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ARCHIVED Hashimoto's Hypothyroidism Link With Celiac
clee123 replied to clee123's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
Sue, I think you're probably right about the lesions healing slowly if at all, since I probably had celiac disease for a long time before diagnosis. I was 42 when I was diagnosed. I'm glad to hear you've had success with L-glutamine. I hadn't heard of that as an option. Did your doctor recommend it or did you hear from others? Is there a usual dosage and... -
ARCHIVED Hashimoto's Hypothyroidism Link With Celiac
clee123 replied to clee123's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
I'm amazed by all the knowledge and experience here. I started this post and I appreciate all the thoughts shared. To answer a few questions, my doctor has ordered a decreased dose of levothyroxine and the reason my gastro- ordered the steroid is because it appeared I might have refractory sprue. I really like the idea of trying to go the compounded, more... -
ARCHIVED Hashimoto's Hypothyroidism Link With Celiac
clee123 posted a topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
I was diagnosed with celiac disease in Feb 2010 and Hashimoto's hypothyroidism about 15 years ago. I've been gluten-free since February and my doctor ordered a steroid (entocort/ budesonide)which I started about a month ago. I'm wondering if anyone else with celiac and hypothyroidism have found that they've had to decrease their thyroid meds after going gluten... -
ARCHIVED Refractory Sprue
clee123 posted a topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
I was diagnosed with celiac disease in Feb 2010, but I've probably had it for many years. I had a followup endoscopy today to evaluate for refractory sprue. I've also had enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes over the course of 3 CT scans with the most recent one last week after adhering to a gluten free diet since Feb. After today's endoscopy, my GI doctor says...