Just wondering if anyone has tried Enterosgel to ease symptoms from stomach and bowel problems.
I suffer from terrible bloating, wind and heartburn and reflux after every meal no matter what it is I eat. Also suffer from constipation, but don't want to make it worse. Had very few problems with these before I became hypo. now look 6 months pregnant. Horrible bagged up feeling yhat makes me so lethargic.
Taken so many gavascon in the past years its now making me heave, but does relieve the heartburn for a little bit.
thanks in advance
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It's possible you have low stomach acid - a lot of hypos do - and that causes food to ferment in your stomach rather than being digested and passing out of the stomach into the intestines.
Have a read of this article and try the home test at the end:
And your meds are optimal? I was quite similar there for a few months. No appetite because I was ‘full’ all day. Burping like you wouldn’t believe!! 😂 I went gluten free 100% and started using turmeric spray but ultimately I think it was being properly medicated that helped the most.
Antacids could be making you worse as well as reducing nutrient absorption. Try a little apple cider vinegar or lemon juice in water before you eat. Avoid tea & coffee, & anything processed. See if you can work out if there’s any other food triggers that you can avoid. Eat plenty of good quality fruit & veg for probiotics (& folate for your baby). Add good probiotics such as kefir to your diet to improve gut health & absorption of nutrients.
Looking at previous posts you have Hashimoto's and are on Levothyroxine plus T3
Is that correct?
Recommended on here that all thyroid blood tests should ideally be done as early as possible in morning and fasting. This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip, best not mentioned to GP or phlebotomist)
Last Levothyroxine dose should be 24 hours prior to test, (taking delayed dose immediately after blood draw).
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
Is this how you do your tests?
How much Levothyroxine and T3 are you currently taking?
Is Levothyroxine always the same brand?
Which brand?
Liothyronine - always said brand?
Do you take as split dose?
As you have Hashimoto's are you on strictly gluten free diet?
This can significantly help bloating and gut issues
For good thyroid function you need good vitamin levels
What are most recent vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 results?
Hi SlowDragon yes I follow correct procedure for blood draws. I am due to do another test shortly, last one I did was in January. Dr. Toft reduced the levo to 50mg these are (Northstar from NHS)
T3 is Cynomel from France, and take 1/2 a tablet per day. That was in March. Although the blood tests look good I still feel very ill some days, T3 has helped with the none stop crying.
Tsh 0.20,(0.27-4.20)
Total T4 102.0 (66-181)
Ft4 15.60 (12.0-22.0)
Ft3 6.61(3.1-6.8)
Vit D 59(insufficient 30-50)
Vit B12 678 have injections every 2 month
Ferritin 201.0 (13-150)
Folate 16.0(8.83-60.8)
antibodies have gone down
I did go gluten free for 3 month but made no difference to the heartburn.
I stopped all supplements a few months back in case they were making things worse. But no difference.
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
thank you so much, I haven't checked my bloods since Jan when i was on 75mg levo and 12.5 T3.
My original dose of levo before T3 was 100mg.
I am self paying as my gp foes not believe in T3. so can't afford to do to many blood tests per year. I am doing 3 per year now and 1 nhs.
I pay Spire for consultation and prescription, which I send to my Friend in Luxembourg.
I don't have details of the lady who is taking over from Dr. T but will phone in plenty time when i need my next prescription.
I was taking vit D, B complex, tumeric for aches, vit c, selenium, and magnesium, but stopped them all to see if they were the cause. will reintroduce them.
I haven't drunk milk since i was about 6, now 72, but i do eat other dairy, butter, cheese etc.
Going to try Betaine not familiar with it to see if that helps. I have a bottle of apple cider vinegar and have taken with honey.
You have given loads to read and think about fir which I am really grateful.
You might cautiously increase Levo by 12.5mcg (50mcg and 75mcg alternate days) see how that is and retest in 6 weeks
Reducing from 100mcg to 50mcg is a lot
My Levothyroxine was only reduced by 25mcg (from 125mcg to 100mcg) and initially 2 x 5mcg added. Then T3 was increased to 20mcg in total per day with no further reduction in Levothyroxine. I still found after few months, being much more active, FT4 dropped too low for me. Obviously we are all different. I was very immobile before T3 added. Complete transformation with T3. I have Heterozygous DIO2 gene variation and gluten intolerant.
Hi, I’ve used it to help with stomach problems. It can work well.
However I found that drinking tap water was one of the causes of my stomach difficulties. I live in Warwickshire and discovered that I can only drink tap if it has been boiled! It’s made a huge difference avoiding unboiled water. Even a Brita filter made no difference. Tap water in some other parts of the country is ok.
I also found that A2 milk, available in bigger supermarkets, helped but the water gives me pain and other symptoms immediately if I drink it straight from the tap.
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