Hi all not sure if anyone can help me on this subject , I have hashimotos and have recently had an nhs Coeliac test , I won't be able to speak to a DR until next week but my results have come back classed as abnormal on my nhs app , it shows normal at 0.80-2.80gl and mine has come back a little bit higher (3.38gl) does anyone if this means I have ceoliac ? or as it is only slightly above is this a sign I should cut down rather than cease gluten? or is it just possibly connected due to inflamtion from the hashis?
thanks as always ,Ian
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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 a further 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
If you test positive for coeliac, will need to remain on gluten rich diet until endoscopy (officially 6 weeks wait)
After endoscopy even if test is considered negative….can consider trialing strictly gluten free diet for 3-6 months. Likely to see benefits. Can take many months for brain fog to lift.
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.
…..gluten free diet does need to be strictly gluten free to be effective
Hi SlowDragon thanks for the response , I really do hope I don’t have to give up gluten, I love it !! I decided on the back of the hashimotos protocol book to give gluten free a go ( I did it for almost 6 mths then thought as I was abroad on holiday and struggling to find gf options I would reintroduce, I can’t say I noticed a positive effect giving up nor a negative effect when I started again so I assumed I couldn’t have a problem with it) I found it really hard and always said that if I was told I only had 6 months to live I would go gluten free again as it felt like a life time !
I have just been diagnosed with celiac disease in December after having a gastroscopy as I am over 55. Don't stop eating gluten or change your diet until you have spoken to your Doctor. I had to carry on eating gluten until I had the results of my gastroscopy
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