Guest guest Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 A few months ago my son was diagnosed with gilbert's syndrome whilst he was away in New Zealand. This is a liver condition that is very common and passes down in the family from both mother and father. The problem is that 2 or 3 enzymes are deficient, not missing but in a much lesser quantity than normal, and people with this condition have difficulty detoxing the body. I have been wondering if this condition may be a reason why some people get thyroid illnesses, if thyroid problems could be due to toxic load of mercury and so on. I have been looking at some of the support groups and have found quite a lot about thyroid going on. I wonder if I may have this condition myself as I find it very difficult to take medicines, for instance if I take antihistamines I get a build up of side effects over a few days that make me feel very ill. I feel as if I have had a bang on the head and walking around in a daze. Has anybody got any information about any studies that have been done on this, as I would be really interested. Of course the official take on it is that the condition is benign and people with it have no difficulties at all. It is not what the support groups think though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 I have a haemangioma on my liver. They discovered this accidentally some years ago whilst I was having a scan for something else. Since I stopped converting to T3, and as T3 is mainly converted in the liver, I thought I would look it up. I found:- High levels of type 3 iodothyronine deiodinase activity were found in the haemangioma tissue. This enzyme is involved in the inactivation of thyroxine. As I was not quite sure what this means I did ask on the group if anyone could enlighten me, but as yet nobody has replied. If it could be a cause of reduced T3 conversion then perhaps the condition your son has might. You could try googling gilbert's syndrome and thyroid and see what comes up. Lilian A few months ago my son was diagnosed with gilbert's syndrome whilst he was away in New Zealand. This is a liver condition .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Link http://www.thyroidmanager.org/Chapter3/3c/3c-frame.htm this is the bit about Haemangioma and T3/RT3 Bob >> I have a haemangioma on my liver. They discovered this accidentally some years ago whilst I was having a scan for something else. Since I stopped converting to T3, and as T3 is mainly converted in the liver, I thought I would look it up. > > I found:-> High levels of type 3 iodothyronine deiodinase activity were found in the haemangioma tissue. This enzyme is involved in the inactivation of thyroxine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 -Hi, thank you all for your responses to this, I've only just discovered them as I am not on every day at the moment, much appreciated. love janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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