Gall sludge and gall stones

[Gcart]

I have both identified on ultrasound 2/3years ago plus highest cholesterol at 7

Can anyone inform me if it’s due to low levels of thyroxine please .

I have read conflicting research articles and need help to stop GP reducing T4 .

Thanks for all help offered on this site

[Jazzw]

The high cholesterol is definitely a sign of under medication for hypothyroidism.

It’s less clear on the gallstones/sludge thing—but you can bet your bottom dollar that being undermedicated isn’t helping.

[radd]

Gcart,

The liver has several pathways through which it metabolises hormones, filters toxins, cleans the blood, and any byproducts are dumped into the gall bladder to help expel them from the body. Low thyroid function slows down this whole process, making the liver and gall bladder sluggish, congested and helping to make gallstones whilst bile becomes thick due to the inability to emulsify these fats.

Bile is made in the liver, stored & released by the gall bladder. Pancreatic enzymes (amylase, protease, etc) help with digestion and lipase is responsible for digesting fats , and working with bile to break down fats to be later stored in the liver for energy.

Adequate bile is (indirectly) required for good thyroid hormone synthesis as are stomach acid and digestive enzymes. Inadequate amounts can inhibit digestion of essential fatty acids, the absorption of improperly digested fat globules, raising cholesterol levels and leading to deficiencies in fat-soluble vitamins Vit A, D, E, K.

[Gcart in reply to radd]

Thankyou for your post. Another reason for adequate dosage.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Gall stones and hypothyroid

hindawi.com/journals/hpb/20...

For decades, one well-known risk factor for the development of gallbladder stones has been hypothyroidism

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

[Gcart in reply to SlowDragon]

Thanks SD I am totally dumbfounded by the so called doctors. Tragic for many

[Gismo333]

Hi, if you are taking just T4, thyroxine, you need to add some T3 to the mix. T4 on it's own is not a good preparation as it is the amount of T3 entering the receptor sites on the cells that give you your metabolism and will control your cholesterol and bp. Dr Toft has now advocated that T4 and T3 must be given. He brought in the thyroid blood tests many years ago. They are a guide and really don't give you any indication that all is well, symptoms and pulse is the way to go. I can answer more by dm, thanks