General Chat

Oh Pauline

I could hug you ((((((((((((((((((((((hug)))))))))))))))))))))))))))), tis hard for others to understand that we are all different when it comes to this problem.

Thank you. :)

Am pleased your OH's okay now Ann.

Me, I whizz when I whizz and then there are times when I think I do yet when I look round, I haven't ... time seems to 'fly' by me.

Thank you all for your input, please share any knowledge of this with me

Ray

Sorry puter on the blink

I really thought I had Diabetes due to the numbness in my arms and legs
thankfully not

Ray

Hi

In a nutshell the thyroid gland controls metabolism.
An underactive thyroid means your metabolism has slowed right down.
Food is digested slower causing weight gain and constipation. Hair can become lank and dull. The heart rate may slow. A feeling of sluggishness and general fatigue is often felt.

I have an overactive thyroid......... my metabolism is too fast, so my symptoms are the complete opposite.

Hope this helps x

Hi DD

Funnily enough my ex wife had an overactive thyroid in the early 80s
what chance have my children got ?

Ray

The GP asked me if anyone in the family had it................ like you the answer is no. Although these things are often hereditary, there are those cases where it is not.

My problem is always triggered by dieting!

And I think my problem is cutting out as much salt as I can
read somewhere that the gland uses salt to combat symptons ?

Ray

Hi Daisy

I lose hair when I wash it, have a foot in both camps so to speak, so does my friend. Don't have constipation, have Irritable Bowel, Reynards too.

Havent heard that one!
The hormones secreted by the thyroid are dependent on the activity in the pituatry gland deep inside the brain.

Is irritable bowel a sympton of it then Shimms ?
I dont mean to be crude but things like pulses
can go through me in an hour sometimes,,,,

Ray

Hi Shimms.
Hair loss is a common symptom of low thyroid function.
Not everyone has the same symptoms and other medical conditions and thier treatments /side effects often mask the symptoms xx

Hello Ray,

I know from family history, that it is hereditary,

Good luck,

Caz xx

CR
Irritable bowel is not a symptom of low thyroid function. it is a completely seperate condition.
However an overactive thyroid can cause diarrhoea because digestion of food is speeded up.

Thank you Caz

No one in my family apart from ex wife who had overactive

Ray x

I agree Daisy.

Me, I'm sure I have a gluten intolerance which might be part of your problem Ray, not sure if its related to the thyroid yet, gosh ... horrid, can be minutes ... forgive me, not being crude either.

DD I had stomach ulcers 12 years ago so that may of interupted
my gasses in the stomach ?

Ray

Passes Shimms a cork !!!!!!!! xx

I was being polite saying an hour Shimms
cant even digest my favourite anymore,,,peanuts lol

Ray

Quite possibly CR. But I dont think its related to your thyroid.

Do you feel the cold?

Sorry. You two will have to share that cork! i only have one lol !!!!!!!