Re: IBS AND THYROID DYSFUNCTION

[Guest guest]

Yes I had IBS before I was diagnosed hypothyroid. And I alternated between

constipation or not able to get of the loo. Even on levothyroxine it was on of

the first symptoms to go.

Judy

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> Hi there,

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> Can anyone tell me if they suffer or suffered with IBS and whether it has

'cleared' up now they are on thyroid meds.

[Guest guest]

Absolutely yes, but not on thyroxine alone for me.    It is when I add T3 that it IMMEDIATELY clears up, and when I was told to stop T3, it came back within a few days.   Constipation for X days and then a day or two of complete runs, then constipation for an unknown number of days etc. etc.    T3 and I am text book perfect.    

LilianOn 26 January 2011 11:12, jennings.amanda60 <amanda.jennings@...> wrote:

Hi there,

Can anyone tell me if they suffer or suffered with IBS and whether it has 'cleared' up now they are on thyroid meds.  Just interested as I was a sufferer for years and years and now have no problem - the article below might also go some way to the realisation that IBS could be due slow transit time of the gut due to metabolic disorders.

If exercise improves it then I would say it is metabolic.

Best wishes

Mandy

Exercise Improves Symptoms in Irritable Bowel Syndrome

ScienceDaily (Jan. 25, 2011) — Physical activity improves symptoms in patients with IBS and is protective against symptom deterioration. This has recently been shown in a study from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

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The study, which was conducted at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg and at Alingsås Hospital, included 102 IBS patients between the ages of 18 and 65. Half the group was randomly allocated to increase their physical activity and the other half to maintain their usual lifestyle. Both groups received supportive phone calls from a physiotherapist. The active group increased their physical activity on their own, but with the advice and support from the physiotherapist. " They were advised to perform moderate to vigorous physical activity for 20 to 30 minutes three to five times a week, " says bet Johannesson, a registered physiotherapist and one of the authors of the article.

At the start of the study and after three months the participants in the study were asked to rate their different IBS complaints, such as abdominal pain, stool problems and quality of life. " The group with unchanged lifestyle had an average decrease of symptoms by 5 points. The active group on the other hand showed a symptom improvement with an average reduction of 51 points, " says Riadh Sadik, a senior physician who has been responsible for the study.

The researchers also showed that the group with an unchanged lifestyle had deteriorating symptoms in 23% of cases, compared with the active group in which only 8% felt worse. The measurement of fitness in the study showed a slight increase in the activity group only. " This suggests that even a slight increase of physical activity may reduce symptoms and protect from deterioration, " says Sadik.

The study is published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

IBS

IBS is an abbreviation for irritable bowel syndrome. These very common disease affects about 10 to 15% of the world's population. Both women and men are affected. The disease is characterised by abdominal pain or discomfort, constipation and/or diarrhoea and bloating. Patients may sometimes experience other symptoms such as palpitations, bouts of sweating, headaches and fatigue.

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[Guest guest]

PS exercise had no effect - ONLY T3 for me.Lilian 

[Guest guest]

> > Can anyone tell me if they suffer or suffered with IBS and whether it has

'cleared' up now they are on thyroid meds.

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Yes me too! I was told in the mid 1990s that I had IBS. This coincided with

weight gain, poor memory, fatigue.....in fact all my thyroid symptoms!

When I saw Dr P in 2006 he told me I'd been hypo for years, this has now

revealed exactly how long. It's gone now I'm on t3.

Sue x

[Guest guest]

HI ALL

It appears that I am not the only one diagnosed with an irritable colon, but

when you have children with the same condition, plus a Husband that drank

heavily (my former GP said Beer is a natural laxative). An alcoholic will drink

more and more, in turn it causes calcium to be lost, so an alcoholic will suffer

from deficiency of calcium.

Too much calcium can cause constipation and wind, and too much calcium can be

toxic, so maybe this causes diarrhoe in turn this loses calcium so back to

constipation. When I had T3 on its own upset stomache, so no good on its own for

me, but neither is thyroxine, as this in turn causes loss of calcium.

To excercise causes me to put more weight on, but to do nothing is not good

either. There is a lot of information on the health effects of too much and too

little calcium on Buzzle .com

What we cannot control is calcium carbonate in our water supplies plus what is

added to our food. Calcium carbonate is not easily absorbed and clearly plays

havoc to our medications.

Calcium carbonate is an abrasive and an abrasive can cause inflammation. I was

shown the xray of my hip, and you could see white on the bone, so perhaps a

layer of calcium that can rub and cause inflammation, so any ideas on how to

control calcium could benefit many of us.

From the end of August the lining of my womb was said to be very thin, and

another done at the end od December is said to be too thick, and to excercise

causes bleeding.

I now have to have urgent investigation done in a fortnights time.

I am told that HRT and Tamoxifen (which has caused it in the past), but this is

not the cause this time. I also have to wonder if that fall on the bus has gone

on to cause this to occur.

My Father in turn had damaged his lungs with smoking, but was mowed down by a

hit and run driver, and died from lung cancer not long after, and they said

that this in turn caused lung cancer.

Lactose is supposed to help absorb calcium, but if Doctors then prescribe

antibiotics in turn causing upset stomach's plus any other tummy bugs, you then

become lactose intolerent in turn not able to absorb calcium. Calcium citrate is

not an answer either.

I have now gone 5 weeks without thyroxine and still better without.

Kathleen

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> Hi there,

>

> Can anyone tell me if they suffer or suffered with IBS and whether it has

'cleared' up now they are on thyroid meds. Just interested as I was a sufferer

for years and years and now have no problem - the article below might also go

some way to the realisation that IBS could be due slow transit time of the gut

due to metabolic disorders.

> If exercise improves it then I would say it is metabolic.

>

> Best wishes

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> Mandy

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[Guest guest]

Hi all,

Very interesting,

me thinks I will drop a note to the chap who wrote the Scientific report I mentioned and break the news to him...............

best wishes

Mandy