histamine intolerance and low stomach acid

[Zoe1979]

hi can anyone tell me if under active thyroid and histamine intolerance cause low stomach acid

[Jaydee1507 Administrator]

Welcome to the group. If you could complete your profile it helps members understand your thyroid journey. Click on your image icon to start.

Hypo people most certainly do get low stomach acid which means we need to test and supplement key vitamin levels - ferritin, folate, B12 & D3.

For thyroid hormone to work well we need OPTIMAL levels of vitamins. Have you recently or could you ask your GP to test levels of ferritin, folate, B12 & D3? Private tests are available, see link for companies offering private blood tests & discount codes, some offer a blood draw service at an extra cost. thyroiduk.org/help-and-supp...

Do you have a copy of your latest blood results that you can share with us? You are legally entitled to this, ask at GP reception. In England you can get the NHS app and ask for permission to see your blood results on that by asking at GP’s reception..

Recommended blood test protocol: Test at 9am (or as close as possible), fasting, last levo dose 24hrs before the blood draw, last T3 dose 8-12 hours before blood draw & no biotin containing supplements for 3-7 days (Biotin can interfere with thyroid blood results as it is used in the testing process)? Testing like this gives consistency in your results and will show stable blood levels of hormone. Taking Levo/T3 just prior to blood draw can show a falsely elevated result and your GP/Endo might change your dose incorrectly as a result.

It's ideal if you can always get the same brand of levo at every prescription. You can do this by getting GP to write the brand you prefer in the first line of the prescription. Many people find that different brands are not interchangeable.

Do you know if you had positive thyroid antibodies? Many with autoimmune thyroid disease aka Hashimoto's benefit from a gluten free diet. A smaller percentage of those also need to remove dairy from their diet to feel well. These are intolerances and will not show up on any blood test.

[Zoe1979 in reply to Jaydee1507]

hi can I put my blood results on here I actually fetched them a few days back

[Hedgeree in reply to Zoe1979]

Hi Zoe1979,

Yes you can post your blood tests for others to comment on.

Just start a new post with your blood results and make sure to add the ranges also. They usually are in brackets after the results.

[greygoose]

Under-active thyroid - i.e. low T3 levels - certainly causes low stomach acid. So does low vit B12. And low salt diets. And getting older, too. I don't know about histamine intolerance, though.