Hi, I'm new here so I don't know if I'm asking this question the right way, but I will try my best! I got my thyroid lab results a few months ago and I was a bit scared about my TPO antibodies (I'm 23 y/o female) :
TSH, TTH: 2.813 mU/L (normal range: 0.55 - 4.78)
FT3: 5.53 pmol/l (normal range: 4.7 - 7.2)
FT4: 13.63 pmol/l (normal range: 11.5 - 22.7)
TPO antibodies: 1252.6 U/ml (normal range: < 60)
So as I understood from the results, everything is within the normal range accept TPO antibodies. My local doctors said that I should start taking selenium and come back after a few months, but I'm not sure that taking selenium could drastically reduce my TPO antibodies at this point. Has someone tried gluten/dairy free diet or some supplements and can say that it helped to reduce TPO antibodies?
Thank you!
May I ask what was your decision to quit gluten based on? Because currently I'm on gluten/dairy free diet and with dairy I can say that there is something that makes me bloated every time I try it, but I never had any problems with gluten, so I was wondering what was the main reason for you going gluten free?
anamarija
Taking selenium l-selenomethionine 200mcg daily can help reduce the antibodies, as can a strict gluten free diet.
Have a look through some old posts
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Your TSH at that level is actually indicating that your thyroid is starting to struggle, and your FT4 is too low for a "normal healthy person". In the UK we are generally made to wait until TSH reaches 10 before diagnosis, some other countries diagnose when TSH reaches 3.
Thank you
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