Antibodies/vitamin and mineral levels

[Claudie6]

Anything here need treating thankyou

TPO antibodies 694.5 (<34)

TG antibodies 378.3 (<115)

Ferritin 21 (30 - 400)

Folate 2.0 (2.5 - 19.5)

Vitamin B12 202 (190 - 900)

Vitamin D 10.3

[Clutter]

Claudie6,

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 causes. Many people have found that 100% gluten-free diet is helpful in reducing Hashi flares, symptoms and eventually antibodies.

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B12 is low and ferritin, vitamin D and folate are severely deficient and need treating. Do you have results of a full blood count and iron panel?

[Claudie6 in reply to Clutter]

Thankyou here are complete blood count and iron panel results

MCV 80.2 (83 - 98)

RBC 4.42 (3.80 - 5.80)

WBC 6.13 (4.00 - 11.00)

MCHC 387 (310 - 350)

MCH 28.2 (28 - 32)

Haemoglobin 108 (115 - 150)

Haematocrit 0.40 (0.37 - 0.47)

Platelets 251 (140 - 400)

Iron 5.7 (6.0 - 26.0)

Transferrin saturation 12 (12 - 45)

[Clutter in reply to Claudie6]

Claudie6,

Low ferritin, below range MCV, haemoglobin, iron and low transferrin confirm iron deficiency anaemia. labtestsonline.org/understa...

Treatment for iron deficiency anaemia is usually 3 x 210mg Ferrous Fumarate. Take each tablet with 1,000mg vitamin C to aid absorption and minimise constipation. Iron should be taken 4 hours away from Levothyroxine.

B12 is very low and folate is severely deficient. Symptoms are listed in b12deficiency.info/signs-an... healthunlocked.com/pasoc are the experts on PA, B12 and folate. I recommend you ask for advice how to approach your GP for possible B12 and definite folate deficiency.

Vitamin D is severely deficient. Your GP should refer to local guidelines or the cks.nice.org.uk/vitamin-d-d... Do NOT accept a prescription for 800iu which is a maintenance dose prescribed after vitD is replete >75. My GP prescribed 40,000iu daily x 14 followed by 2,000iu daily x 8 weeks which raised vitD from <10 to 107 in 10 weeks. Vitamin D should be taken 4 hours away from Levothyroxine.

If you've been in possession of those results for sometime without being contacted by your GP practice to make an appointment or collect prescriptions I would make a written complaint to your practice manager.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Your antibodies are high this is Hashimoto's, (also known by medics here in UK more commonly as autoimmune thyroid disease).

About 90% of all hypothyroidism in Uk is due to Hashimoto's

Your extremely high TSH on other post confirms you need starting on replacement thyroid hormones.

Hashimoto's affects the gut and leads to low vitamin levels

Low vitamin levels stop Thyroid hormone working which is why it's essential to treat these as well as thyroid

In addition poor gut function can lead leaky gut (literally holes in gut wall) this can cause food intolerances. Most common by far is gluten

According to Izabella Wentz the Thyroid Pharmacist approx 5% with Hashimoto's are coeliac, but over 80% find gluten free diet helps significantly. Either due to direct gluten intolerance (no test available) or due to leaky gut and gluten causing molecular mimicry (see Amy Myers link)

But don't be surprised that GP or endo never mention gut, gluten or low vitamins. Hashimoto's is very poorly understood

Changing to a strictly gluten free diet may help reduce symptoms, help gut heal and slowly lower TPO antibodies

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