Thyroid and stomach gastritis

[Samy3]

Hi lovely people I hope if u can help me I was reading the article of DR izabella wentz about betain and pepsin digestive enzymes she mentioned there that people who has stomach gastritis or ulcers should not take this I do not understand y they should not take it can someone explain it to me pls How Betaine with Pepsin Can Help with Hashimoto's - Thyroid Pharmacist

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[greygoose]

It doesn't help with Hashi's, it just increases stomach acid - hypos usually have low stomach acid - so that we can digest our food better and increase absorption of nutrients and thyroid hormone replacement.

[Samy3 in reply to greygoose]

Thanks for ur reply greygoose I have graves disease but ultrasound s show thyroiditis I'm not on thyroid medication either I been diagnosed with stomach gastritis last year tried ACV ...wasn't working giving me a lot pain PPI s worked at the start but then they stopped working as well I did try different ones I'm having high potency probiotics brought digestive enzymes took them for few days but again started getting pain so I was reading Dr izabella article and she said ppl with gastritis don't use them but I don't understand y

[greygoose in reply to Samy3]

I'm afraid I don't know why, sorry.

PPI's are for high stomach acid. Not a good thing to take at all, can cause all sorts of horrible problems, and should only be taken for a short period, anyway.

I don't know if having Grave's affects stomach acid. But, in any case, just because you're diagnosed with something, doesn't always mean you have it. When doctors don't know what's wrong with you, they often make up things to 'diagnose' you with! And, they often don't know the difference between Grave's and autoimmune thyroiditis (Hashi's). How was your Grave's diagnosed? Did they test the antibodies? If so, which one's?

[Samy3 in reply to greygoose]

Yes greygoose they tested TRAB antibodies for graves two years ago and they were positive when they diagnosed me last month they been tested again and TRAB antibodies are borderline at the moment ..you are right I took myself off from PPI s after a short time bcs they were not working for me new endi thinks its hashimoto thyroiditis bcs twicecits been showed on the ultrasound but they won't treat it bcs of normal blood results but they do know I have a goiter and noudle on top and my stomach gastritis started after I was diagnosed with grave's disease two years ago

[greygoose in reply to Samy3]

Oh dear! Sounds complicated.

But there isn't any treatment for Hashi's. The only thing you can do is replace the thyroid hormone when the thyroid becomes too damaged to make its own.

I find taking vit c with everything is very good for low stomach acid. Do you take any supplements?

[Samy3 in reply to greygoose]

Yes i do vitamins 2000iu a day brought my b12 to 768 then GPsaid stop taking it couple of months ago my recent ferritin has dropped again in abt two three months from 62 to 32 again so have started taking ferrous furmarate with vitamin c again wondering y it has dropped my thyroid noudle pain is getting bad everyday

[greygoose in reply to Samy3]

If I were you, I would start B12 again. 768 is not high, and it could drop again if you don't maintain it. But, go for a 1000 mcg sublingual tablet for maintenance. Are you taking a B complex, too?

I should imagine your ferritin has dropped again because you have low stomach acid and can't absorb it from food.

And, as I said, you could try taking vit C during, or before a meal to help with absorption.

[Samy3 in reply to greygoose]

I have started taking b12 as well and I always take them with bcomplex but when I try to take ACV or any digestive enzymes they give me alit stomach pain if I have low stomach acid then it should help but they don't even fresh lemon in the water does same issue

[greygoose in reply to Samy3]

But you can take vit C?

[Samy3 in reply to greygoose]

Yes that's what I have started taking again I thinks it 500mg chewable ones

[greygoose in reply to Samy3]

OK, well try increasing the dose slowly.

[Samy3 in reply to greygoose]

OK can I ask greygoose how much increase I can do on vitaminc?