Hyperthyroid and diarrhea

[WildMtn]

So I've had bowel issues for a little over a year, and I'm trying to determine how/if being hyperthyroid is related.

I don't know how long I've been hyper, for sure.  I was tested in October of 2013 and my results seem to point to being hypo at that time.  In Dec of 2013 I first became ill, and the diarrhea has been constant since Jan 2014.  I only felt my neck to be tender and swollen last month, and was tested hyper then.

The diarrhea pattern has waxed and waned over the last year+.  Right now, it's pretty severe, to the point of waking me from sleep again, which had stopped for several months.  

I see an Endo next week, and I just had a colonoscopy last week (my 2nd).  Everything looks good in the colon.  I follow up with GI in May.  I'm just wondering if anyone here has any ideas.

TIA

[Barb135]

I posted a comment this morning, now it's gone and I don't know what happened to it.  I know MH has a glitch where some posts disappear and show back up; I wonder if this is going to be one of those instances.

I don't know much about Nutrisystem, but most prepared foods have WAY more salt in their foods, to make it more palatable than it otherwise would be. This is not a weight loss system I would recommend for anyone with Hashimoto's, if they won't tell you whether they're using iodized salt, since iodine is contra indicated for those of us with Hashimoto's.  

I'll wait and see if my post from this morning shows back up and if not, I'll try to remember what was all in it and repost it later.

[WildMtn]

Ok, me again again!!

Endo just called -- appears that much iodine in my urine sample is WAY too high, and I can't get the thyroid scan :(

Now, I did have a CT with contrast back in December, but nothing since, and I thought that was out of your system in days?

I also started eating Nutrisystem foods in mid-February.  I noticed the lump in my neck in early-ish March.  Could there be ANY relation there?  I asked on the NS forum, and the official response was fairly generic: "Since the FDA does not require manufacturers to report if they are using iodized salt, we are unable to provide you an exact percentage. If you are concerned about the amount of exposure, we would recommend looking at incorporating some lower sodium menu items in your meal plan."  So I have no clue how much iodine I'm getting from their foods.  Of course I am getting a huge delivery TODAY :(

For now, my endo is holding off on any meds.  She is hoping the tiny rise in TSH, and the slightly elevated sed rate point towards thyroiditis.  She wants me in mid-week next week for another blood draw for more tests, to see where things are headed.  

I was soooo hoping for answers by then!!  i want to know WHY I'm ill, darn it all!!

However, my neck is feeling less swollen internally - it's easier to swallow lately.  And the atenolol is helping the pulse a LOT.  So I'm feeling some better between those two.

[WildMtn]

Guess that isn't it - results are in:
Random urine iodine  497  range: 26-705

[WildMtn]

One more thought:  I had iodine contrast in December for a PE study (all clear!) so they are also checking a random urine sample for iodine - could that really have effects this much later?  I should have those results soonish.

[WildMtn]

thyroiditis looking more and more likely!

TSI 97% (range <122%)

[Barb135]

Stay with us here so we don't have to ask for info somewhere else..