Life with SIBO, Gluten Intorelance and Hashimoto's

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SIBO, Gluten and Hashimotos

In the hunt to find a doctor to help I stumbled upon a discovery, if you have thyroid issues (or symptoms of low thyroid) and digestive issues (high levels of bacteria, gluten, etc)you could have an autoimmune disease that is the cause of it all.  Get tested for Hashimoto's.  Getting just a TSH test is not enough.  Ask for the antibody test for Hashi's.

If you have Hashimotos (which I do) your immune system basically goes crazy and attacks your thyroid thinking it is an alien invador.  Now common treatment is just to give hormone replacement - not to treat the Hashi's.  Untreated Hashi's can cause major digestive issues including our little problem, among many others. Of the 5+ doctors I have seen no one made the connection until now.

Little known fact - gluten in the body looks identical to the thyroid so if you have Hashi's and eat gluten your body attacks the gluten in the same way and you will have a reaction.  Bloating, gas, cramps, constipation, high bacterica count in the intestine, etc.  You do not have to be Celiac to have major issues.  Interesting.  Since being GF for a month or so many of my SIBO symptions have subsided - if any gluten sneaks in, the symptoms return.

About the search for a doctor, I see my new one again on Tuesday to treat my Hashi's and SIBO.  My fingers are crossed.  I want my life back.

SIBO and Hashi's are related, why didn't I think of that sooner.

Posted March 7, 2010