I thought I'd ask if this is common for other people. I suspect my Hemorrhoids have got quite bad as a result of slightly underactive thyroid. My cholesterol is mildly high - 5.7 when it should be below 5.
Also I have gilberts syndrome which is high bilirubin. When I fasted or went more than 6 hrs without food for several days my Hemorrhoids seem to get much worse. I suspect its due to slowed peristalsis. Since I've been eating more regularly its improved a bit.
I run a lot too and when I do a long fast run like 10 miles or half marathon it really flares up.
I've been looking to try to get rafaelo treatment because the standard hemorrhoidectomy has like 1 - 2 months of pain and recovery.
Anyone going through this? any suggestions?
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If your cholesterol is high, then your FT3 is probably too low for you. High cholesterol is a symptom, not a disease and it's usually due to low T3. Do you ever get your FT3 tested?
I have never heard of high cholesterol causing hemorrhoids, though. How would that work? Are you constipated? If your FT3 is low then you probably are.
As a hypo, you really shouldn't be fasting. You need those calories to convert T4 to T3. You need all your nutrients to be optimal. So, if your thyroid hormones aren't optimal then you need to eat more and run less, I'm afraid.
High cholesterol leads to artery plaque build up. Which is why I suspect underactive thyroid to contribute to it.
Yes my T3 is in range but low end. I have high tpo and high antithyroglobulin. So I suspect within 10 years my thyroid will get worse from hashimotos. Meanwhile since my thyroid is within range doctors aren't going to prescribe me thyroid medication. I just have to make do. Yes I have no intention to fast. Its more of a consequence of being busy and leaving it too long to eat.
No, not true. It doesn't. Cholesterol is found in the arteries of heart attack victims because it is natures sticking plaster. When inflammation damages arteries, cholesterol comes along and covers the wound until it heals. When it is healed, the cholesterol is absorbed into the artery wall - which is made of cholesterol, anyway.
A hemorrhoid is a strained blood vessel - like an over-stretched balloon - full of blood. Not quite the same thing. But, could be indirectly caused by being hypo all the same.
You're right that with Hashi's, things are only going to get worse. Unfortunately, doctors don't seem to understand that nipping it in the bud is the best policy. They go wittering on about subclinical blah blah blah, leaving the patient suffering and getting worse. So many other complaints could be avoided if they would only get off their high horses and do something!
Meantime, I would advise plenty of vit C, and some magnesium citrate, to ease the passage through the gut and releive the strain on the hemorrhoids. Not a lot you can do about the low T3 without thyroid hormone replacement, though. And make sure you eat regularly and enough!
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.
Constipation as result of being hypothyroid
As you are taking vitamin D are you also taking daily magnesium supplement ……
Yeah my heart rate is typically 44. Has gone as low as 40 but that was because I took magnesium and tulsi at night. Normally I just take one or the other.
Don't give up exercise. But listen to your body. You have already observed effect of long run . How about finding out what you can do without negative consequences?
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