Hypothyroidism and Celiac Disease

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Hello everyone. One of our group members recently made a comment that hypothyroidism is not uncommon with celiac disease. Does anyone have any experience with this? If so, was medication necessary and what (GF) med was prescribed.

Thanks so muchMelis B----- "Pam Newbury" <pknewbury@...> wrote: >

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> From: bayareaceliac@... [mailto:bayareaceliac@...] > Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 5:29 PM> bayareaceliac@...> Subject: SF Bay Area Celiac News...February 10, 2009

SF BAY AREA CELIAC NEWS......FEBRUARY 10, 2009> OAKLAND/SF SUPPORT GROUP MEETING> Saturday, February 21 from 10:30AM to 12:30PM> Topic: Eating Out on the Gluten Free Diet> This is restaurant review day. Please come prepared to share your> experiences eating out gluten free. If you have specific recommendations,> please bring name, address and phone so others can find your favorite> places. We will talk about how to navigate in restaurants, hotels,> institutions and conferences, or any place where you cannot prepare> your own food. Please also bring a gluten free brunch item with recipe> or ingredient list. Eating well is an important part of our meetings!> This meeting takes place at Kaiser Medical Center, 65 Howe Street,> Oakland. The parking garage offers free parking on Saturday; enter at> Howe Street. The meeting room is in the Fabiola Building, room 65A,> ground floor. The building is on Howe Street across from the parking> garage. This is a different location from our usual, so allow extra time> to find this new space. Everyone is welcome, especially those newly> diagnosed.> Call Ellen Switkes at 510 655-0215 or e-mail at> ellen.switkes@... if you have questions.