skin issues connected to thyroid disease

[Cillate]

Is there a connection between thyroid disease and hidradenitis supperativa?

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Yes - research suggests they may be linked or more common together

hs-foundation.org/comorbidi...

[MaisieGray in reply to SlowDragon]

I'm not sure how valid is the connection to Hashimoto's in the study referenced by that article, because if I remember it properly, it was only 3 individuals and each of them were smokers, which behaviour the authors themselves recognised was itself a definite causal or associated factor of HP. There is another paper if I could find it, that makes a better connection with HYPERthyroidism.

[MaisieGray in reply to MaisieGray]

The paper I was thinking of is a Danish study, looking at much larger study population of 430 patients, which found a connection between HP and a significantly lower level of TSH / a significantly higher level of T3 ie hyperthyroidism. Given HP's other association with diabetes and with metabolic syndrome, the researchers considered the connection was an altered or dysfunctional metabolism.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/297...

[McPammy]

I’m not sure about the condition you’ve mentioned. But definitely there is a connection with skin issues. I was on Levothyroxine only for 11 years. My skin was dry but had hard lumps underneath too. Horrible and only on my face. Dr put me on Erythromycin which I was on also for 11 years. Then I became seriously ill. I questioned why I’d been on an antibiotic for 11years too. It didn’t seem right. After many many NHS Drs about my symptoms of collapsing and very low energy getting nowhere constantly I went private. Then it was discovered I wasn’t converting T4 to T3. I was privately prescribed T3. Oh my what a change it’s msde to my life. All my symptoms mainly have gone. But the thing I’ve noticed that I really like is my skin. It’s gone from dry and spotty to smooth soft and just lovely. I can’t believe it. I keep touching my face as it feels lovely. Can I ask if you have had your T3 tested or are you on T3. If not then I’d suggest you have it tested. It worked for me, it might too for you. 👍

[Bijouvert]

Hi, I developed hidradenitis supperativa, psoriasis, keratosis pilaris and other strange skin problems which did not respond to prescribed lotions, creams etc .. but which miraculously disappeared when I was finally diagnosed as hypo and started on Levothyroxine.

[Raucous]

What is hidradenitis supperativa? I have developed little dark patches on my face & my sister has vitiligo which she has been told is related to her hypothyroidism.

[Cillate]

It causes painful boil-like lesions on various places of your body. Eating vegetables in the nightshade family often brings them on.

[vocalEK in reply to Cillate]

FWIW, I had a painful boil in my pubic hair which kept coming back after it was lanced. Finally I did a lot of research on skin conditions, trying to learn what other cultures (e.g.,, Ayurvedic medicine, Chinese) used. I learned that turmeric was effective for such problems. I have been taking a turmeric capsule daily ever since (about 20 years now) and this condition has not re-emerged.

[Cillate in reply to vocalEK]

Great advice! I will inform my clients who need the info. Thanks.

[Draig]

I’ve got both conditions and have been in remission with HS, after 30 years of suffering, for the last year or so. The HS symptoms reduced since stopping smoking then reduced significantly after excluding dairy, eggs and food containing brewers and bread yeast. The NHS consultant I was seeing was only interested in feeding me drugs, which didn’t help much and he wasn’t remotely interested in my dietary theories. After ditching the drugs, repairing my gut and following the above diet my condition has significantly improved. As for the Hashi and my thyroid; the NHS consultant isn’t interested in my thoughts on my condition, I’ve struggled with fatigue for over 20 years. Thyroxine medication helps but doesn’t give me normal energy levels. My thyroid antibodies were over 1000 when tested in February this year and I’m still waiting for an appointment with the hospital to follow up. In a previous consultation 2 years ago, I suggested that my system wasn’t converting T4 to T3 properly and the NHS consultant scoffed, told me I was wrong and proceeded to lecture me about his wealth of knowledge and experience; he made me feel as big as a chip! Your life in their hands eh!!!

[Cillate in reply to Draig]

So glad to see you cleaned up your habits with successful results. Too bad most of the medical world has no clue on how to help this disease!

[vocalEK in reply to Draig]

Do you ever fantasize about having a substance that you could drop into someone's beverage that would suppress their FT3 levels? Then you could see how they react to the feeling of not enough FT3. (Sometimes I have positively evil thoughts.)