Not sure if this is related to my thyroid and gluten intolerance or not. I’ve recently become sensitive to paprika, chilli, in that even small amounts in my evening meal cause insomnia. I can fall asleep but will have night waking and difficulty getting back to sleep.
obviously just cut them out but wondered if my gut is the cause and if there is anything anyone else has experienced and anything I can do?
Thyroid levels are ok I’m medicated for that. I take individual vitamin supplements. I’m caffeine free. I don’t eat chocolate as it keeps me up too.
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As you are gluten intolerant/coeliac it’s especially ESSENTIAL to regularly retest vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12
Low thyroid levels and/or low vitamins can cause insomnia
What vitamin supplements are you currently taking
For full Thyroid evaluation you need TSH, FT4 and FT3 plus both TPO and TG thyroid antibodies tested.
Very important to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 at least once year minimum
Low vitamin levels are extremely common, especially with autoimmune thyroid disease (Hashimoto’s or Ord’s thyroiditis)
Autoimmune thyroid disease with goitre is Hashimoto’s
Autoimmune thyroid disease without goitre is Ord’s thyroiditis. Both are autoimmune and generally called Hashimoto’s.
In U.K. medics never call it Hashimoto’s, just autoimmune thyroid disease (and they usually ignore the autoimmune aspect)
Recommended on here that all thyroid blood tests should ideally be done as early as possible in morning and before eating or drinking anything other than water and last dose levothyroxine 24 hours before test
This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip)
On T3 or NDT - day before test split daily dose into 3 smaller doses, spread through the day at approx 8 hour intervals, taking last dose 8-12 hours before test
Private tests are available as NHS currently rarely tests Ft3 or all relevant vitamins
Thank you. I’m all over my thyroid tests thanks including ft3, and I take supplements for vit d, b6, b12 it was more the insomnia which only happens recently when I eat chilli or paprika. Like my gluten intolerance it appeared out of nowhere and I wasn’t aware it was common in thyroid patients also so thank you for that.
Bizarrely no, am ok with standard peppers but spicy ones and chilllis are a big no. Frustrating as the family like a bit of spice in meals, they are having to just add it after as I’ve tested it and the foods are definitely the trigger.
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