Guest guest Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 I seen many people develop sudden allergies to everything, indigestion things, bowel issues, yes osteo for the bones, liver issues and sudden metal allergies or issues that weren't there before. My one DR described it to me as the body not doing the filtering it should be doing. Don't misunderstand, I am taking Florinef which is a type of steroid so to speak and there are many risks even with the low dose I am taking, but it was a little hard to continue with a blood pressure so low that I couldn't function at all. I know the risks. My inability to take the thyroid meds was the low ferritin and transferrin and low folic acid. I just posted something on one of the other sites I moderate about celiac. I tested negative but it is only through a biopsy that some people are dxed, yet going without any wheat at all and white sugar I notice a huge difference. Also the massive iron and folic acid made a huge difference. It seems I had been sick for years but it wasn't till the end I crashed and had no choice but to find out about Hashi. etc., Everyone has to make their own decisions on their care. I just have an opinion about people thinking that HC is like a vitamin. It is not. After losing all vision having a trauma cataract removed then a vitrectomy, I was on prednisone drops for a year. I know what that small amount does. By the way one of the questions on a cataract is did you ever take steroids or use inhalers that have steroids? If so that can cause cataracts. I said I had asthma as a kid, but not since 10 years old. They said those inhalers caused a life time full of issues. Anyway, here is the celiac stuff. Let me say again, if you need the HC or florinef, then you should take it, but they have many long term risks that you need to weigh. Many of you know that I was unable to increase my thyroid meds above 37 mg until we treated my underlying issue of low ferritin. They tested me for celiac, but that came back negative. We did find that I had low folic acid which is pretty common with thyroid people. My b-12 was a bit low but not like my folic acid was. Anyway, I cut out all gluten from any wheat products as well as sugar. I feel much better. I am convinced that I also had celiac which is hard to dx without a biopsy. Thought I would post this!! List of Diseases/Disorders Definitely Associated With Celiac Disease a.. Abdominal Distention (children) b.. Abdominal Pain, Steatorrhea c.. Anemia - Folate-Deficiency / Iron Deficiency / Pernicious d.. Arthralgia or Arthropathy e.. Arthritis - Rheumatoid f.. Carcinoma of the Oropharynx, Esophagus, and Small Bowel g.. Collagenous Sprue h.. Dermatitis Herpetiformis i.. Diabetes (Type 1) and Celiac Disease j.. Diarrhea k.. Down Syndrome l.. Enteropathy-Associated T-cell Lymphoma m.. Failure to Thrive (children) n.. Hypertransaminasemia o.. IBS - Irritable Bowel Syndrome p.. IgA Deficiency q.. IgA Nephropathy r.. Kidney Disease s.. Liver Disease t.. Low Bone Mass and Celiac Disease u.. Microscopic Colitis / Collagenous Colitis v.. Nerve Disease and Celiac Disease w.. Osteomalacia, Osteoporosis and Celiac Disease x.. Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis, Recurrent y.. Refractory Sprue / Celiac Disease z.. Sjogrens Syndrome aa.. Thyroid Disease (Autoimmune) ab.. Ulcerative Jejunoileitis ac.. A List of Diseases/Disorders Probably Associated With Celiac Disease : a.. 's Disease b.. Alopecia c.. Anxiety and Depression d.. Ataxia e.. Attention Deficit Disorder / ADHD f.. Autism and Celiac Disease g.. Autoimmune Hepatitis / Chronic Active Hepatitis h.. Bird Fancieris Lung i.. Brain White-Matter Lesions j.. Cerebellar Atrophy k.. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (myalgic encephalomyelitis or ME, PVS, post viral fatigue syndrome or PVFS) l.. Crohn's Disease m.. Congenital Heart Disease n.. Cystic Fibrosis o.. Dental-Enamel Hypoplasia p.. Dyspepsia q.. Epilepsy (with or without cerebral calcification) r.. Farmeris Lung s.. Fibromyalgia and Celiac Disease t.. Fibrosing Alveolitis u.. Follicular Keratosis v.. Gall Bladder Disease w.. Gastroparesis x.. Head Aches (Migraine) y.. IBD - Irritable Bowel Disease z.. Impotency aa.. Infertility ab.. Inflammatory Bowel Disease ac.. Lung Cavities ad.. Multiple Sclerosis and Celiac Disease ae.. Myasthenia Gravis af.. Pancreatic Disorders / Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency ag.. Peripheral Neuropathy ah.. Polymyositis ai.. Polyneuropathy aj.. Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ak.. Pulmonary Hemosiderosis al.. Recurrent Pericarditis am.. Sarcoidosis an.. Schizophrenia / Mental Problems and Celiac Disease ao.. Scleroderma ap.. Short Stature, Delayed Puberty aq.. Small-Intestinal Adenocarcinomas ar.. Spontaneous Abortion and Fetal Growth Retardation as.. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus at.. Thrombocytosis (Hyposplenism) au.. Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) av.. Thyrotoxicosis aw.. Vasculitis ax.. Vitamin K Deficiency Jamy Website:http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/California_Thyroid_Groups/ Re: Cindi's Saliva Test - Help Hi Jamy, You said you've seen too many people start having reactions to metals, foods, liver issues, bone changes, etc. from taking hydrocortisone. Could you explain what kinds of reactions to metals and foods? And by bone changes do you mean osteoporosis? I'm only taking 7.5 mg hc daily because of a sensitive stomach but it seems to be helping me tolerate Armour. Thanks. Steriods do a lot to the body and a > risk is assotiated with taking them. As I said before, there are two very > opposed sides on this issue. I just have seen too many people that started > having reactions to metals, foods, liver issues, bone changes, etc on HC > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 Interesting! I am going to need a medical encyclopedia for some of these: How do you avoid wheat? No bread, flour, cereal, etc? Steatorrhea Arthralgia or Arthropathy Collagenous Sprue Dermatitis Herpetiformis Hypertransaminasemia IgA Deficiency IgA Nephropathy Osteomalacia Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis, Recurrent Refractory Sprue / Celiac Disease Sjogrens Syndrome Ulcerative Jejunoileitis Bird Fancieris Lung? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 Interesting! I am going to need a medical encyclopedia for some of these: How do you avoid wheat? No bread, flour, cereal, etc? Steatorrhea Arthralgia or Arthropathy Collagenous Sprue Dermatitis Herpetiformis Hypertransaminasemia IgA Deficiency IgA Nephropathy Osteomalacia Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis, Recurrent Refractory Sprue / Celiac Disease Sjogrens Syndrome Ulcerative Jejunoileitis Bird Fancieris Lung? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 Interesting! I am going to need a medical encyclopedia for some of these: How do you avoid wheat? No bread, flour, cereal, etc? Steatorrhea Arthralgia or Arthropathy Collagenous Sprue Dermatitis Herpetiformis Hypertransaminasemia IgA Deficiency IgA Nephropathy Osteomalacia Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis, Recurrent Refractory Sprue / Celiac Disease Sjogrens Syndrome Ulcerative Jejunoileitis Bird Fancieris Lung? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 I apologize if this has been posted or asked before and I missed it. How does a person know if they are sensitive/allergic to glutens? What would the clues be? Also, are glutens to be avoided by the thyroid patient in the same way that soy and goitrogens are to be avoided? I rarely eat canned, boxed, fast food, or frozen stuff anymore and that's hard enough, but I can't imagine avoiding all grains altogether also! Thanks. > Any form of gluten in anything. That would include the grains wheat, oats, > rye, barley. Rice, I believe, is the only one not included. OTC packaged > goodies, soups, many many things might be laden with some form of gluten. > This is where good label reading comes in. Anything with the word gluten > included in it. Someone posted a sort of list awhile back with some of the > terms used to represent gluten, but I can't remember who it was or where it > was. You can test for the antigliadin antibody, but not everyone who > actually has Celiac has this antibody right away. As someone said, > sometimes it takes a biopsy of the intestines, but I don't think I'll be > going there soon. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 I apologize if this has been posted or asked before and I missed it. How does a person know if they are sensitive/allergic to glutens? What would the clues be? Also, are glutens to be avoided by the thyroid patient in the same way that soy and goitrogens are to be avoided? I rarely eat canned, boxed, fast food, or frozen stuff anymore and that's hard enough, but I can't imagine avoiding all grains altogether also! Thanks. > Any form of gluten in anything. That would include the grains wheat, oats, > rye, barley. Rice, I believe, is the only one not included. OTC packaged > goodies, soups, many many things might be laden with some form of gluten. > This is where good label reading comes in. Anything with the word gluten > included in it. Someone posted a sort of list awhile back with some of the > terms used to represent gluten, but I can't remember who it was or where it > was. You can test for the antigliadin antibody, but not everyone who > actually has Celiac has this antibody right away. As someone said, > sometimes it takes a biopsy of the intestines, but I don't think I'll be > going there soon. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 I apologize if this has been posted or asked before and I missed it. How does a person know if they are sensitive/allergic to glutens? What would the clues be? Also, are glutens to be avoided by the thyroid patient in the same way that soy and goitrogens are to be avoided? I rarely eat canned, boxed, fast food, or frozen stuff anymore and that's hard enough, but I can't imagine avoiding all grains altogether also! Thanks. > Any form of gluten in anything. That would include the grains wheat, oats, > rye, barley. Rice, I believe, is the only one not included. OTC packaged > goodies, soups, many many things might be laden with some form of gluten. > This is where good label reading comes in. Anything with the word gluten > included in it. Someone posted a sort of list awhile back with some of the > terms used to represent gluten, but I can't remember who it was or where it > was. You can test for the antigliadin antibody, but not everyone who > actually has Celiac has this antibody right away. As someone said, > sometimes it takes a biopsy of the intestines, but I don't think I'll be > going there soon. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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