IBS/thryoid/serotonin

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I have been concentrating on the thyroid/adrenal combo for several weeks

now and a penny dropped last night.

I was with a friend last night whose 13 year old son has autism.

Practically every family member on his side has dyslexia interestingly

enough. He didn't give any details but he felt that IBS played an

important role in autism. In light of Nicola's emails last night I

looked up IBS and serotonin and sure enough there was a strong

connection. I had forgotten all about this. Eighty % of serotonin is in

the gut according to Gershon 'The Second Brain'.

Here's some info on the connection

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irritable_bowel_syndrome

And now then, I remembered that apparently the thyroid controls

serotonin AND calcium metabolism, to what extent I don't know . Three

very important components to the thyroid are:

1. Iodine,

2. Selenium and

3. Tyrosine.

I am sure there is a problem in getting enough iodine here in the UK.

It's the only Western country which does NOT automatialy iodize salt.

the Food standards people told me that the main iodine sources in

british food were fish ( not every can eat fish regularly due to high

cost and personal tastes), iodine in milk due to prtactice of cleaning

teats with iodine so some of it is absorbed in milk. Using iodine is not

obligatory and local farmer tells me that using iodine is not always

paracticed in dairy milking. the other source is cattle feed which I

have not looked into yet. Now then, iodine content in the soil is very

low in Northern and Scotland. A common thyroid problem called Derbyshire

Neck was widespread in the last century but adding iodin ein the water

resolved this problem. Picture of poor afflicted soul here:

http://www.peaklandheritage.org.uk/index.asp?peakkey=10300521 (But then

the smart council people added in fluoride which would have negated this

effect presumably)

So we know there are problems with iodine provision here in the UK

coupled with the low salt recommendations from government means even if

you thought about iodized salt, you would have erred on the side of

caution anyway by low dosing on it when it probably should have been

more generous.

A problem with iodine dficiency is that beta-carotene will not convert

to Vitamin A effectively (high Vitamin A =low measles) And what happens

when you have the MMR in light of a problem converting beta-carotene to

vitamin A I leave to your imagination!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyroid

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez

So in short I am wondering whether a thyroid problem is causing a

serotonin problem which is causing a gut problem It is well known that

an underative thyroid is associated with constipation, so slowing down

of gut.....

Bathing in chlorine water will displace the important iodine.

Sorry for the higgeldy piggeldy...just wanted to get my thoughts down so

we can have a dicsussion and maybe help little Luke and all the bowel kids.