.As medicmommy said, parathyroid disease can cause some the same symptoms you're experiencing. This is the same for other endocrine diseases too. Plus they can cause symptoms you wouldn't even think were related. So when you go to the endo make sure you convey any and all things you might be experiencing, whether they seem relevant or not.
Good luck.
Hi, I was told I have gastritis, but have never experienced heartburn. Don't know where the gastritis came from. I assume all the stress I was under had something to do with it,or maybe from my thyroid.
Dang! Thypatient beat me to the calcium question!LOL If your calcium level (or parathyroid hormone level -directly related) is high, it can cause all sorts of abdominal and gastic complaints...The most common being intractable heartburn ... ~MM
Hi, I think my calcium is OK according to blood work. But my bone density test showed a loss of near 20% on my last density test compared to the test 4 years prior. Why do you ask about calcium? Does it have something to do with the thyroid.
Gail
Thanks for your reply. I am taking pepcid for my gastritis. I do not have H. Pylori. Dr tried me on Nexium, Prevacid, and Priolsec, but I had a terrible reaction to them. I wonder if it could have something to do with what's going on with my thyroid, or if being hyper had actually caused the gastritis. I had taken priolsec before with no problems. The doctor told me I could take tylenol, but I didn't think that would do anything for inflamation. It really dosen't hurt, but is very uncomfortable.
I noticed that the swelling seems worse in the mid afternoon. Is this normal?
Hello! If the Dr determines your thyroiditis is causing a temporary hyperthyroid, you may be medicated with a simple beta blocker (something that controls your heart rate and blood pressure -like Inderal) until it calms down...With a rare few, the swelling becomes bad enough they need prednisone to treat it...Thyroiditis tends to "flip" to hypothyroid, and then hopefully, normalize after a period of time...while it's hypo, you may need synthroid, or something similar to manage it...Are you on Protonix, or an H2 blocker for your stomach? Or is the gastritis caused by an infection (eg, H. Pylori)? You may find a Tylenol suppository an option if your thyroid is very inflamed and you need relief from the discomfort...otherwise, the swelling will go down with time...Hope this helps...Please check with your Dr before taking even the over-the counter meds...Hope this helps... ~MM