Comments on: Hypothyroidism and the Gut Connection

By: Danyella78

Danyella78 — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 02:08:21 +0000

Hi,I was recently diagonosed with having hypothroidism.I had a baby 11 months ago,I haven’t seen the endocronologist yet but I have been having problems with my stomach,particullarly when consuming milk(I think).I was wandering if the problems that I’m having with my stomach could be causing my hypothyroidism.Could I restore my thyroid back to normal functioning?

By: nanananabhappy

nanananabhappy — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:32:52 +0000

So what if you have gastric bypass or vsg ? I would think that any gastric bypass vsgpatiens woould not be able to change that vitamin a in the gut because there is very little left?

By: ScaperSteph

ScaperSteph — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:29:42 +0000

@chirodc632001 Thanks for replying! I’ll have to add that to the list to ask my doctor about.

By: chirodc632001

chirodc632001 — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:34:32 +0000

@rhondag71 I’m sorry to hear that. I hope that was you last option. If your thyroid was dysfunctional because of Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism (autoimmune attack on the thyroid) then other tissue attacks need to be checked for (e.g. celiac disease) before any dietary recommendations can be made. Your thyroid may be gone but this process continues after the fact. Were your FREE T3 and T4 measured (it will say on the report). If not, it’s a must. You can order these tests yourself soon. Stay tuned.

By: chirodc632001

chirodc632001 — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:27:17 +0000

@ScaperSteph For education only: Typically when you see TSH and T4 low something is going ayr with the pituitary gland. This gland also tells your adrenals how to work. I would investigare the pituitary gland and areas that influence it (test for cytokines, hypothalamus releasing hormones, and **rule out Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism). If the above is all that was tested, your doctors are missing the big picture (extremely common). Will have the ability for you to order these tests yourself soon.

By: chirodc632001

chirodc632001 — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:12:19 +0000

@jakeway85 Yes, there is a link. In a state of hypothyroidism, the gut’s transit time slows, exposing the gut lining to toxic byproducts for a longer period of time. Research also shows a large percentage of those with Hashimoto’s form of hypothyroidism also have celiac disease which can be seen as colitis. Everyone must be screened no matter what diagnosis is given. Will have the ability for you to screen yourself very soon. Stay tuned.

By: jakeway85

jakeway85 — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:56:18 +0000

Has a link between hypothyroidism and colitis ever been established? The GI-tract doctors are at their wits’ end, they don’t have any idea what’s causing the colitis epidemic in younger folks.

By: ScaperSteph

ScaperSteph — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:29:08 +0000

My labs were strange last time I had tests done. My TSH was 1.0 but my T4 and T3 numbers were way too low. A lot of other things were off too. My vit. D was super low, adrenal glands were practically dead, very low progesterone and testosterone… a few others I don’t remember. My doctor gave me B12 and D drops and progesterone cream. She didn’t up my Armour thyroid or give me any T4 to add to the Armour (I’ve heard other doing that). I’m not sure what’s going on.

By: chirodc632001

chirodc632001 — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:55 +0000

@rhondag71 You will have to be on thyroid hormone replacement. However, conversion issues are very common. This means that you may have trouble converting T4 into T3. If you would like to talk about this, contact our office through our website.

By: rhondag71

rhondag71 — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:28:19 +0000

I had my thyroid taking out . what kind of diet should do to loss weight my doc has given up on me she says u cant loss weight! and my t4,t3 r fine help please.