avivai

i'm glad your thyroid is better. i never had an enlarged thyroid nor nodules. but i do believe the gluten free diet is good for the thryroid if you have Hashimoto's. i always ask to have my TPO included in my annual blood test when i check my thyroid levels, so that i have an idea where i'm holding. best of luck to you!

well, it's just over 3 years since i posted here, but i thought i'd just take time to post an update on my progress. at last report here, my Anti-TPO level was down to 108 IU/ml (dec. 2013). since then, in February 2015 the level was down to 58.4 IU/ml. Finally, the test from December 2015 showed the level down to 46.4 IU/ml. not only that, but the TSH...

hmmmm, now you've got me confused. i understood from my doctor that there is a DIRECT correlation between my gluten intake and my antibody level. he told me that if i go gluten-free it will take about a month for the gluten to flush out of my system. and that if i stay gluten free, the anti-bodies that are attacking my thyroid will...well, i don't recall...

i am very happy to report that my latest lab results show further improvement. my latest lab results show the Anti-TPO down to 108 IU/mL. the blood was taken Dec. 24. the previous result (taken July 22) was 115 IU/mL, as noted above. not as dramatic a decrease as previously, but still, going in the right direction.

hi gemini....thanks for responding. i'm glad to hear that the reduction in antibodies IS significant. so i now know i'm on the right path and not just driving myself crazy trying to be gluten free. yea, i do take thyroid supplement for, oh, i don't remember how many years since i had my TSH tested among other things and it was thru the roof. i've been taking...

i was diagnosed with hashimotos more than 10 years ago, but i was only informed about the connection between gluten and hashimotos last october. i am being treated privately by a doctor who specializes in bio-identical women's hormones. he told me that i have to cut out gluten after i told him i have hashimotos. the doctor at the health clinic was skeptical...