Is low thyroid causing your gut health problems?

If you’ve been diagnosed with hypothyroidism, you should know low thyroid function can impact your gut health. This is why it’s important to properly manage the underlying mechanisms of your hypothyroidism. An intimate relationship exists between your gastrointestinal tract and your thyroid, with each affecting the other. The health of the stomach, gut microbiome, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, and large intestine are all interrelated with thyroid function. Additionally, the inflammation and autoimmune mechanisms associated with Hashimoto’s cause thyroid receptor site resistance and low thyroid function. Learn more in this podcast episode.

Dr. Kharrazian is the originator of managing autoimmune Hashimoto's hypothyroidism, which he teaches in his online course Hashimoto's: Solving the Puzzle.

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:48 How thyroid hormone impact the gut
2:35 Relationship between thyroid and the gut
2:49 Key features to having healthy gut function
4:29 Intestinal motility issues that impact your gut
7:28 Gall bladder symptoms
9:28 How leaky gut impacts health
9:50 Classical world of nutrition of medicine
10:24 What happens to people with Hashimoto's
11:05 When there is lack of thyroid activity
12:18 People suffering from thyroid disorders
13:10 How do you get out of the spacious cycle
14:47 Importance of having healthy bacteria in your gut