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Hypothyroid

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marycubs Rookie
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Hi all -

A friend/coworker of mine was just diagnosed with hypothyroidism... her levels were very low and she finally went into the hospital via the ER. She is now on medication. I knew she was having health problems (weight gain, forgetfulness, fatigue) and recommended she have her thyroid checked the day before she went in to the hospital. (She now calls me Dr. Mary - since I self diagnosed my Celiac - I'm batting 1000 ! :lol: ) I am also going to suggest to her that she have the Celiac blood panel done since so often celiac disease and hypothyroid seem to be related.

My question: She is in the learning stages - do any of you know of a website for hypothyroidism that provides great info like this forum does ??

thanks -

Mary

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What type of hypothyroid? If it is an auto-immune disease, ie Hashimoto's thyroiditis she should be researching auto-immune related disorders. She should also consider being screened for Celiac.

I have had good results starting at the mayo clinic's web page for research.

L.

Guest jhmom
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Here is a great website that explains thyroid problems:

Open Original Shared Link

I hope it helps your friend.

marycubs Rookie
marycubs
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Thanks for the information - I'll pass it along. I'm not sure what the cause of her hypothyroid is...is there a way that they test to determine the cause ?

I'll look at the sites you both mentioned and see what I can dig up.

\thanks !

Mary

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Hi, I am hypothyroid too. The best web site I found is Open Original Shared Link. The forums have great info. In fact, it was this web site that helped me figure out that I had Celiacs.

Susan

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kactuskandee
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I agree with Susan's recommendation. It's a great web site and I've been going to it for years. Lots of help on the forums as well. Maybe, as a gift, you could give your friend Mary Shomon's book, Living Well with Hypothyroidism..it's great as is her newer book, Living well with Autoimmune diseases--however it doesn't go much into celiac disease but gives and overall education on the MANY, and I do mean many autoimmune diseases, and links many of them to celiac disease.

Kandee

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