So your high antibodies confirm you have Hashimoto's. If in UK your GP more likely to call it autoimmune thyroid disease
We need ranges on all blood test, so just these results tell very little.
On Levothyroxine TSH often needs to be under one
FT4, need range to say if it's mid range or high
No FT3 test
Has GP suggested increase in dose of Levothyroxine?
B12 - looks low, but need range
Folate need range
Vitamin D, looks high. Need ranges. If in UK usually recommended to be around 100nmol
No ferritin test ?
What supplements are you taking?
Your antibodies are high this is Hashimoto's, (also known by medics here in UK more commonly as autoimmune thyroid disease).
About 90% of all primary hypothyroidism in Uk is due to Hashimoto's
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.
According to Izabella Wentz the Thyroid Pharmacist approx 5% with Hashimoto's are coeliac, but over 80% find gluten free diet helps, sometimes 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
Are you on strictly gluten free diet already? If not considering trying it, as many people find it helps
Ideally ask GP for coeliac blood test first (just to rule it out)
My doctor ignores all t3 and t4 as he cares only for tth, once I asked about increasing dosage he just said you can try but it is normal for him.
He did test on my bloods for gluten, but as I had significantly reduced my intake of it I am not sure did it came false negative or am I really ok with it.
As for vit D i was very low in spring, so was prescribed high dosage. But that was one off one.
Range is from 75-225 I was told.
As for other supplements I am not taking anything..
My worst feeling is that after eating gluten food at the restaurant with zero alcohol, next day was feeling like having hangover..but the doctor just ignored it and said the test was negative. Every evening I get badly bloated, depending of what I have eaten.. trying to avoid gluten but now just got confused after results.
Another worry I have is the steroids I was prescribed. Should I take them or not? He didn’t explain anything regards them just that it will reduce my antibodies.
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