Hypothyroid and Gluten

[Slappiduck]

Has anyone here trialed a gluten free diet and found it helped with your thyroid function and Vit D levels? Thanks

[Marz]

healthunlocked.com/search/g...

The link takes you to previous discussions on being Gluten Free - here on this Forum. Over 12,000

Healing the gut is key .....

[Slappiduck in reply to Marz]

Thank you. I’ve started taking probiotics and my nutritionist recommended looking into gf diet so I’ll read eagerly

[alchemilla12]

theres been lots of posts on this site re thyroid and gluten free- many many people finding it helpful. Have you tried doing a search on here as Im sure youll find lots of past posts.

[Slappiduck in reply to alchemilla12]

Hank you 😬

[Slappiduck in reply to Slappiduck]

Thank!

[Cup-cake7]

Hi

Hard to say I find but I did manage to loose two stones in GF and very low sugar, I'm hypo, and I did have a few over range antibodies, but the last two antibody tests are in range which is positive so I am continuing GF as it seems favourable with the ocassional human slip.

Lots of luck

[marigold22]

Going gluten free did nothing to help me. Cutting out all grains altogether helped me massively. Just eating oat porridge makes me go very weird for days.

[Slappiduck in reply to marigold22]

Thank you, I’ll keep that in mind.

[Peanut31]

Hi Slappiduck

I’ve got Hashimoto’s and it’s definitely helped me.

I’m positive it helped reduce my antibodies and my TSH, I was also experiencing major tummy cramps before going gluten free as well.

You could give it a go for a few weeks?

If you substitute your bread with gluten free bread, I’ll warn you some makes are absolutely disgusting and you will notice they cost a lot more money.

I tend to not eat as much bread now I’m gluten free, stick to more natural products, eg, salads, meats, vegetables, homemade soups.

However, when I first went gluten free I brought all sorts so I didn’t feel like I was changing my diet fully.

The more normal tasting bread gluten free is Schar (Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury) sell it, I prefer the wholesome seeded loaf.

Crisps, seabrooke, Pom bears are gluten free.

Biscuits- try prewetts Chocoful yummy.

You have to be careful as to make them taste nice they add extra sugars.

Hope this helps.

Best wishes

Peanut31

[Slappiduck in reply to Peanut31]

That is really helpful thank you! I wasn’t planning on buying gf stuff as I know how expensive they are and how they are filled with rubbish. We have allergies in the family and as far as possible I try not to buy dedicated allergy stuff, just stick to non allergenic foods

[Heloise]

Hi Slappi, gluten is hard on EVERYONE just because it is sticky, gluey, clumps and irritates the gut lining. Some people heal quickly but others have more difficulty. Avoiding gluten and taking unfiltered vinegar help with insulin resistance and have made the most difference. Also proteolytic enzymes are massively helpful...... like nattokinase.

[Slappiduck in reply to Heloise]

Hi, unfiltered vinegar as a supplement?

[humanbean in reply to Slappiduck]

If you search for vinegar on the forum you'll find a lot of people use it before meals to boost the acidity of their stomachs. People who are hypothyroid tend to have very low stomach acid and low acid causes lots of the gut problems associated with hypo.

A starting dose would be a teaspoon of vinegar in a small glass of water, drunk before meals. You could gradually increase, depending on your tolerance, up to a tablespoon or two of vinegar in water.

The vinegar required is supposed to be organic vinegar "with the mother" - see this link for an explanation :

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothe...

Bragg's Organic Apple Cider Vinegar is supposed to be good.

Many people using vinegar and water will drink it through a straw to protect their teeth. Don't clean your teeth to get rid of the vinegar taste for an hour, just rinse with lots of plain water instead. Acid softens tooth enamel, but it hardens back up again given time. You don't want to clean teeth while the enamel is soft.

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One alternative to vinegar is Betaine HCL with Pepsin, which should only be taken before meals containing protein. One big advantage of this is that it comes in capsules so doesn't affect the teeth.

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Another alternative, for people who can't tolerate the extra acidity of the above two options, is to take "digestive bitters". I've never tried bitters myself, and have no definite idea which kind are best (although I think Swedish Bitters are supposed to be best I can't back that up with any proof), how to take them, or what dosage to take. Bitters can be bought from supplement sites and places like Amazon.

Bitters (I think) are supposed to encourage people's own production of stomach acid.

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Some links on the subject of low stomach acid and betaine HCL + Pepsin :

scdlifestyle.com/2012/06/hy...

scdlifestyle.com/2012/03/3-...

scdlifestyle.com/2012/03/ho...

scdlifestyle.com/2013/10/4-...

[Heloise in reply to Slappiduck]

Yes, as humanbean covered most of the points, I'll just add that the acidity of vinegar is 5% and stomach acid is about 10 times that so to me it's the fact there are enzymes and probiotics. It helps to block starch and also kills certain bacteria. I usually chug it quickly just slightly diluted but I like vinegar and though it may touch your teeth I don't feel it's any worse than eating a salad and in fact it whitened my teeth. I also lost weight immediately when I combined it with avoiding carbs all week. You are trying to eat good fats as opposed to carbs. Vegetables have plenty of carbs and if you can incorporate good fats like avocado and coconut with your vegetables and fruit I think it will be a very noticeable difference. You will be breaking down nutrients as well.

The proteolytic enzymes are excellent for getting rid of what is already in your system that shouldn't be there. I hope you try some of this.

[Slappiduck in reply to Heloise]

Thank you very much for your advice.Where would you recommend getting the enzymes from? Holland and Barret?

[Heloise in reply to Slappiduck]

Slappi, I am in the U.S. and order from iHerb.com or Amazon and so do people in the UK. Does Holland and Barret have their own label? Do you have healthfood stores in your area? The vinegar has to be unfiltered so enzymes are intact. Izabella Wentz recommends Wobenzyme, I find Nattokinase effective. People who don't detox well or have leaky gut have proteins in their blood stream that thicken blood, etc. Proteolytic enzymes are usually produced by the pancreas but as we age they are reduced. There are no side effects and so many benefits I don't understand why everyone isn't using them. Digestive enzymes work in the gut to break down nutrients which are also necessary for the same reason so look for one that contains Bromelain, Protease, Papain, Papaya, Ox Bile. I like Now's, Super Enzymes.

I know it's hard to give up carbs but you can bake with coconut flour or almond flour and stay on track.

[Saggyuk]

Yes changed my life and pretty much reversed all my health problems - too late for my thyroid though. I was constantly deficient in everything even with prescribed meds and stopped me absorbing anything. Now I'm fine and don't even need meds anymore apart from thyroid although this is a lower dose. You must make it 100% gluten free, not even a crumb, and for at least 3-6 months to know for sure whether it will help you or not so read up on cross contamination and don't use your old toaster etc.

[Slappiduck in reply to Saggyuk]

I’m glad it helped you, it does sound hardcore. But I suppose what is the alternative? Carry on feeling rubbish 😏