Hi All,
Sorry if this is a daft question.. It's a special day tomorrow. Is it ok to have a slice of Cake and few extra colories that are a complete no-no or restricted on thyriod diet.. You can tell i'm a newbie from my question( hope it made you laugh)
Thank you!
Most people with Hashimoto's should be gluten and dairy free.
I’m sorry but... why? Not everybody with Hashimoto’s needs to be gluten free.
If you wish to try it and you feel better for it, all well and good, but I don’t think it’s worth making yourself miserable over if it doesn’t make you feel any better.
I have Hashimoto’s (was finally diagnosed in 2004 after years of not being well) and was recommended to go GF. I tried for a long time but, sadly, the only thing it did was make me miserable which, in turn, had a knock-on effect on everybody else unfortunate enough to get in my way...
A GF diet may work for some people with Hashimoto’s, but to say ‘everyone’ with it should be GF is a very sweeping statement to make and not necessarily accurate!
I know right? Its not enough that we have this dreadful miserable disease. We have to follow miserable diet too. Meat and veg and avocado with nuts and seeds. Just gross. God forbid we would eat sugar that could give us energy and make us happy. Well sod it. Nothing is going to fix my thyroid so I might as well eat what I want.
No to cake if you are on a gluten free regime and it has gluten.
Yes to cake if you are not gluten free. We all need a little to make us happy. We also need to eat enough calories. Calories are needed to convert t4 to t3.
Enjoy.
You go for it! Tuesday is another day.
Christ yes! Everyone needs cake! Lol Ofcourse if you’re gluten free then GF would be better but if it’s not don’t beat yourself up! Life’s too short. I think we could all do with being kinder to ourselves. 2 steps forward and all that! I should be GF, I’ve gone of the rails for 5wks now! I’ll get back on it, I have a lifetime to master this shit!! Lol
And what’s a restricted thyroid diet? You mean GF and DF? Are you sure is applicable to you?
Just had a slice of victoria sponge! Was GF but gradually fallen by the wayside lately. All things in moderation!
No problem at all. I have cake every week. A small percentage (7%?) of autoimmune patients seem to do a little better gluten free but the evidence is weak. Eat what you like unless there are clear problems with specific foods. There is concern that dietary restrictions are causing more problems for thyroid and other patients. Varied sensible diet is best.
Well,
If it's coffee and walnut or date, walnut and ginger I'd go for it in a big way :
Enjoy the day, the people, the celebration and especially the cake :
Eat the cake! In fact have a slice for me because I literally can't have wheat because of IBS and I miss cake!
The sun will still come up tomorrow and you can get back on the waggon then. Life is short - eat the cake!
I have IBS and I bake a flourless, sugarless cake which is gorgeous and easy to make if you have a food mixer. I can give you the recipe if you would like to give it a go. x
That sounds fab, thank you I'd love the recipe
Could I please have the recipe
express.co.uk/life-style/he.... I think that Dr Coimbra treats IBS successfully with vitamin D.
Many years ago when I had IBS I found vit D helpful, up to around 2x RDA (can't remember what that was!). Later I found magneium citrate much better but I suspect the vit D was assisting Mg absorption and that's why it helped. There is some evidence that low vit D increases risk of COVID-19 infection. It's not solid evidence yet but it makes sense for many other reasons to make sure you are not vit D deficient.
I've heard that one hospital found something like 94% of their patients who had died with Covid had vit D deficiency. I don't know how it impacts chances of catching it though.
It's difficult to interpret the reseach because the results can be biased by the life the patients (may have to) lead. A disproportionate number of patients have low vit D levels. This suggests it would be wise to avoid vit D deficiency. It's a cheap and safe option that could possibly save a large number of lives.
It raises the separate question of why so many vulnerable are people left vit D deficient. I feel this is disgraceful. We managed to address the problem after the war with free school milk, we should be able to keep our vulnerable population vit D replete.
Some people are left vitamin D deficient because they cannot tolerate any supplementation.
I know that appropriate UV exposure can help. But an explanation, a proper understanding, would be a significant step forward. Even simple recognition that such people exist.
I've been taking Vit D for a while with no change in symptoms so unfortunately it might not work for everyone
How much are you taking, BlackIsleGirl and what are your current levels?
All due respect Penny, you're not actually part of my medical care team so my levels etc aren't something I'm going to share with you. Or any Joe Blogs that's reading this.
The only thing that has made any difference to my IBS is not eating the foods that my body can no longer process. If Vit D works for other then I'm delighted for them.
No one is meaning to be rude by asking these things 
my doctor said my vitamin D levels weren't low enough to need treatment. Severe deficiency is <25, my level was 25.3. Doctors advice was to go sit in the sun more (this was in November). Most need to be around 75 to feel well. We see these stories a lot, which is the only reason people ask - just to make sure other people aren't getting poor advice like many of us have.
That is entirely up to you; no offence was intended. Most of us share details on here as we are not identifiable and look for suggestions and interpretation of results from others. And, yes, vitamin D does work for others. I wish you luck.
Just remember what Queen Marie-Antoinette of France said to all the HYPOS back in the day "LET THEM EAT CAKE" and by all accounts she wasn't that bad an Endo either!!
However about nine months later, and after her hubby King Louis dying, all the other Endo's got "to get her" and she lost De Head (Into a basket) for her cutting remarks.
On reflection I guess the Endo's didn't like her cutting remark!
No, it is not OK to eat one slice of cake. At least two slices are compulsory!
Just about to tuck into some farmhouse fruitcake... 🤣
Does home made Bara Brith with lashings of butter count as cake? If yes, I definitely recommend two slices 
Carbimazole - tell it as it is !
Is it possible to have thyroid eye disease (TED) but be hypOthyroid?
Is a bit of decaf coffee ok?
