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I have seen a lot of studies that show a correlation between hypothyrodism and maldigestion or indigestion. What do you guys think, how do you solve them both?
Hypothyroidism and hypochlorhydria(low stomach acid) are synonymous. Its not just a coincidence they are mentioned a lot together, hypo can directly cause indigestion(through low stomach acid). Low T3 leads to poor stomach acid secretion which leads to SIBO, indigestion, poor motility, etc...
Kate deering (a discipline of Ray Peat) I recall said something about how she used to prescribe HCL to her clients, because it did temporarily improve symptoms, but she said she no longer recommends that. I'm trying to recall what she said she recommends now to fix digestion long term, I have been seeking this quote because I'm also suffering digestion woes. It's clear though that she recommends Bone broth and gelatin for protein, just like I'm now finding out for myself, and drastically reducing muscle meat intake.
Is there a successful way to increase stomach acid for Hypothyroid people redsun?
Those are great threads and lots of good info. However personally thus far I have been supplementing B vitamins virtually every day to seemingly no effect personally, sadly. Either I am severely deficient (certainly possible) or I'm just effed lol. Not to scare the guy off, I do think it's worth trying because the science does seem to be there. Personally, I'm the poster child for incurable hypothyroid around these parts, so feel free to ignore me LOL.
Apparently niacin deficiency can take months to correct(I think charlie mentions that in one of the threads). After all, you don't become B3 deficient in a week. It takes months of either suboptimal intake and/or increased depletion of niacin to lead to such a predicament. And of course cofactors, cofactors, cofactors.
So this is my problem in the health world. We are always talking time frame of weeks, months, even years. How does one know they are on the right track? Even if let's say 3 months down the road I start to feel better. Can I honestly backtrack it to a single factor like B-vitamins? This is not necessarily to complain (There is that too =P) but just an honest question/observation.
Without extensive actual testing/data, it seems like many strategies here are just a somewhat random dart throw, hoping that one will hit the board. We definitely see some people get "Lucky" and throw the darts just right, while others like me can never hit the board lol. Some things are indeed noticeable right away via bodytemp/pulse etc. I guess at the end of the day, that's about all you can do as far as every-day measurements go. Just essentially go about things as I have been (Improving temp/pulses/body weight) and just make sure I'm aware of what factors have changed along the way, and from my plots deduce which parameters caused the effects.
1000mg niacin wow that's a lot. Lol. That's 200 drops of Energin
Hypothyroidism and hypochlorhydria(low stomach acid) are synonymous. Its not just a coincidence they are mentioned a lot together, hypo can directly cause indigestion(through low stomach acid). Low T3 leads to poor stomach acid secretion which leads to SIBO, indigestion, poor motility, etc...
@Cirion But how do you resolve the cause of the low stomach acid and the cause of the hypothyroidism itself? there must be a way to resolve this without needing to consume thyroid gland or take supplements? there's a lot of supplements that can worsen it as well, overdoing it on b vitamins, maybe c, and the minerals and iodine can cause hypothyroidism as well...
@Cirion But how do you resolve the cause of the low stomach acid and the cause of the hypothyroidism itself? there must be a way to resolve this without needing to consume thyroid gland or take supplements? there's a lot of supplements that can worsen it as well, overdoing it on b vitamins, maybe c, and the minerals and iodine can cause hypothyroidism as well...
@redsun Taking a B complex did absolutely nothing to my digestion.
@redsun I reckon my Sodium intake has been quite low. Around 2g daily, possibly more if I account the salty cheeses. I remember I did not favor heavy salted foods in my childhood.
Still, much less Sodium than I was intaking as a Carnivore.
Also, my thyroid could definitely benefit from a boost. But then again, I am young, fit, have no idea why my throid is not in peak state.
Can fixing SIBO boost / unleash the thyroid? It'd be fantastic.