Somewhat confused

[Yammie1973]

So, I decided to do food intolerance testing thinking that I could confirm that I have a gluten intolerance seeing as my medichecks blood tests showed me having hashimoto's. I receice the blood test result back and 'blow me down with a feather' there is no reaction whatsoever to wheat, oats, barley, rye whatsoever. I'm somewhat confused now why bloods are sayi g one thing and the food intolerance test showing something else. In each case the bloods were tested??

[greygoose]

You don't automatically have an intolerance to gluten just because you have Hashi's. I have Hashi's and have no problem with gluten.

[Yammie1973 in reply to greygoose]

Thank you for your reply, so is there any other reason why my antibodies are above normal ranges then...how do I figure out what is causing this if not gluten intolerant?? Nothing else triggered on the food intolerance testing, in fact most people would give their eye teeth to have my results (not my words btw)

[greygoose in reply to Yammie1973]

You mean TPO antibodies? They have nothing to do with gluten. They are high because you have Hashi's.

Or are you referring to a Coeliac test? There are lots of different antibodies.

[Yammie1973 in reply to greygoose]

TPO antibodies. O.K, why do people say that they go gluten free to reduce the TPO antibodies when they have hashimoto's or have I completely missed the plot??? What do I have to do to reduce the TPO antibodies or is that a fool's game in itself?? Oh brother, back to square one again

[greygoose in reply to Yammie1973]

Hashi's people are often gluten-sensitive, if not actually Coeliac. However, there's no proof that going gluten-free reduces antibodies, because antibodies fluctuate all the time - they may go down, but they can just as easily go up again. And, even if you did reduce them, there's no proof that that would actually help you in any way. However, people often feel much better when they cut out gluten.

Here's an article that explains Hashi's and antibodies:

hashimotoshealing.com/under...

Hope that helps.

[Portia1974 in reply to Yammie1973]

Hi Yammie1973 ! So I literally just got the results of a food Intolerance test back. ZERO IGg response to ANY of the foods on the list. Is that what you mean when you say most people would give their eye teeth for your results? Cis they'd definitely love mine then, lol! I know exactly what you mean but weirdly I'm thinking its very odd to have nothing/zero/zilch. The scientific community who refute the usefulness of these tests say IGg responses to numerous foods are normal in a healthy individual and indicate what foods are eaten regularly/in quantity rather than an intolerance to said food. So if having IGg antibodies to the foods we eat is normal ...is having zero IGg response to ANY food abnormal? Pfft! The plot thickens 💁

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Gluten intolerance with Hashimoto's is not necessarily a regular intolerance as such

The ONLY way to know for certain is to try it for 3-6 months

With Hashimoto's we tend to have leaky gut....literally holes in gut lining. This can be made worse/exacerbated by gliadin in gluten - explained here

chriskresser.com/the-gluten...

amymyersmd.com/2018/04/3-re...

Non Coeliac Gluten sensitivity and autoimmune disease

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/296...

The predominance of Hashimoto thyroiditis represents an interesting finding, since it has been indirectly confirmed by an Italian study, showing that autoimmune thyroid disease is a risk factor for the evolution towards NCGS in a group of patients with minimal duodenal inflammation. On these bases, an autoimmune stigma in NCGS is strongly supported

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/300...

The obtained results suggest that the gluten-free diet may bring clinical benefits to women with autoimmune thyroid disease

nuclmed.gr/wp/wp-content/up...

In summary, whereas it is not yet clear whether a gluten free diet can prevent autoimmune diseases, it is worth mentioning that HT patients with or without CD benefit from a diet low in gluten as far as the progression and the potential disease complications are concerned

restartmed.com/hashimotos-g...

Despite the fact that 5-10% of patients have Celiac disease, in my experience and in the experience of many other physicians, at least 80% + of patients with Hashimoto's who go gluten-free notice a reduction in their symptoms almost immediately.

88% benefit from strictly gluten free diet

thyroidpharmacist.com/artic...

Going gluten free is a strategy that everyone with Hashimoto’s should try. In some cases, we see a complete remission of the condition; in other cases (88% of the time), the person feels significantly better in terms of bloating, diarrhea, energy, weight, constipation, stomach pain, reflux, hair regrowth, and anxiety.

todaysdietitian.com/newarch...

Many clinicians report that eating a gluten-free diet may help improve thyroid function in nonceliac gluten intolerance. “Getting gluten out is primary for patients with Hashimoto’s, even without celiac disease,”

I had extremely High TPO antibodies for well over twenty years on just Levothyroxine. Since going absolutely strictly gluten free three years ago, TPO antibodies have slowly reduced at every test. Still not within range, but dropping. Obviously it could be coincidence, but many, many other Hashimoto's patients find similar results

I was astonished at difference going GF. Had absolutely zero gut issues before trying it. Slow steady improvement in brain fog noticeable after about a year. Gluten crosses blood/brain barrier