Hypothyroidism Support Group
Hypothyroidism is the disease state caused by insufficient production of thyrohormone by the thyroid gland. There are several distinct causes for chronic hypothyroidism, the most common being Hashimoto's thyroiditis and hypothyroidism following radioiodine therapy for hyperthyroidism. Advanced hypothyroidism may cause severe complications, the most serious one of which is...
does anybody drink soya milk ! has i was informed its not good for us if we have thyriod problems . mine now is under control with 50gr thyroxine , i would be intersted at what suffers thought of this
When I was first tested and my tsh was 25, I traveled overseas about two weeks after. Overseas they tested my tsh after I had been there about two or three weeks. In that time I didn't have any soy products and was walking everywhere. My tsh went down to about 13. Then toward the end of my visit I had found some soy foods and had eaten them. My tsh was tested again and it was 18. I had no idea about anything to do with the thyroid so I didn't know it, but now I realize it was like an experiment of how soy affects the thyroid.
I was diagnosed after I had been eating vegetarian for a couple of years - including lots of soy! I worry that all that soy i was eating is what triggered this.
I do realize there are probably multiple factors involved - but still...
My mother is also hypo but she was never vegetarian and never consumed alot of soy products.