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This is interesting, because B6-rich foods usually makes me feel better. Would you share what steps you took and what Peat ideas you took out that improved your dry mouth, please?
I'm living in the central Europe, in the place with humidity around 55%, maybie a bit higher in the spring and autumn. No air conditioning in my home, in my work or in my car. Good point though, air conditioning in public transport makes me feel worse (I'm rarely using public transport these days)
Do you eat meat? If phosphorous is low, it might indicate too low intake. If calcium and phosphorus were high, it would indicate inadequate calcium intake and elevated PTH. Also, your zinc intake relative to copper might be too low, thus you might have low histamine. Copper aids in breaking down histamine.
My vitamin D and E intakes are low because they are making my symptoms much worse. I'm getting plenty of full-body sunlight in the summer and using Sperti in the winter, I hope that would make up for the low dietary D intake.
I do eat meat, not every day though. The low phosphorus high calcium / high phosphorus high calcium distinction is super important, this is something I never saw mentioned anywhere, and I have actually searched for this, many thanks for pointing it out! I guess I need more meat (which would also help increase my zinc intake). Awesome!
My vitamin D and E intakes are low because they are making my symptoms much worse. I'm getting plenty of full-body sunlight in the summer and using Sperti in the winter, I hope that would make up for the low dietary D intake.
i replaced milk with Oj with Calcium and it helped me a lot - also i get most of my D from light and sun - it does help
I would be dehydrated if I consistently had less than 2l fluids per day. Why are you drinking so little if you are dehydrated? Are you not thirsty? Have you tried making sure you drink more? If the system is having trouble maintaining fluid balance, I think spreading it out through the day can be helpful - eg 1 glass every hour, not 1 litre 2-3 times a day.
I would expect eating salt when you not drinking enough water could be expected to make dehydration worse.
Just an observation - it's interesting that you have borderline low TSH yet also have hypo symptoms.
There are some incredibly important informations in this post. Many thanks!!
Higher fluid intake -> more urination -> more flushed electrolytes -> more dehydration. I feel by far the best on 1.5-2 liters a day.
It is. My blood T3 and T4 is also always borderline low.
This is actually very possible, never have realized there is a connection. I can't find many informations on it (beside a brief mention on healthline), do you have any resources to learn more about the mechanism behind this, and how to improve the condition, please?
There are some incredibly important informations in this post. Many thanks!!
Are the effects of the copper on the dry mouth immediate? It happens to me lately that I will start eating liver and I can't even finish it, because I get so dry mouth midway trough I can't swallow.
This would also explain why my digestion gets worse after supplementing B1, which should improve digestion. Wow.
I will keep my eye on the copper intake, trying to keep it around 1mg, and also lower my vitamin C intake, and get P5P supplement.
How to get enough vitamin A without liver? It was basically my only source of retinol at this point.
i eat a lot of pasta , i go in spurts with diary , some eggs , some meat and fish when i want it , i drink tons of coke and soda and oj , the only things i dont eat are legumes, salads, most veggies, veg oils, deep fried foods, sushi, and of course anything in the cabbage family bc YUCK- lol. i will eat cheese in some foods. i pretty much eat whatever i want.. except the above. i eat about 2k cal a day .
Ah.
