could someone please check my results

[bluehayes]

TSH

13 Jul 2022

0.96

mU/L

0.27 - 4.2 R

FREE T3

13 Jul 2022

4.32

pmol/L

3.1 - 6.8 R

FREE THYROXINE

13 Jul 2022

13.1

pmol/L

12 - 22 R

THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODIES

13 Jul 2022

253

IU/mL

< 115 R

THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODIES

13 Jul 2022

66

IU/mL

[SlowDragon Administrator]

As per previous post 5 months ago

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

What vitamin supplements are you currently taking, apart from regular B12 injections for PA

You need vitamin D, folate and ferritin levels tested

Low vitamin levels tend to lower TSH

(TSH is all most medics look at)

Plus as you have Hashimoto’s coeliac blood test, if not already on strictly gluten free diet

Are you vegetarian or vegan

On lactose or dairy free diet?

[bluehayes in reply to SlowDragon]

Thankyou for replying,no other vitamins and no special diet.

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to bluehayes]

So get vitamin D, folate and ferritin levels tested via GP or privately

Coeliac blood test available via Lloyds pharmacy if GP won’t test

Your Ft4 and Ft3 are low …..so vitamin levels likely low

Hashimoto's affects the gut and leads to low stomach acid and then low vitamin levels

Low vitamin levels affect Thyroid hormone working

Poor gut function 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

While still eating high gluten diet ask GP for coeliac blood test first or buy test online for under £20, just to rule it out first

Assuming test is negative you can immediately go on strictly gluten free diet

(If test is positive you will need to remain on high gluten diet until endoscopy, maximum 6 weeks wait officially)

Trying gluten free diet for 3-6 months. If no noticeable improvement then reintroduce gluten and see if symptoms get worse

chriskresser.com/the-gluten...

amymyersmd.com/2018/04/3-re...

thyroidpharmacist.com/artic...

drknews.com/changing-your-d...

Non Coeliac Gluten sensitivity (NCGS) and autoimmune disease

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/296...

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

nuclmed.gr/wp/wp-content/up...

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

restartmed.com/hashimotos-g...

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.

Have you had cholesterol levels tested

High cholesterol levels linked to being hypothyroid

Low Ft3 especially

nhs.uk/conditions/statins/c...

If you have an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism), treatment may be delayed until this problem is treated. This is because having an underactive thyroid can lead to an increased cholesterol level, and treating hypothyroidism may cause your cholesterol level to decrease, without the need for statins. Statins are also more likely to cause muscle damage in people with an underactive thyroid.