Re: Anyone else suffer with pancreatitis?

[Guest guest]

Hi Ruth - Im hypothyroid and having investigations at the moment, but do have some sort of hypoglycaemia, which they are trying to figure the cause at the moment! Its no fun - Im still trying to figure out what diet suits me - eating frequently and regular protein, is helping and Im testing what carbs are okay but its trial and error at the moment. one thing I dont understand is that Im fine after my evening meal and all night!As far as I know Ive not had pancreatitis - what are the symptoms of that? This may not be directly related to hypoT so may need to be moved to chat - or email me off forum - Im very interested to discuss how to manage the hypoglycaemia as Im finding it very difficult - although Im just recovering from shingles so that has added to my not being well!take care and do email me off forum

if you would like to discuss this more,Gill

I wonder if anyone else manages to cope with these conditions and eat aswell?!!

We saw our endocrinologist and he is going to trial my husband on T3...we have to wait abit as its not in stock at the hospital but he will get a two months prescription to trial

so we will see let you go how it effects him

Thanks

Ruth

[Guest guest]

Ruth,

Very often what happens with a change of diet to a low carb one can be gall stones and sometimes these gallstones can go into the pancreas to cause pancreatitis. However pancreatitis is very serious and I am wondering why he is not in hospital with this.

Put very simply when one eats fats the gall bladder produces bile. If someone has spent a lot of time not eating any fat the bile lays dormant and can turn to stones. Whilst the person is not eating fat they do not know they have these stones. Then, if they change their diet and start eating fat the bile tries to get out of the gall bladder but is now blocked.

A friend of mine had pancreatitis three months ago.

Lilian

[Guest guest]

Hi

Ruth

Please

read the following about pancreatitis and ask your GP why your husband is not

being admitted to hospital for further investigation etc. http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pancreatitis/Pages/Introduction.aspx

" The outlook for acute pancreatitis is mixed. In 80% of cases,

the inflammation of the pancreas will be mild and will not cause any serious

complications. Admission to hospital is always required,

though, because the functions of the body need to be supported until the

pancreas recovers. "

Luv - sheila

If you remember my husband he has hypothyroidism and reactive hypoglycemia,

apparently......we changed his diet to high protein low carbs and he ate alot

more sausages, eggs and cheese......now he has been told that he is suffering

with a bout of pancreatitis , possibly caused by eating too much fat! So we now

have three issues, well more actually with the candida too!

[Guest guest]

Hi ruth, Get the hypo treated properly and I'm sure all the other stuff will improve greatly. A low thyroid causes the whole metabolism to slow down so everthing else slows down and does not work properly either. all I can say it eat a good balanced diet with reduced carbs ( especially until the candida is sorted) and I'm sure he'll be fine. > thyroid treatment > From: ruthsinhal@...> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:00:17 +0000> Subject: Anyone else suffer with pancreatitis?> > Hello everyone> If you remember my husband he has hypothyroidism and reactive hypoglycemia, apparently......we changed his diet to high protein low carbs and he ate alot more sausages, eggs and cheese......now he has been told that he is suffering with a bout of pancreatitis , possibly caused by eating too much fat! So we now have three issues, well more actually with the candida too!> I wonder if anyone else manages to cope with these conditions and eat aswell?!!> We saw our endocrinologist and he is going to trial my husband on T3...we have to wait abit as its not in stock at the hospital but he will get a two months prescription to trial> so we will see let you go how it effects him> Thanks> Ruth> > > > ------------------------------------> > TPA is not medically qualified. Consult with a qualified medical practitioner before changing medication.> >

[Guest guest]

Hi Ruth,

I have been hypo for over ten years now, and undertreated until two years ago.

About six years ago I was admitted to hospital with acute pains which were

diagnosed as inflamed gall bladder, but no

stones could be found and I was discharged ten days later as

having " cholecystitis which had resolved itself " . No further

action. Of the six patients in my hospital bay, four had hypothyroidism and

gall bladder troubles

Four years later I was again rushed to ED with stomach pains, this time with a

diagnosis of acute pancreatitis, which after ten days of treatment seemed to

clear, and a subsequent MRI scan showed no

problems. I did query with the consultant at the follow-up whether this could

in any way be linked to the thyroid as they are both endocrine glands, but the

response was firmly negative.

However, I am convinced in my own mind that both episodes were linked

to undertreated thyroid, I do not drink, and eat very healthily being

coeliac and having pernicious anaemia, so obviously have absorption

problems. Now I am taking T3 and feeling so much better, I am hoping there will

be no recurrence of these troubles.

Hope this helps

Ginny B

> > From: ruthsinhal@...

> > Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:00:17 +0000

> > Subject: Anyone else suffer with pancreatitis?