I’ve had a medichecks blood test. Results below. I’m seeing an endocrinologist tomorrow and any feedback and questions I need to ask him would be much appreciated !
CRP 0.9 ( 0-5)
Ferritin 178 (13-150)
Folate Serum 11 (2.9-14.5)
Vit B 12 active 81 (25.1-165)
Vit D 71 (50-200)
TSH 0.16 (0.27-4.2)
Free T3 4.9 (3.1-6.8)
Free Thyroxine 22.3 (12-22)
Antibodies thyroglobulin 153 (0-115)
Thyroid Peridoxidase 197 (0-34)
I forgot to NOT take my Levo that morning hence I’m guessing the raised results, which seem to indicate that I’m over medicated.
I stayed off the Biotin for a week though.
Thanks in advance.
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Thanks for your reply SlowDragon. I take 100 mg Almus, from Boots and it’s the same each time. It was raised from 50 in March, by my GP. I just started on oral spray Vitamin D as recommended on a post on here, betterYou 4 sprays a day.
Today I bought the vitamin B12 also by BetterYou. But haven’t used it yet. Do you know if I can take it the same time as the Levo or the Vit D?
I’ve been on an almost gluten free diet for 20 years as it gave me IBS type symptoms. I wouldn’t say it’s strict, if something might contain gluten, I will eat it. I’m vegan as I also have Chronic Kidney Disease .
Kidney disease was diagnosed at the same time - but had , unbeknownst to me, been deteriorating for at least 10 years beforehand. It has improved hugely. But as well as thyroid medication I’ve worked hard at changing my diet!
Yes my cholesterol level was raised when diagnosed and since Levo and plant based diet has improved sufficiently that I’m no longer being threatened with Statins!
Hashimoto's frequently affects the gut and leads to low stomach acid and then low vitamin levels
Poor gut function with Hashimoto’s can lead leaky gut (literally holes in gut wall) this can cause food intolerances. Most common by far is gluten. Dairy is second most common.
According to Izabella Wentz the Thyroid Pharmacist approx 5% with Hashimoto's are coeliac, but over 80% find gluten free diet helps, sometimes significantly. Either due to direct gluten intolerance (no test available) or due to leaky gut and gluten causing molecular mimicry (see Amy Myers link)
Changing to a strictly gluten free diet may help reduce symptoms, help gut heal and slowly lower TPO antibodies
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
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
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.
Common when gluten intolerant to eventually need addition of small doses of T3 prescribed alongside levothyroxine
But first step is to get all four vitamins optimal, strictly gluten free diet and get well settled ( typically at least 6 months) on fine tuned levothyroxine dose
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