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ARCHIVED Help Interpreting Thyroid Numbers
glutenfreeinchicago replied to glutenfreeinchicago's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
ShayFL, Thanks for the response. I see in your response to 'confused', you mention that a gluten free diet might help a thyroid if it is autoimmune and the damage is not too severe. Do you know what else can cause hypothyroid? Since my anti-bodies were low, I figured that I do not have an autoimmune condition -- maybe that assumption is wrong? Georgie... -
ARCHIVED Help Interpreting Thyroid Numbers
glutenfreeinchicago posted a topic in Related Issues & Disorders
Hi all, I'm looking for some other people's thoughts on my thyroid numbers, as well as having a couple of questions about armour. My numbers are: TSH = 3.088 uU/ML (.35 - 5.5) Thyroxine/T4 = 7.8 UG/DL (5.0 - 12.0) T3 Total = 1.08 NG/ML (.67 - 1.99) Anti-TPO AB, IGG = 2.9 IU/mL (<20 Negative) I specifically had asked for free T3 and free T4... -
ARCHIVED 6-weeks Gluten Free: Overwhelming Fatigue
glutenfreeinchicago posted a topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
Hi all, I'm approaching six weeks gluten free, but I've been hit with a new, extreme fatigue; even worse than the fatigue I had when I was eating gluten. I'm wondering if this could be a sign that my body is actually starting to heal, absorb nutrients, etc. I've been very careful to avoid gluten, and seriously don't think I've been glutened. Another... -
ARCHIVED Weird (possible?) Gluten Symptom
glutenfreeinchicago replied to glutenfreeinchicago's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
RollingAlong, Thanks for the response. The Neurotalk site looks interesting -- I'll definitely check it out some more. Yes, my symptoms are exclusively brain fog, fatigue, depression, sever anxiety, and one that I forgot to mention blurry vision. I'm pretty convinced that they are gluten related as once I went hardcore gluten free 5-weeks ago, my... -
ARCHIVED Weird (possible?) Gluten Symptom
glutenfreeinchicago posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Hi, I'm experiencing, among other things, a weird symptom that I believe is related to gluten. I'm experiencing a lot of pressure in my ear canal, in the sides of my head, behind my eyes, and in my forehead. This is accompanied by a minor background headache, a sort of intense gaze (it's difficult for me to relax my gaze -- I kind of freak some people out...