Guest guest Posted January 24, 2006 Report Posted January 24, 2006 Hi Topper and all, this was so interesting to read and my bottle of pills says to take it with "plenty of water", so I've been taking my synthroid with a huge glass of water! So from what you're saying, even coffee will interfere? Very interesting! Tia Re: Questions Synthetic T4 (that includes Synthroid, Levothyroxine, Levothroid, Eltroxin, and quite a few more) must be taken on an empty stomach, that's 1 hour before a meal or 4 hours after.. and with only enough water to swallow it.... The manufacturing process used in it's manufacture binds a sodium molecule to the T4 molecule... your body uses stomach acid to remove that sodium molecule to make the T4 available to your body... if your stomach acid is diluted with food contents, like water or food, or is too weak from the use of antacids.. the T4 can't be broken down to it's usable form. So the reason that you take it on empty stomach is to make the introduction of the daily dose as consistent as possible... The assumption being that an empty stomach as about the same acid content day to day... roughly... if you sometimes have food in there you reduce the efficiency of the process and get less of the hormone available to your body. It's best to try to take your thyroid separate from pretty much everything else, including vitamins.... the only exception seems to be that taking adrenal support along with the first dose of thyroid right away in the morning seems to be a good combo for those on adrenal support for adrenal fatigue. Quote
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2006 Report Posted January 24, 2006 The consideration is the strength of the stomach acid, when dealing with the synthetics.... if you look at the label on your bottle, if it says Levothyroxine Sodium, for those that label ingredients.. you have to consider stomach acid. Water dilutes it. Food and drinks use it up.... Antacids cancel it out... and when your body gets healthier it increases to a more normal level, hypos can often have slower digestion and thus lower levels of stomach acid. The sites that explain the acid thing needed to remove the sodium explain that you take only enough water to swallow the pill all the way down. It, to me, is fascinating to learn all the little things that can impact how the hormones work... synthetic or natural.... Topper () On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 07:32:32 -0500 "Elanonuevo" writes: Hi Topper and all, this was so interesting to read and my bottle of pills says to take it with "plenty of water", so I've been taking my synthroid with a huge glass of water! So from what you're saying, even coffee will interfere? Very interesting! Tia Quote
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