[Jorge_Dieguez]

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Hi every body,
This is my first time here. First, I would like to thank all of you by taking your time reading my post. English isn’t my original idiom, so I apologize for any mistake. After having a pretty good health for many years, I got sick during 2008. Time of overstress, junk food, craving from sugar, took me to an UT infection. My doctors prescribed me with antibiotics , but they were for nothing. Candida was the cause. After many blood tests, my thyroid profile came back abnormal. Here are the numbers, 07/2008 T3 UPTAKE 38 (22-35) FREE T4 INDEX 4.0 (1.4-3. TSH 0.20 (0.40-4.50). At this time, I saw an endocrinologist who didn’t put me on any treatment. After that, I lost my job and my insurance and no test were done until 02/2009. I began to take methymazole in 01/2009, 30 mg by day. After 20 days on this medicine, I was tested T4 FREE 1.77 (0.61-1.76) T3 108 (85-205) TSH 0.44 (0.45-4.5). I don’t know if I have Grave’s disease and if there is some type of test to confirm this. My symptoms are more linked to my gut than any other thing. For example, I feel my intestinal motility going fast, hyperdefecation, bloating, undigested food, etc. Could all these problems be linked to my thyroid condition? What do you advise me to do? Thanks for any help.
Jorge.

[hyperm]

#1071640

Hi Jorge,

Firstly welcome and your English is very good!

One of the symptoms of hyperthyroidism is loose bowel and or frequent movements. However, there is also a link to celiacs disease.
I was tested for Celiacs 3 times prior to my diagnosis with Hyperthyroidism however was given the all clear. I was then sent to a gastro specialist and was just days away from and colonoscopy when I found out I was pregnant. After this pregnancy I was diagnosed with GD so they now believe that if they had done a TFT they would have discovered it before. Who knows?

I would speak with your endo or GP for some testing. Diverticulitus is scarring of the bowel and can cause symptoms similar to celiacs.

Sorry not much help
M x

[mamabear]

#1071641

No sé mucho español sino quise saludarle.
¡Hola y recepción aquí! Su inglés es como HyperM acaba de decir muy bien. Haga tantas preguntas como usted desea. Estamos aquí ayudarle.

I know that when my Graves’ was acting up I had many problems with my stomach. I had it before I was on medicine so I never linked it to being on my PTU.(PTU does the same thing as Methimazole).

I would suggest that you keep the sugar and junk food down to a minimum in your diet. Drink orange juice or cranberry juice, that will help keep the UTI’s(urinary tract infections) away. Might not work for you but it has been known to help so you can try it.
Use antibacterial soap to wash with and use a wash cloth when bathing. Soap that says antibacterial like Dial or Safeguard are some brands that are antibacterial. It helps with keeping candida off the body as well. Wash with the wash cloth but don’t scrub the skin to hard. If your skin is itchy or dry use a moisturizer after you dry off.

¡Tenga un día maravilloso!

[tregoatx2]

#1071642

How can I give up junk food and caffeine forever? I’m not struggling with obesity, I have a high metabolism, so I have no problem with junk food and caffeine as of right now. But I know eventually I will. How can I give up junk food and caffeine forever?

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