Thyroid results

[Karriec]

Newbie here

Antibody results are

Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies 108.5 (<34 IU/mL)

Thyroglobulin Antibodies 278 (<115 IU/mL)

Not sure what these mean? Advice welcome.

Thanks

[spongecat]

Hi Karriec............and welcome.

Your antibody results are elevated which means that your immune system is attacking your thyroid. Have you had results of other thyroid tests or has your doctor started you on levothyroxine?

If we have elevated antibodies and elevated TSH with low FT4 and FT3 it is indicative of Hashimoto's thyroiditis, the most common form of hypothyroidism in the UK. it's an autoimmune condition.

There are a few things that can be tried to lower these antibodies to lessen the attacks such as healing any gut issues and adopting a gluten-free diet and a few other things. This happens because if gliadin (a protein component of gluten) enters the bloodstream through a compromised gut lining (so-called "leaky gut") it triggers a autoimmune reaction by the antibodies to attack the gliadin as an imposter. The thinking is that gliadin is of a similar molecular structure to the thyroid (molecular mimicry) so the antibodies give a good booting to the thyroid as well! This can cause a great spurt of thyroid hormones which is why Hashi sufferers can rather swing between hyper symptoms but are technically hypo.

[Clutter]

Welcome to the forum, Karriec.

Thyroid peroxidase and thyroglobulin antibodies are positive for autoimmune thyroid disease (Hashimoto's). There is no cure for Hashimoto's which causes 90% of hypothyroidism. Levothyroxine treatment is for the low thyroid levels it eventually causes. Many people have found that 100% gluten-free diet is helpful in reducing Hashi flares, symptoms and eventually antibodies.

chriskresser.com/the-gluten...

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

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