flu and thyroid

[Jump1]

When all my troubles started, I had stress for a month which was bad. But it was immediately followed by what I thought at the time and still do not know if it was or not a 'flu'

it affected my throat, not my nose and not my chest. I caught it in Dublin in early February 16. (at that time there were several deaths from swine flu in Dublin) a child I was in the company of had what we believe was 'a flu' I got it from them.

I couldn't swallow anything at all so for a week I was bed ridden, could eat nothing could barely swallow water with the pain. Lost the stone rapidly. Was like an anorexic by the end of the week.

Couldn't eat properly because of the throat and loss of appetite for a couple of weeks. took about 2 months to put the weight back on.

I didn't go near the dr, (never did before this) just rested at home and let it run its course.

I have since over the past 2 years discovered I have a struggling tsh and raised antibodies heading towards hashimitos as a GP told me today. I also discovered h pylori infection stomach pain over the past 2 years along with hair loss. I reckon the stress and loss of weight lowered my stomach acid enough to let it run wild. Prob had the h pylori infection for years and years but was kept under control by my stomach acid.

My question is could that bug or whatever it was have been the trigger? I thought at the time it could have been swine flu when I heard there were people in Dublin the same week dying from it and I caught it from a Dubliner. Though they were fine in the end, took a few weeks for the child to recover to, I think they got antibiotics from the gp for the child.

would it be possible do you think that there is a link between it - when my hair loss started long before I knew my thyroid results, I did think could it be sub acute thyroiditis caused by that throat infection. I couldn't touch my throat with the pain, even a swallow was sore, never felt or got a flu/bug every in my life like it, I couldn't move my head, had to keep absolutely still or would feel terrible pain. I was hoarse and couldn't speak the first week. it got slightly better and could speak a bit the second week. What do you think any possible impact/connection on my situation now?

[Mamapea1]

Jump1, stress and infections seem to be common triggers for thyroid disorders, as is pregnancy and the stress from operations, so it's possible, but it may have happened anyway, you'll probably never know. Are you sure the child you mention didn't have glandular fever? You don't mention her age, but common in young teenagers and a known thyroid disrupter. We tend to back track when we have chronic illness to find the root cause, but most of the the time it's impossible to be certain.

Mamapea.

[Jump1 in reply to Mamapea1]

no, don't know. but she had it bad. hasn't had anything like it since nor have I

irishnews.com/news/republic...

see link above - 2 days after this article I was in Dublin visiting and in the company of the child (3 year old) (not the one in this article obviously). the next day I was coming down with it. Lots of reported swine flu cases that week in Dublin.