Thoughts on my results....

[Paolatello]

What does everyone think? I’m not medicated but have Hashimotos. My TPO antibodies are high and on the most recent blood test I also have weak positive results for ANA antibodies and Anti Smooth Muscle Antibodies. My ferritin is bottom of normal range too. My B12 level is 346 in a range of 200-900.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

You need folate and vitamin D tested too.

Ferritin and B12 are low

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

Low vitamin levels affect Thyroid hormone working

Poor gut function can lead leaky gut (literally holes in gut wall) this can cause food intolerances. Most common by far is gluten. Dairy is second most common.

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)

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

Ideally ask GP for coeliac blood test first

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[Paolatello in reply to SlowDragon]

Which test is for celiac? I’ve had paretial cell antibody test, mitochondri and microsomal antibody tests - all negative

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Paolatello]

Paretial cells test is Pernicious Anaemia test

labtestsonline.org/tests/pa...

Microsomal antibodies is another way of saying TPO antibodies testing

healthline.com/health/antit...

Mitochondrial testing is a gene test for mitochondrial disease

Coeliac blood test

coeliac.org.uk/coeliac-dise...

[Paolatello in reply to SlowDragon]

Ok thanks. I will ask for these to be done.