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Is eczema on my eyelids an autoimmune problem? I've had Hashimotos for 15 years. This is a recent issue. Can someone please suggest a remedy? This forum has been so informative. Thank you!

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Acott

Thank you. Have been gf for 3 yrs. Am also soy, and dairy free.

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Are you still taking T3 along with Levothyroxine

What are your most recent results and ranges?

Have you retested vitamins recently?

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Acott in reply toSlowDragon

I am taking T3 along with Levothyrothyroxine. CMT-T3/T4 13.5/57 MCG. This is a compound.

5/18 results US measurements:

TSH 1.220 (0.450-4.500)

T4. 5.5 (4.5-12.0)

T3 uptake. 25 (24-39%)

T3. 93 (71-180)

T4 direct. 0.99 (0.82-1.77)

Vit. D. 47.0 (30.0-100.0)

TPO 29 (0-34)

Thyro.Antibody. 246 (0.0-0.9) an improvement!

B12. 1170 (232-1245)

Triiodothyronin 2.7 (2.0-4.4)

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SlowDragonAdministrator in reply toAcott

Your results suggest you might benefit from dose increase in T4/T3

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Acott in reply toSlowDragon

Thank you. From what I have read on the forum T4 and T3 are best if in the upper ranges.

I will have new tests in 3 weeks. Then will discuss with provider.

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humanbean

I have managed to improve my life-long eczema by at least 95% by taking high dose vitamin B12. The eczema got worse for a while, and I also got bad spots. But after about 2 - 3 months both these things ended up being far better than they were without the B12.

I take B12 already converted into the active form - methylcobalamin. I wouldn't take cyanocobalamin under any circumstances - I suspect my body can't use it.

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Acott in reply tohumanbean

Thank you. I was unaware that vitamin B12 was either man made/synthetic or natural. And as I look online for info. that the information is complex (like navigating the thyroid).

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humanbean in reply toAcott

Yes, B12 is complex. I know that some people do absolutely fine with cyanocobalamin and hydroxocobalamin. I prefer methylcobalamin and adenosylcobalamin. There's an awful lot about B12 that I don't know. Or another way of saying that is that I know very little about it. :)

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smwdorset in reply tohumanbean

Hi I have just been told I have B12 deficiency along with my Hashimotos but the GP is only Offering me cyanocobamin whihni asdume from

What you say is inactive

What’s he difference ( other than flat I suspect ) and should I ask ask about or even request the active B12

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humanbean in reply tosmwdorset

Has the doctor offered you B12 tablets or injections? If you are deficient then tablets will do nothing for you. The NHS prescribes tiny doses of B12 in pill form.

The best advice I can offer is that you speak to the experts on B12 on the Pernicious Anaemia Forum, which you can find here :

healthunlocked.com/pasoc

Go to that link and "Follow" the community, just liked you followed this one.

Good luck.

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retrieverk9

Some time ago now..(5yrs) I had what I thought was eczema on my eye lids, dry patches that looked red & sore. My GP at the time referred me to a Dermatologist, I was eventually diagnosed with Lichen Planus. In the last year I have been told by my dentist that this is also the cause of my sore gums that flare from time to time. Since joining this forum a few months ago I have now discovered I have Hashimoto's & this is all due to the autoimmune decease. So is it eczema? And is it linked to the Hashi's... I bet it is.

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Acott in reply toretrieverk9

Wow. Thanks.

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retrieverk9 in reply toAcott

You welcome :)

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Acott

Thank you. Will do research.

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Ginny_Ickle

Can be autoimmune, allergic, both. I've been helped by an autoimmune protocol (AIP) diet -- minus the foods I can't eat, of course -- and by managing allergies.

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smwdorset in reply toGinny_Ickle

What’s an AIP diet - I have just been diagnosed with Hashimotos fluent sensitivity andmolaques psoriasis and possibly IBS - sounds like I could do with an Autoimmune diet - can you post a link to info about this please

The GP never even mentioned this other than cutting out gluten

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MaisieGray in reply tosmwdorset

The AIP diet is the Auto-Immune Protocol, and might be said to be a much stricter version of the Paleo diet. The diet focuses on a nutrient-dense food intake, eliminating foods that may cause inflammation in the gut. It is predicated on a belief that autoimmune conditions are caused by something called "leaky gut" - the theory being that small holes in the gut cause food to leak into the body, causing the immune system to overreact and start attacking bodily tissues in error. By eating nutrient-rich foods and avoiding inflammatory ones, the AIP diet aims to heal the gut. If you do a search on AIP Diet you will get quite literally millions of responses; but you can start here ultimatepaleoguide.com/auto...

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smwdorset in reply toMaisieGray

thanks - sorry I mean 'gluten sensitivity and plaques psoriasis' - and your reply sounds very interesting because I have been told I need a colonsocopy next week to check for other problems - I wonder if that can diagnose a leaky gut?

Thanks for the reference - I have never heard of Paleo either

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MaisieGray in reply tosmwdorset

The medical community doesn't necessarily recognise "leaky gut" / increased intestinal permeability, in the same way that followers of the Paleo and AIP protocols do: nhs.uk/conditions/leaky-gut...

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smwdorset in reply toMaisieGray

Just looked at this - looks horrific. If its not a silly question what on earth is one supposed to eat for breakfast? (No eggs and no grains??) - and what does one eat for carbohydrate energy

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MaisieGray in reply tosmwdorset

Hopefully others who are advocates of the protocol, will answer that, or it may be better to post your own new question about it, as members may not see this older thread. As a principle, and for a number of reasons, I don't support any way of eating that has a noun in front of the word diet, lol, and as a non-meat eater I would not wish to exclude many of the foods listed in the protocol; so I'm not the best person to ask. :-)

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smwdorset in reply toMaisieGray

wilco thanks a lot

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