TH1/TH2 Dominance Test

[ltimmsie1]

I'm reading "Why do I still have thyroid symptoms" by Datis Kharrazian. I want to find out why I have hashi's and wish to address my autoimmune issues. I would rather use diet and lifestyle to feel well rather than medication if that's possible. He mentions the importance of testing TH1/TH2 dominance. Has anyone had experience of this and could recommend a UK test ?

[Hidden]

Hi,

I had this test done at the beginning of my hashimotos journey I’m 2021 when I was looking for root causes to get in into remission. I don’t know about tests in UK as although I live here I had several done in US. You need a test that measures the cytokines that are specific to each arm.

For TH1 you need to look at levels of-

IL-2 and IF-y

For TH2 you need to look at levels of -

IL- 4 and IL-10

Then look at the TH1/TH2 ratio.

[helvella Administrator in reply to Hidden]

LucyYoga,

What did you do with the results of those tests?

You knew your TH1/TH2 ratio at one point. Did you get re-tested to find out if it had changed? And could you attribute any changes in the ratio to your choices, your actions, time, or anything else?

[Hidden in reply to helvella]

It influenced the course of supplementation/treatment to balance TH1 and TH2 plus gave clues to other issues going on beneath and the later discovery of Lyme as a key driver of the autoimmunity and imbalance in the first place. Now that I have ‘fixed’ the root causes- Lyme/coinfections, Mold, reactivated viruses, methylation/COMT issues, gut infections, heavy metals etc etc I am now well and in remission. I got my TPOAb down from nearly 2000 to 0 and I have now come off all thyroid hormone replacement as it turned out that I had sufficient thyroid tissue left (low level laser therapy helped immensely)and I’m thriving and have never felt better. My labs are optimal.

[helvella Administrator]

ltimmsie1,

It appears that LucyYoga has left the forum, I'm sorry to say.

I hope it wasn't what I said/asked. I was asking out of interest. We went through a period when TH1/TH2 dominance was being mentioned all the time - to where we are now - almost never.

[ltimmsie1 in reply to helvella]

I feel like I'm trying to put a jigsaw puzzle together but without the picture as a guide. I'm determined to get to the bottom of my Hashimotos issues so that I can start feeling well.