nick5741
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I posted a thread recently detailing my struggle with dysbiosis and what I believe to be SIBO/SIFO causing significant digestive issues. I was advised to look into thyroid related problems as the root cause and what I found out indicates that may have been the right path. I have have taken my temperature every morning upon waking now for a couple weeks and I am consistently getting a reading of 96.9 degrees under the tongue. In addition, I had labs done and they revealed I have high cholesterol. These two results in addition to my sensitivity to cold, long term digestive issues, and fatigue make me think that I do indeed have thyroid problems. However, I went to my GP and he ordered a TSH check which came back in the normal range. I am trying to get a referral to an endocrinologist regardless because of the body temperature, but I guess we will have to wait and see.
The stomach issues are basically wrecking my life. The biggest of these issues is the BLOATING and GAS. It's never ending, I genuinely feel like all my body does is produce gas. Additionally, the gas is very hard to pass and requires me usually to do yoga stretches to release, and very often is accompanied by large quantities of mucus. I've tried eliminating various foods as well as adding the carrot salad to my diet but none of this has even really reduced the gas amount. I have no "trigger foods" besides beer, so I don't really know what to do as far as diet. I have tried low fiber, high fiber, high protein and fat, you name it; no help. I even tried cyproheptadine which DID help with the mucus, but unfortunately caused me to be constipated and so the bloating wasn't solved, just different. These issues cause me a huge amount of anxiety which simply makes the whole thing worse; that was also helped by the cyproheptadine but after stopping it has come back severely.
I have some solid resources on thyroid stuff and I'm really just waiting to see what my doctor says to determine whether I will start with that or if I'll have to do it myself. Unfortunately I really need some relief from the gas soon because it is destroying my mood and ability to have any normal quality of life. I'm currently taking magnesium glycinate and b vitamins, along with some zinc and quercetin (family is sick rn, I cycle these only when around cold/flu/etc). Any advice helps, thanks.
The stomach issues are basically wrecking my life. The biggest of these issues is the BLOATING and GAS. It's never ending, I genuinely feel like all my body does is produce gas. Additionally, the gas is very hard to pass and requires me usually to do yoga stretches to release, and very often is accompanied by large quantities of mucus. I've tried eliminating various foods as well as adding the carrot salad to my diet but none of this has even really reduced the gas amount. I have no "trigger foods" besides beer, so I don't really know what to do as far as diet. I have tried low fiber, high fiber, high protein and fat, you name it; no help. I even tried cyproheptadine which DID help with the mucus, but unfortunately caused me to be constipated and so the bloating wasn't solved, just different. These issues cause me a huge amount of anxiety which simply makes the whole thing worse; that was also helped by the cyproheptadine but after stopping it has come back severely.
I have some solid resources on thyroid stuff and I'm really just waiting to see what my doctor says to determine whether I will start with that or if I'll have to do it myself. Unfortunately I really need some relief from the gas soon because it is destroying my mood and ability to have any normal quality of life. I'm currently taking magnesium glycinate and b vitamins, along with some zinc and quercetin (family is sick rn, I cycle these only when around cold/flu/etc). Any advice helps, thanks.