Specifically, you should be evaluated for gluten and wheat sensitivity, as this is a common trigger in
people with autoimmune thyroid disease.
If you have Hashimoto's hypothyroidism and do not have an immune reaction to eggs (as
some people with autoimmune thyroid disease do), you do not need to worry about avoiding eggs as part of a healthy diet.
Personally, I'm one of
those people with autoimmune thyroid disease who simply does not do well with supplemental iodine.
But even alternative nutritional doctor Stephen Langer, MD, author of Solved: The Riddle of Illness, the follow - up book to Broda Barnes» Hypothyroidism: The Unsuspected Illness, advises against taking iodine or kelp supplements for
people with autoimmune thyroid disease.
Another study found autoimmune gastritis (AIG) to be present in 33.3 % of
people with autoimmune thyroid disease.
All of the supplement ingredients have been carefully chosen by yours truly, to address the needs and sensitivities of
people with autoimmune thyroid disease.
Conversely, between 3 and 5 % of
people with autoimmune thyroid disease will develop Celiac Disease.
While scientific data does not traditionally support the use of a gluten - free diet in treating
a person with autoimmune thyroid disease, it may help certain people, particularly those whose thyroid disease developed as a result of gluten consumption.
Not exact matches
People with celiac
disease — the
autoimmune disease that's characterized by an intolerance to the gluten in wheat, barley, and rye — are also more likely to have higher rates of
thyroid problems, according to a 2007 report by researchers in the United Kingdom.
Multiple studies have looked at the effects of smoking on
people with autoimmune thyroid disorders, and one study observed an increase in
autoimmune hypothyroidism in women, while another study showed an increase in Graves
disease in smokers.
Most
people in western cultures who have low
thyroid function, actually have
autoimmune thyroid disease, and supplementing
with iodine can worsen or even cause the onset of
thyroid autoimmune disease.
Research suggests that around 12 percent of
people with chronic urticaria (chronic hives) have an underlying
autoimmune thyroid disease — most commonly Hashimoto's
disease and hypothyroidism.
People with anemia, eating disorder, diabetes, kidney
disease,
thyroid disease,
autoimmune disease, cancer, terminal illness, certain genetic
diseases, and other chronic conditions shouldn't try this diet or should do so only under the supervision of their primary care provider.
That article focused on habits of
people with thyroid and
autoimmune disease and she explained that mindset is really important part of the healing process.
People with cardiovascular
disease (especially elevated homocysteine), a history of depression, migraine headaches,
thyroid disorders, an
autoimmune condition, ASD or are poor detoxifiers show a higher incidence of this genetic mutation.
It is also important for physicians to be aware that the prevalence of celiac
disease is increased in certain high risk groups, such as insulin dependent diabetics,
people with either Down's syndrome, IgA deficiency or
autoimmune thyroid diseases, Alzheimer's or autism and children
with juvenile arthritis.»
Integrative and holistic physicians frequently recommend that the levels for
people with autoimmune disease or
thyroid disease be maintained at even higher levels, around the 75th percentile of normal.
Other potential risk factors and at - risk populations include; having a close relative
with an
autoimmune disease, diabetics, pregnant women, those who are taking anti-
thyroid medications or have received radioactive and radiation treatments, as well as
persons who have had
thyroid surgery (thyroidectomy).
Most
people are unaware that hypothyroidism is an
autoimmune disease and this is one of the main reasons why conventional pharmaceutical treatments are ineffective for more than 80 percent of patients
with sluggish
thyroids.
This theory is based on my work and observations
with 1000's of
people with Hashimoto's, a concept known as adaptive physiology, and some of the leading theories of
autoimmune disease including the bystander effect, molecular mimicry,
thyroid directed autoimmunity, and the three - legged stool of autoimmunity.