I haven't heard back from my GI doc. He said to call today if I hadn't heard from him so I did early this morning. He never has called back. He is investigating Low Dose Naltrexone for me.
I did hear from my Internist whom I saw Thursday for a check up because he started me on Cortisol last fall. My levels were low all day. ( Had 24 hour saliva test ) So on Thursday for my 3 month check up he said I should have noticed a difference in how I felt but I thought I was feeling even more tired. He did a blood test to check my Cortisol but also checked TSH and T3 and T4. He called late this afternoon and left a message that my thyroid was low and wants to start me on medication. He was already gone when I returned his call and we will talk tomorrow. Any thoughts? Could this be why even though I am on a very strict diet I am still having D? I am sure it is why I am so tired.
I don't think it is wise to start 2 new meds at the same time!
Pat
Hypothyroid
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Hi Pat,
You are correct that hypothyroidism causes fatigue, so a thyroid supplement would help with that. Usually though, hypothyroidism causes C, rather than D (hyperthyroidism tends to promote D). That makes it unlikely that low thyroid function is causing or contributing to your D.
Still, thyroid issues (like other issues) don't always go by the book, so few things are chiseled in stone when it comes to health issues.
Your doctor is on the ball to note that a lack of response to cortisol may be due to thyroid issues. Not only is the thyroid involved in the production/utilization of cortisol, but it is also associated with the production/performance of other hormones, including sex hormones. There is a very good chance that a thyroid supplement may reduce or eliminate your need for HRT, and discontinuing HRT could easily prove to be the final link that brings you remission from D. You might want to discuss that with your doctor.
Tex
You are correct that hypothyroidism causes fatigue, so a thyroid supplement would help with that. Usually though, hypothyroidism causes C, rather than D (hyperthyroidism tends to promote D). That makes it unlikely that low thyroid function is causing or contributing to your D.
Still, thyroid issues (like other issues) don't always go by the book, so few things are chiseled in stone when it comes to health issues.
Your doctor is on the ball to note that a lack of response to cortisol may be due to thyroid issues. Not only is the thyroid involved in the production/utilization of cortisol, but it is also associated with the production/performance of other hormones, including sex hormones. There is a very good chance that a thyroid supplement may reduce or eliminate your need for HRT, and discontinuing HRT could easily prove to be the final link that brings you remission from D. You might want to discuss that with your doctor.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
I totally agree, because if you should react to one of them, you won't know which one is the problem. And if one of them helps, you won't know which one is helping (or if both are helping). And the worst outcome would be where one helps and the other hurts, because in that scenario, you can be sure that the negative reaction will dominate and wipe out any benefits provided by the other.Pat wrote:But I still don't think I should start 2 meds at the same time.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
I think he has an unjustified faith in his ability to judge drug reactions, but I reckon that goes with the turf. 
Good luck with this, however you decide to approach it.
Tex
Good luck with this, however you decide to approach it.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.