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