Does anyone here have an underactive thyroid?

jimble_2

Sea Kelp tablets (from your local health food store) are a cheap and effective way of maintaining regular thyroid function.
90 tabs cost something like £3.
Regular exercise and skin brushing help too as they stimulate your endocrine system and therefore your thyroid

hope this helps

tc jimble

TomsMom

jimble wrote: »

Sea Kelp tablets (from your local health food store) are a cheap and effective way of maintaining regular thyroid function.
90 tabs cost something like £3.
Regular exercise and skin brushing help too as they stimulate your endocrine system and therefore your thyroid

hope this helps

tc jimble

But be careful if already taking thyroxine as supplemented iodine (kelp) may interfere with thyroid drugs. If a patient is already on thyroid replacement, it is wise to consult a doctor or pharmacist before supplementing with iodine.

Very high intakes of iodine can cause hypothyroidism (as well as lack of iodine).

Don't forget that our salt is iodized so anyone who uses salt, eats fast food and eats seafood probably already has an adequate intake of iodine.

accessn12

Kassikoo, I think you might remember me. I hang with a couple other uk hypos who are in the same boat as you with md's that don't know what feeling normal means and go totally by those outdated tsh ranges. Just thought I'd say hi from all of us and wish you the best of luck. Perhaps you could look me up sometime. I'll be around.

whitewing

Just wanted to say Thank You to all on this thread. My MIL's medical exemption certificate came thro last week. We would never have known about it if we hadn't read it in here.

kassikoo

Thanks again tomsmom you are a great help love Kassikoo:T

kassikoo

Hi Accessn thanks for popping in hope to see more of you yes i remember you well and i am due to go for my Antibodies test i cant wait i just want to know yeah or neah and to start and put my life into perspective i need to get fit lol! and with my heart problem its hard to know how far to push myself love Kassikoo x:j

kassikoo

Hi Jimble i will have a look at those kelp tablets, that info sounds good too thanks Kassikoo:D

TomsMom

kassikoo wrote: »

Hi Jimble i will have a look at those kelp tablets, that info sounds good too thanks Kassikoo:D

Kassikoo, please also take note of my reply to that, #143, and be careful if considering kelp tablets. From what you say, as you are already on thyroxine, it could be a simple case of an increase in meds will help.

Most people get enough iodine from their diet, seafood, cod, sea bass, haddock, vegetables, nuts, meat, mushrooms and, of course, our normal iodised salt which, besides that which we add ourselves, is found in most processed foods.

juno

TomsMom wrote: »

When I was undermedicated the skin on my legs was so dry that when I took my trousers off dry skin would shower over the floor. I never had it anywhere else though.

My feet are like that when i take my socks off:(

kassikoo

Hi Tomsmom thanks babe thanks for that on the kelp i think your right i will see how things go b4 trying those out love kassikoo:T