One more OT - Does a thyroid problem affect digestive motility

[Guest guest]

I suspect I am hypothyroid (will find out more this week). I've been taking my

temperature a lot to see if it's low and how it varies. Well yesterday, it was

lower then usual (I don't think it went over 97). After dinner, it felt like my

food was just sitting in my stomach, not moving an inch. Occasionally I would

get a glurk, but mostly I just had the sensation that my intestines were not

moving whatsoever. It kind of freaks me out, because it's reminiscent of how I'd

feel when I had a bowel obstruction (minus the severe pain). When I went to bed,

I got glurks and pains when I would roll over. This of course makes me worry

that I'm building up scar tissue again. I haven't eaten anything today except

yogurt, because my insides still feel stationary.

So can being hypothyroid suddenly slow your motility to a crawl? I used to be

bothered by horrid constipation, but SCD fixed that. When I googled thyroid and

digestive motility, I found some very complicated medical journals that seemed

to suggest the possibility (hard to say for sure with all their scientific

jargon), and one said something about " pseudo-obstruction syndrome " (

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15788986 ).

Also, I recall once when I was hospitalized hearing a tech saying my ileum had

shut down. Can guts just spontaneously decide to quit working for awhile? I seem

to go through this every so often.

Thanks for insight you may have!

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

[Guest guest]

I suspect I am hypothyroid (will find out more this week). I've been taking my

temperature a lot to see if it's low and how it varies. Well yesterday, it was

lower then usual (I don't think it went over 97). After dinner, it felt like my

food was just sitting in my stomach, not moving an inch. Occasionally I would

get a glurk, but mostly I just had the sensation that my intestines were not

moving whatsoever. It kind of freaks me out, because it's reminiscent of how I'd

feel when I had a bowel obstruction (minus the severe pain). When I went to bed,

I got glurks and pains when I would roll over. This of course makes me worry

that I'm building up scar tissue again. I haven't eaten anything today except

yogurt, because my insides still feel stationary.

So can being hypothyroid suddenly slow your motility to a crawl? I used to be

bothered by horrid constipation, but SCD fixed that. When I googled thyroid and

digestive motility, I found some very complicated medical journals that seemed

to suggest the possibility (hard to say for sure with all their scientific

jargon), and one said something about " pseudo-obstruction syndrome " (

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15788986 ).

Also, I recall once when I was hospitalized hearing a tech saying my ileum had

shut down. Can guts just spontaneously decide to quit working for awhile? I seem

to go through this every so often.

Thanks for insight you may have!

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

[Guest guest]

Hi Holly,

I found this. Don't know how true it is but it makes sense. Alot of people on thyroid hormone do not eat gluten due to the fact that they have hashimoto's. I think it is all connected it has certainly helped my dads digestion.

http://thyroid-rt3.com/digestio.htm

Sky

To: BTVC-SCD Sent: Tue, 16 March, 2010 10:01:41 AMSubject: One more OT - Does a thyroid problem affect digestive motility

I suspect I am hypothyroid (will find out more this week). I've been taking my temperature a lot to see if it's low and how it varies. Well yesterday, it was lower then usual (I don't think it went over 97). After dinner, it felt like my food was just sitting in my stomach, not moving an inch. Occasionally I would get a glurk, but mostly I just had the sensation that my intestines were not moving whatsoever. It kind of freaks me out, because it's reminiscent of how I'd feel when I had a bowel obstruction (minus the severe pain). When I went to bed, I got glurks and pains when I would roll over. This of course makes me worry that I'm building up scar tissue again. I haven't eaten anything today except yogurt, because my insides still feel stationary.So can being hypothyroid suddenly slow your motility to a crawl? I used to be bothered by horrid constipation, but SCD fixed that. When I googled thyroid and digestive motility, I found some very

complicated medical journals that seemed to suggest the possibility (hard to say for sure with all their scientific jargon), and one said something about "pseudo-obstruction syndrome" ( http://www.ncbi. nlm.nih.gov/ pubmed/15788986 ).Also, I recall once when I was hospitalized hearing a tech saying my ileum had shut down. Can guts just spontaneously decide to quit working for awhile? I seem to go through this every so often.Thanks for insight you may have!HollyCrohn'sSCD 12/01/08

[Guest guest]

Hi Holly,

I found this. Don't know how true it is but it makes sense. Alot of people on thyroid hormone do not eat gluten due to the fact that they have hashimoto's. I think it is all connected it has certainly helped my dads digestion.

http://thyroid-rt3.com/digestio.htm

Sky

To: BTVC-SCD Sent: Tue, 16 March, 2010 10:01:41 AMSubject: One more OT - Does a thyroid problem affect digestive motility

I suspect I am hypothyroid (will find out more this week). I've been taking my temperature a lot to see if it's low and how it varies. Well yesterday, it was lower then usual (I don't think it went over 97). After dinner, it felt like my food was just sitting in my stomach, not moving an inch. Occasionally I would get a glurk, but mostly I just had the sensation that my intestines were not moving whatsoever. It kind of freaks me out, because it's reminiscent of how I'd feel when I had a bowel obstruction (minus the severe pain). When I went to bed, I got glurks and pains when I would roll over. This of course makes me worry that I'm building up scar tissue again. I haven't eaten anything today except yogurt, because my insides still feel stationary.So can being hypothyroid suddenly slow your motility to a crawl? I used to be bothered by horrid constipation, but SCD fixed that. When I googled thyroid and digestive motility, I found some very

complicated medical journals that seemed to suggest the possibility (hard to say for sure with all their scientific jargon), and one said something about "pseudo-obstruction syndrome" ( http://www.ncbi. nlm.nih.gov/ pubmed/15788986 ).Also, I recall once when I was hospitalized hearing a tech saying my ileum had shut down. Can guts just spontaneously decide to quit working for awhile? I seem to go through this every so often.Thanks for insight you may have!HollyCrohn'sSCD 12/01/08

[Guest guest]

Interesting, thanks Sky!

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

>

> Hi Holly,

>

> I found this. Don't know how true it is but it makes sense. Alot of people on

thyroid hormone do not eat gluten due to the fact that they have hashimoto's. I

think it is all connected it has certainly helped my dads digestion.

>

> http://thyroid-rt3.com/digestio.htm

>

> Sky

>

>

>

>

> ________________________________

>

> To: BTVC-SCD

> Sent: Tue, 16 March, 2010 10:01:41 AM

> Subject: One more OT - Does a thyroid problem affect digestive

motility

>

>  

> I suspect I am hypothyroid (will find out more this week). I've been taking my

temperature a lot to see if it's low and how it varies. Well yesterday, it was

lower then usual (I don't think it went over 97). After dinner, it felt like my

food was just sitting in my stomach, not moving an inch. Occasionally I would

get a glurk, but mostly I just had the sensation that my intestines were not

moving whatsoever. It kind of freaks me out, because it's reminiscent of how I'd

feel when I had a bowel obstruction (minus the severe pain). When I went to bed,

I got glurks and pains when I would roll over. This of course makes me worry

that I'm building up scar tissue again. I haven't eaten anything today except

yogurt, because my insides still feel stationary.

>

> So can being hypothyroid suddenly slow your motility to a crawl? I used to be

bothered by horrid constipation, but SCD fixed that. When I googled thyroid and

digestive motility, I found some very complicated medical journals that seemed

to suggest the possibility (hard to say for sure with all their scientific

jargon), and one said something about " pseudo-obstruction syndrome " (

http://www.ncbi. nlm.nih.gov/ pubmed/15788986 ).

>

> Also, I recall once when I was hospitalized hearing a tech saying my ileum had

shut down. Can guts just spontaneously decide to quit working for awhile? I seem

to go through this every so often.

>

> Thanks for insight you may have!

>

> Holly

> Crohn's

> SCD 12/01/08

>

[Guest guest]

Interesting, thanks Sky!

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

>

> Hi Holly,

>

> I found this. Don't know how true it is but it makes sense. Alot of people on

thyroid hormone do not eat gluten due to the fact that they have hashimoto's. I

think it is all connected it has certainly helped my dads digestion.

>

> http://thyroid-rt3.com/digestio.htm

>

> Sky

>

>

>

>

> ________________________________

>

> To: BTVC-SCD

> Sent: Tue, 16 March, 2010 10:01:41 AM

> Subject: One more OT - Does a thyroid problem affect digestive

motility

>

>  

> I suspect I am hypothyroid (will find out more this week). I've been taking my

temperature a lot to see if it's low and how it varies. Well yesterday, it was

lower then usual (I don't think it went over 97). After dinner, it felt like my

food was just sitting in my stomach, not moving an inch. Occasionally I would

get a glurk, but mostly I just had the sensation that my intestines were not

moving whatsoever. It kind of freaks me out, because it's reminiscent of how I'd

feel when I had a bowel obstruction (minus the severe pain). When I went to bed,

I got glurks and pains when I would roll over. This of course makes me worry

that I'm building up scar tissue again. I haven't eaten anything today except

yogurt, because my insides still feel stationary.

>

> So can being hypothyroid suddenly slow your motility to a crawl? I used to be

bothered by horrid constipation, but SCD fixed that. When I googled thyroid and

digestive motility, I found some very complicated medical journals that seemed

to suggest the possibility (hard to say for sure with all their scientific

jargon), and one said something about " pseudo-obstruction syndrome " (

http://www.ncbi. nlm.nih.gov/ pubmed/15788986 ).

>

> Also, I recall once when I was hospitalized hearing a tech saying my ileum had

shut down. Can guts just spontaneously decide to quit working for awhile? I seem

to go through this every so often.

>

> Thanks for insight you may have!

>

> Holly

> Crohn's

> SCD 12/01/08

>

[Guest guest]

Holly

Thyroid

levels play an important role in digestive motility. Since my digestive

motility is now impaired, I’ve looked into the matter. I also am

dealing with low-thyroid (my basal body temp. is 96.3 and my average body temp.

is 97, rarely gets to 98) and have stayed at these levels for six years)

although all my tests show normal levels. My problem seems to be uptake –

my cells just don’t utilize what is available. I’m still

trying to find a doctor who can give me the thyroid uptake tests. I haven’t

been very successful with endocrinologists…. Anyway, being

hypothyroid can impact digestion, among other things.

I

have a functional upper GI disorder, and it impairs digestive motility, among

other things. I do experience regular, cyclic slow-downs of digestion for

no apparent reason – in other words, nothing changes in my foods or my

environment. Sometimes I’ll get this after I’ve had my other

cyclic issue, what I call my neurological “crash” but sometimes not,

just comes out of the blue. I’ve talked with others who have the

same digestive disorder, and they also experience the same thing. Most of

them are also hypothyroid, by the way….

And

I’ve frequently been told by my doctors, usually also when I’m in

the hospital, that my digestion has stopped. They can’t hear any

bowel sounds, and get in a slight tizzy about that. I now treat this as

normal for me – if my body is coping with other things, then my digestive

system shuts down. Takes days to get it going again.

Guess

this isn’t much help, as I haven’t yet found a solution. I

continue to try different things, but mostly I just cope with the problems.

Kim M.

SCD 6 years

Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction 6+ years

neurological & spinal deterioration 3+ years

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

So

can being hypothyroid suddenly slow your motility to a crawl? I used to be

bothered by horrid constipation, but SCD fixed that. When I googled thyroid and

digestive motility, I found some very complicated medical journals that seemed

to suggest the possibility (hard to say for sure with all their scientific

jargon), and one said something about " pseudo-obstruction syndrome " (

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15788986

).

[Guest guest]

Holly

Thyroid

levels play an important role in digestive motility. Since my digestive

motility is now impaired, I’ve looked into the matter. I also am

dealing with low-thyroid (my basal body temp. is 96.3 and my average body temp.

is 97, rarely gets to 98) and have stayed at these levels for six years)

although all my tests show normal levels. My problem seems to be uptake –

my cells just don’t utilize what is available. I’m still

trying to find a doctor who can give me the thyroid uptake tests. I haven’t

been very successful with endocrinologists…. Anyway, being

hypothyroid can impact digestion, among other things.

I

have a functional upper GI disorder, and it impairs digestive motility, among

other things. I do experience regular, cyclic slow-downs of digestion for

no apparent reason – in other words, nothing changes in my foods or my

environment. Sometimes I’ll get this after I’ve had my other

cyclic issue, what I call my neurological “crash” but sometimes not,

just comes out of the blue. I’ve talked with others who have the

same digestive disorder, and they also experience the same thing. Most of

them are also hypothyroid, by the way….

And

I’ve frequently been told by my doctors, usually also when I’m in

the hospital, that my digestion has stopped. They can’t hear any

bowel sounds, and get in a slight tizzy about that. I now treat this as

normal for me – if my body is coping with other things, then my digestive

system shuts down. Takes days to get it going again.

Guess

this isn’t much help, as I haven’t yet found a solution. I

continue to try different things, but mostly I just cope with the problems.

Kim M.

SCD 6 years

Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction 6+ years

neurological & spinal deterioration 3+ years

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

So

can being hypothyroid suddenly slow your motility to a crawl? I used to be

bothered by horrid constipation, but SCD fixed that. When I googled thyroid and

digestive motility, I found some very complicated medical journals that seemed

to suggest the possibility (hard to say for sure with all their scientific

jargon), and one said something about " pseudo-obstruction syndrome " (

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15788986

).

[Guest guest]

Holly,

Have you been recently tested for Lyme? That's also a cause of

exhaustion.

Mara

> Interesting, thanks Sky!

>

> Holly

> Crohn's

> SCD 12/01/08

>

>

>>

>> Hi Holly,

>>

>> I found this. Don't know how true it is but it makes sense. Alot of people on

thyroid hormone do not eat gluten due to the fact that they have hashimoto's. I

think it is all connected it has certainly helped my dads digestion.

>>

>> http://thyroid-rt3.com/digestio.htm

[Guest guest]

Holly,

Have you been recently tested for Lyme? That's also a cause of

exhaustion.

Mara

> Interesting, thanks Sky!

>

> Holly

> Crohn's

> SCD 12/01/08

>

>

>>

>> Hi Holly,

>>

>> I found this. Don't know how true it is but it makes sense. Alot of people on

thyroid hormone do not eat gluten due to the fact that they have hashimoto's. I

think it is all connected it has certainly helped my dads digestion.

>>

>> http://thyroid-rt3.com/digestio.htm

[Guest guest]

Amelia

Thanks for the suggestions. I've read " Stop the thyroid madness " -- good

information and I found it helpful. I've also read a lot of other books and

articles on the thyroid and other hormones, trying to educate myself so I can

speak knowledgeably with my doctors as I try to get somewhere on this issue.

Not having much luck yet, but I'll continue working on it.

The last endocrinologist I went to, trying to get a complete thyroid and adrenal

workup, wasn't at all helpful. I've now seen the three endocrinologists in my

immediate area, with no answers, just a lot of stress and frustration... He did

order a couple of tests looking at my cortisol levels, and also most of the

standard thyroid tests (except for the uptake [sigh]). Everything came out

within " normal " range, on the low side but not significantly low. I can't help

but guess that since I have so many symptoms consistent with hypothyroid and

adrenal fatigue that although my body is producing enough hormones, my cells

aren't able to utilize what is available to them.

[big sigh]

I haven't yet convinced any doctor that I might still need to supplement even if

my levels are in this arbitrary " normal " range. With my deteriorating nervous

system that is affected (in a bad way) by the least little thing, I am extremely

cautious about trying to supplement thyroid on my own.

I am still working on finding someone to help with these two issues. I haven't

given up yet! I'll probably have to go to a nearby state to find a better

specialist that is willing to work with me on this.

Kim M.

SCD 6 years

>

> Kim,

>

> " My problem seems to be uptake †"

> my cells just don’t utilize what is available. "

>

>

> According to the book 'Stop the Thyroid Madness' one needs cortisol to get the

T3 (active thyroid hormone) into the cells. If you have been 'coping' for a

minimum of 6 years, I would say that your adrenal glands are very fatigued and

probably not producing enough cortisol to do the job. Sky , in this group,

was able to (she is in Australia and I am in Scotland) find a doctor in London

that would seriously treat subclinical hypothyroidism and adrenal fatigue. I

have just been to see him and we are doing all the tests that I figured we would

based on the book. Maybe she can find a doctor in your city.

>

> Amelia

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Amelia

Thanks for the suggestions. I've read " Stop the thyroid madness " -- good

information and I found it helpful. I've also read a lot of other books and

articles on the thyroid and other hormones, trying to educate myself so I can

speak knowledgeably with my doctors as I try to get somewhere on this issue.

Not having much luck yet, but I'll continue working on it.

The last endocrinologist I went to, trying to get a complete thyroid and adrenal

workup, wasn't at all helpful. I've now seen the three endocrinologists in my

immediate area, with no answers, just a lot of stress and frustration... He did

order a couple of tests looking at my cortisol levels, and also most of the

standard thyroid tests (except for the uptake [sigh]). Everything came out

within " normal " range, on the low side but not significantly low. I can't help

but guess that since I have so many symptoms consistent with hypothyroid and

adrenal fatigue that although my body is producing enough hormones, my cells

aren't able to utilize what is available to them.

[big sigh]

I haven't yet convinced any doctor that I might still need to supplement even if

my levels are in this arbitrary " normal " range. With my deteriorating nervous

system that is affected (in a bad way) by the least little thing, I am extremely

cautious about trying to supplement thyroid on my own.

I am still working on finding someone to help with these two issues. I haven't

given up yet! I'll probably have to go to a nearby state to find a better

specialist that is willing to work with me on this.

Kim M.

SCD 6 years

>

> Kim,

>

> " My problem seems to be uptake †"

> my cells just don’t utilize what is available. "

>

>

> According to the book 'Stop the Thyroid Madness' one needs cortisol to get the

T3 (active thyroid hormone) into the cells. If you have been 'coping' for a

minimum of 6 years, I would say that your adrenal glands are very fatigued and

probably not producing enough cortisol to do the job. Sky , in this group,

was able to (she is in Australia and I am in Scotland) find a doctor in London

that would seriously treat subclinical hypothyroidism and adrenal fatigue. I

have just been to see him and we are doing all the tests that I figured we would

based on the book. Maybe she can find a doctor in your city.

>

> Amelia

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Kim, you were plenty helpful! I sporadically have the feeling that my digestive

system has shut down, or slowed to a crawl, so it's very interesting to hear

your experience with it. That really sucks that your docs won't take your

potential thyroid symptoms seriously. Mine haven't either, but hopefully my new

one will.

Mara, I've never been tested for Lyme. I was bitten by ticks (maybe 4 times)

while cleaning up branches behind our house (approximately in 2000). I never had

a rash, but 2 of those darn ticks were in my hair (blech!), so it could have

been hidden. I'll ask my doc this week.

Which reminds me of a really gross tick story. I was tickling my dogs tummy one

day, when I noticed something odd in his beard. It was a huge bluish green

blob(we're talking giant jelly bean sized here), and my first thought was an

icky abscess. Then I noticed the 3 little brown legs sticking straight out on

each side *shivers*. We had a vet remove it, and when she laid it on the table,

it's little legs came nowhere near reaching the tabletop. One of the most

disgusting things I've ever seen! I didn't know a tick's body could stretch so

thin.

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

> >>

> >> Hi Holly,

> >>

> >> I found this. Don't know how true it is but it makes sense. Alot of people

on thyroid hormone do not eat gluten due to the fact that they have hashimoto's.

I think it is all connected it has certainly helped my dads digestion.

> >>

> >> http://thyroid-rt3.com/digestio.htm

>

[Guest guest]

Kim, you were plenty helpful! I sporadically have the feeling that my digestive

system has shut down, or slowed to a crawl, so it's very interesting to hear

your experience with it. That really sucks that your docs won't take your

potential thyroid symptoms seriously. Mine haven't either, but hopefully my new

one will.

Mara, I've never been tested for Lyme. I was bitten by ticks (maybe 4 times)

while cleaning up branches behind our house (approximately in 2000). I never had

a rash, but 2 of those darn ticks were in my hair (blech!), so it could have

been hidden. I'll ask my doc this week.

Which reminds me of a really gross tick story. I was tickling my dogs tummy one

day, when I noticed something odd in his beard. It was a huge bluish green

blob(we're talking giant jelly bean sized here), and my first thought was an

icky abscess. Then I noticed the 3 little brown legs sticking straight out on

each side *shivers*. We had a vet remove it, and when she laid it on the table,

it's little legs came nowhere near reaching the tabletop. One of the most

disgusting things I've ever seen! I didn't know a tick's body could stretch so

thin.

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

> >>

> >> Hi Holly,

> >>

> >> I found this. Don't know how true it is but it makes sense. Alot of people

on thyroid hormone do not eat gluten due to the fact that they have hashimoto's.

I think it is all connected it has certainly helped my dads digestion.

> >>

> >> http://thyroid-rt3.com/digestio.htm

>

[Guest guest]

Sky

That

would be very helpful, if you can discover anyone reasonably near to my

location. I live in the US, along the Gulf Coast, halfway between Mobile

(Alabama) and Pensacola (Florida). I’m within a day’s drive

of Houston, New Orleans, Atlanta, Nashville, ville, Tampa.

Kim M.

SCD 6 years

Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction 6+ years

neurological & spinal deterioration 3+ years

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Hi

Kim

Where do you live? I will see if I can find a good thyroid doctor for you.

Sky

[Guest guest]

Sky

That

would be very helpful, if you can discover anyone reasonably near to my

location. I live in the US, along the Gulf Coast, halfway between Mobile

(Alabama) and Pensacola (Florida). I’m within a day’s drive

of Houston, New Orleans, Atlanta, Nashville, ville, Tampa.

Kim M.

SCD 6 years

Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction 6+ years

neurological & spinal deterioration 3+ years

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Hi

Kim

Where do you live? I will see if I can find a good thyroid doctor for you.

Sky