Flaxseed oil capsules

[Wilky21]

Hi everyone

Another quick question. Can you take flaxseed oil capsules whilst taking levo.

Thanks

[Mostew]

Should be fine if not consumed at same time as food containing minerals . Maybe check your mineral levels are good and supplement if low ?

[Wilky21 in reply to Mostew]

Thankyou all my levels are ok. Just been reading and it says it’s really good for thyroid due to all the omega oils in it

[Mostew]

Ps . I find my limbs get heavy if I eat gluten . Any chance it could be diet related ?

[Wilky21 in reply to Mostew]

I don’t know it could be menopause related too. I’m trying everything

[greygoose]

As long as you take them at least two hours away from your thyroid hormone, yes.

[Wilky21 in reply to greygoose]

Thankyou

[greygoose in reply to Wilky21]

You're welcome.

[humanbean]

If flaxseed gives you diarrhoea or speeds up "elimination of food" it could reduce your absorption of your Levo, so just be aware of that.

[Wilky21 in reply to humanbean]

Thankyou I will

[Angel_of_the_North]

You'd need to take so many capsules to have any effect that I'd look into just buying flaxseed oil. You can usually get it in Sainsburys in the cooking oils section. It's a food, so just treat it as such. Don't use it to cook with as most plant oils are not suitable for heating.

[Wilky21 in reply to Angel_of_the_North]

I did have flaxseed but didn’t know how much to use daily so thought would give the capsules a try

[magsyh]

Be aware that flaxseed is highly estrogenic and blocks thyroid hormones. So if you are hypo not something you should be eating. Was there a reason to want to eat flaxseed?

[Wilky21 in reply to magsyh]

Didn’t know that thanks. Yes it’s supposed to help with inflammation so thought I would give it a try