Hello
I have recent gone gluten free which seems to have helped enormously with my fluctuating hashi s levels. So much that I am wondering, do some people find when they go gluten free, that they need LESS thyroxine ? I am T4 only (88mcg Levo daily), unable to tolerate T3 or NDT.
any thoughts welcomed. thank you
My mum did. She followed a gluten free diet & made a few other dietary changes, and managed to come off thyroxine altogether.
Really ? Thats amazing, she must be very pleased. Can you remember what other changes she made ?
No, I'm sorry. She passed away a few years ago, before I discovered my thyroid issues, otherwise I'd be all over it! A lot of it was advice from this book though, if that helps: amazon.co.uk/Thyroid-Diet-M...
She slipped up and started eating gluten and general junk again, and ended up back on thyroxine, but she went a good 7 or 8 years without any. I can't say everyone would have the same result, but it seems to help.
thank you so much for the info. hope I didn't upset you by asking ! I still have my mum but at 89. ..
I will order the book. I often worry how I will cope with thyroid vagaries if I get old and am alone !
No offence at all! I do wish I could ask if there was anything else she had looked at, as I know more and more people who would benefit from it! A lot of people here are very clued up though.
Daffers123,
Coeliac disease patients often find they are able to significantly reduce Levothyroxine dose after they give up gluten.
thanks Clutter. I am not a celiac but its certainly helped my general digestive issues and day to day feeling of wellbeing
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