Nutrition and hypothyroidism

[Guest guest]

Probably a daft question but i can't find the answer by surfing the web.

Does having a long term untreated thyroid condition lead to a nutrient

deficiency or is it the other way round? If someone has enough of the correct

nutrients would it enable the thyroid to work properly and then you would be

able to stop taking levothyroxine?

I'm wondering if dieting for years could have caused my subclinical

hypothyroidism due to low nutrient levels.

Jane

[Guest guest]

I have attached a document you should read Jane. Nutrition is

extremely important in those suffering symptoms of hypothyroidism. However,

getting the correct nutrients alone is not sufficient to start the thyroid

working again once you have been properly diagnosed with hypothyroidism and

prescribed levothyroxine, which must be taken for life. There are no

supplements or best foods that will replace thyroid hormone. If you are

deficient in thyroid hormone, only thyroid hormone will replace it.

Luv - Sheila

Does having a long term untreated thyroid condition lead to a nutrient

deficiency or is it the other way round? If someone has enough of the correct

nutrients would it enable the thyroid to work properly and then you would be

able to stop taking levothyroxine?

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[Guest guest]

Hi , hypothyroidism is usually autoimmune. most of us have this , but it is possible to damage the gland. it is usually triggered by some sort of reaction to an allergy or a virus of even pregnancy. sometimes it only starts to show up a few years after giving birth but not always. the moment i got pregnant i triggered a reaction. then i misscarried and then a second pregnancy triggered the autoimmune process. from then i had two more miscarriage's and only hung on to a pregnancy by being given progesterone. which is all they could do in 1972. but if given thyroxine it would have been different. auto-antibodies

areproduced and start to destroy the gland. this is called hashimoto`s . the type i had is called postpartum thyroiditis as it is triggered by hormones.Hyperthyroidism is also autoimmune. angel.