T3 and digestion

[dodge1979]

Hi all

Had a lot of trouble with my small intestines since November and lost 2 stone

The pain is we’re my small intestines meets my colon

Like flank pain

Tried gluten and dairy free for a month and made no difference also tried low fod map diet and made no difference

It comes and goes. GI says it’s IBS. Mmmm

I have been adding T3 daily and it feels a bit better from time to time

Could it be the T4 causing the problems or the fillers?

Does T3 help with digestion?

Thanks

[Pascha1]

when i had T3 added i no longer had to take omneprozal/lansaprozal.. i had been told i had hiatis hernia, i no longer suffer with heartburn problems..and obviuosly ave never had hiatis hernia.. so T4 either didnt help and caused my problems or t3 just cured it .. i havent had any problems since taking it,, 14 years i took those harmful drugs ..x

[SlowDragon Administrator]

It can take a while to get dose of T3 optimal and once optimal can take several weeks/months for gut to improve

How long have you been on T3 and how long at current dose

You will need bloods retested after 6-8 weeks on constant unchanging dose of Levothyroxine and T3

Recommended on here that all thyroid blood tests should ideally be done as early as possible in morning and fasting. Last Levothyroxine dose should be 24 hours prior to test, (taking delayed dose immediately after blood draw). This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip, best not mentioned to GP or phlebotomist)

If/when also on T3, make sure to take last dose 8-12 hours prior to test, even if this means adjusting time or splitting of dose day before test

Some excellent links about gut and hypothyroidism by Gambit62 in this post

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

[dodge1979 in reply to SlowDragon]

Will my guts improve???

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to dodge1979]

Yes, most of us find slow steady improvement once levels are stable

For example I have slowly been able to reduce levels of vitamin supplements

[jgelliss in reply to SlowDragon]

That is so interesting . Would you mind please to share which vitamins you where able to reduce ? I would be very interested . It's amazing once the thyroid meds are up to par and working well for us we then can relax some of our nutrients .

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to jgelliss]

2 years After going strictly gluten free

Prior to T3 added

Vitamins were

6000iu Vitamin D mouth spray daily

Sublingual B12 1000mg daily

One tablet Igennus Super B complex daily

200mcg selenium daily

Calm vitality magnesium powder daily

1000mg vitamin C

Vitamin K2 Mk7 daily

Zinc - 4 per week

No iron - always had high ferritin

Now

2000-3000iu vitamin D

No B12

Half a tablet of Igennus Super B complex daily

200mcg selenium twice a week

Small dose Re-Mag magnesium

1000mg vitamin C

Vitamin K2 Mk7 daily

Zinc- 2 per week

[jgelliss in reply to SlowDragon]

WOW !!!!! What Great accomplishments . You really worked hard to make it work well for yourself . Your an Inspiration . Thank You For Sharing .