Hashimoto’s ?

[Milpol]

Hi all, and once again thanks to everyone at HQ for helping with advice.

For many years , on and off, I’ve had a problem whereby, whatever I’ve eaten can literally go straight through me almost within minutes of eating it. My doctor explains this as ‘ hurry tummy ‘ or ‘rush stomach ‘.

Reading a post yesterday from Seaside Susie, where she said you can have Hashimoto ‘s without raised antibodies ( my results are similar to hers) could this stomach issue I have be down to a Hashimoto flare up ?

Many thanks as any advice is always greatly appreciated xxx

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Milpol

I don't know if your "hurry tummy" can be anything to do with Hashi's but has your GP done any investigations into it? It sounds like a gut problem. My late husband had problems in this department and his was ulcerative colitis. I really think your GP should be looking into some tests.

[Milpol in reply to SeasideSusie]

Many thank Susie, I have had this looked at and thankfully it’s not ulcerative colitis.

That’s why I wondered if it might be Hashimoto ‘s related...... x

[SlowDragon Administrator]

As you have Hashimoto's are you on strictly gluten free diet?

Soya free too?

[Milpol in reply to SlowDragon]

Hi SlowDragon, many thanks for responding. The answer to your question is no, I am not on a gluten free diet, though I have suspected for some time that maybe I should be. Could this be why I feel that Levothyroxine hasn’t helped relieve any of my symptoms?( not all stomach related symptoms).

Maybe now is the time to start rethinking what I eat.

I have been supplementing with vitamins and minerals that were recommended by the good people on this forum and am due a blood test again in 2 weeks, so maybe I will go gluten free after that.

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Milpol]

My own experience is that, I never ever suspected gluten to be an issue. But it was. Significant improvement on strictly gluten free diet despite no gut issues at all. More info on my profile

Autoimmune disease causes, or is caused by, leaky gut. Leaky gut allows gluten to cross into blood stream.

Ideally ask GP for coeliac blood test first just to rule it out. But negative coeliac test doesn't mean negative for gluten intolerance (I found that out the hard way)

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It does need to be absolutely strictly gluten free. So take some time thinking about what changes you need to make, before actually launching off.

There are good gluten free options available and eating out is pretty easy. Eating at friends and family can be a lot trickier

Yes definitely only make one change at a time. Get blood test results first and come back on new post if you need forum to offer advice

[Milpol in reply to SlowDragon]

Thanks so much for the links and such detailed advice. That is so helpful.

I will definitely start looking into this with more depth.

Once again, thank you for your help and unending support 😘