How to get rid of mucin under the skin!?!?

[yungnog]

Hi! I have the notorious puffy face and can’t seem to get rid of it. I’ve been on the AIP + keto for 6 months now. I’ve lost a lot of weight but I look like a completely different person with the swollen face please help

[greygoose]

If you found the answer to that, you'd make medical history! But, are your thyroid hormones optimal?

[yungnog in reply to greygoose]

I’m not optimal, but working at it on T3-only! Is the puffy face permanent? I don’t understand why everyone says keto and AIP got rid of it

[greygoose in reply to yungnog]

Well, the big question is: did keto and AIP get rid of it permanently, or did it come back? I have 'got rid' of it in the past but it's always come back. So, I would imagine I didn't so much get rid of it as drain it temporarily.

Then again, I would imagine it's different for every body, like most thyroid things.

[greygoose in reply to greygoose]

Who says keto and AIP get rid of it, anyway?

[yungnog in reply to greygoose]

Same here! It’ll go down gradually throughout the month but when my period comes, BAM! I’m back to where I started then it goes down gradually, it’s an endless cycle. I’m in several Facebook Hashimoto’s groups and every single thread about how to get rid of the puffy face literally everyone swears by keto + AIP. I’ve been trying to figure this of for 6 months. Is it really mucin deposits under the skin?

[greygoose in reply to yungnog]

As far as I know it is, yes. But, I do wonder if it might have something to do with how long one was hypo before being diagnosed and treated. For me, it was about 50 years! Perhaps if you're caught early enough, it's easier to get rid of.