After having a cough for such a long time and offerd a chest x-ray in January. Which I blindly obliged as was little worried to my worsening cough up .
Well what can I say . It gave me the worst episode I've ever had in my whole life ...pisses all over a month in hospital with meningitis that's for sure. 4-5 days (wouldn't ever share what I went through)
Getting palpitations now 🤐 still recovering as something had to give . I'm booked to see a endo im may and my gp referal letter is ...😑 the way I'm portrayed .(will photo and attach.) .
Realized I'd been bluddy xrayed with no thyroid protection my whole life fell into place and the cause of absolutly everything pigging thyroid .
And realized a damn site more too ....Wow just wow
Looking forward to reply s been quite lonley all day 🙏
Hiya I know but I've not been able to tolerate the levothyroxine I swell like Pillsbury dough boy . Get confused . Lack in get up and go . As my previous post I still feel like I've been euthinased since 2012 and will stand by that.
Yes have addressed my nutritional needs myself .
No one else ever mentioned this and has been the best thing to ever happen to me .
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. Dairy is second most common.
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
Ideally ask GP for coeliac blood test first or buy test online for under £20, just to rule it out first
Trying gluten free diet for 3-6 months. If no noticeable improvement then reintroduce gluten and see if symptoms get worse
But don't be surprised that GP or endo never mention gut, gluten or low vitamins. Hashimoto's gut connection and gluten intolerance is very poorly understood
Recommended vitamins for Hashimoto's
Vitamin D mouth spray by Better You is good as avoids poor gut function of Hashimoto's.
Widely available including H&B
Aiming to get vitamin D levels to at least around 80nmol and around 100nmol may be better
B12 and folate on the low side.
Supplementing a good quality daily vitamin B complex, one with folate in not folic acid may be beneficial.
B vitamins best taken in the morning after breakfast
Recommended brands on here are Igennus Super B complex. (Often only need one tablet per day, not two. Certainly only start with one tablet per day after breakfast. Retesting levels in 6-8 weeks ).
Or Jarrow B-right is popular choice, but is large capsule
If you are taking vitamin B complex, or any supplements containing biotin, remember to stop these 7 days before any blood tests, as biotin can falsely affect test results
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