibodies are within people who have Hashimoto's and why they attack the thyroid and not another part of the body?

[Clutter]

Bijourain,

When lymphocytes infiltrate the thyroid gland, mistakenly taking it for a foreign bacteria invader, they damage the thyroid gland and release thyroid peroxidase &/or thyroglobulin into the blood stream. These don't belong outside of the thyroid gland so antibodies are developed to mop them up.

The antibodies are a result of the attack on the thyroid gland, the antibodies don't cause the attack.

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/about_...

[Bijourain in reply to Clutter]

My head hurts 😂😂😂

[spongecat]

Good morning!

Well there are some theories and about the most popular seems to be "molecular mimicry". It's a fascinating subject and one of the reasons why many of us find that going gluten free helps in our autoimmune disease. Healing the gut is big in this.

For a start, put "Hashimoto's and molecular mimicry" into your search engine and go on a journey of discovery. Some are written in very interesting and easy to understand terminology whilst the more "official" medical publications can be either very heavy bed-time technical reading or hidden behind membership walls.

Here's a link to get you started........jeffreydachmd.com/2014/01/h...