The Gut Flora and Thyroid Problems

[Lilja]

Hi,

Did you know this? I for one was not aware of the close connection between thyroid problems and our gut flora, so I have translated an exerpt from an article from a Thyroid Forum in my country in case you did not know the following:

"Approx 40% of the inactive T4 is converted to active T3. The remaining 60% of T4 is converted to inactive reverse T3 (and rT3 can never become active), as well as two precursors of T3: T3 Sulphate (T3S) and trijodythyro acidic (T3AC).

These two molecules are combined into active T3 through an enzyme in our gut. However, this synthesis requires a well functioning and healthy gut flora. Without this enzyme no synthesis of T3 will take place, and one can therefore risk having a T3 deficiency. This means that our diet and the micro flora in our gut has a far greater impact on the hormonal status in our body than we have anticipated up till now.

Our gut flora has to be restored through for instance pro biotica which can contribute to an increased production of T3 and a better effect of thyroid treatment. Imbalance in the gut flora can have negative impact by the fact that anti genes or unwanted gut bacteria in the lymph tissue in our gut, (so called Gut Associated Lymphoid Tissue), starts an alarm reaction directed to these foreign elements. This immune reaction can result in the production of excess kortisol in our adrenals, which suppresses the conversion of T4 to T3 and enhances the conversion of T4 to the inactive revers T3 (rT3), which increases the lack of active T3".

Maybe it's true what they say... All health problems begin in our stomach.

Lilja

[Gabes-Apg]

Interesting

Maybe it's true what they say... All health problems begin in our stomach.

in my opinion - there is no maybe about it...