Common Autoimmune Diseases Among Hypothyroid Patients

When you have Autoimmune diseases, it is likely that you have other auditory diseases.

In this video, Dr. Kharazzian explains in detail what autoimmunity is, important things to understand about Autoimmunity and Hashimoto's, and the relationship between Hashimoto's and autoimmune diseases. He goes ahead to explain the stages and autoimmune diseases among hypothyroid people, and lists the clues to know that you have Hashimoto's.

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:12 Important thing to understand if you have hypothyroidism
0:50 What happens when you develop Hashimoto's
2:16 What is autoimmunity
2:55 Stages of autoimmunity
4:19 When can you be diagnosed with autoimmune disease
5:24 Common tissues that have autoimmune reactions; Cerebellum
6:00 Mechanisms of Hashimoto's
7:46 Clues that you have Hashimoto's
9:00 What to know when you have Hashimoto's
9:46 What happens when you have celiac disease
10:57 Type I Diabetes
13:20 Summary

To learn more, visit the site or the online Hashimoto's: Solving the Puzzle course page.

Show notes:

If you have hypothyroidism, there is a 90%+ chance it is caused by autoimmune Hashimoto's. If so, you may have other autoimmune diseases :24

The thyroid is very vulnerable to autoimmune attacks :59

People develop Hashimoto’s and other autoimmune diseases when they lose immune tolerance 2:25

One of the most common tissues for autoimmune attacks in people with Hashimoto's is the cerebellum in the brain 5:34

TPO antibodies that trigger thyroid autoimmunity can also trigger brain autoimmunity — gluten can play a role 7:39

Many people who have Hashimoto's also have also celiac disease or gluten sensitivity 9:11

About 5–10% of people with Hashimoto’s also develop type 1 diabetes 10:58

About 5% of Hashimoto’s patients also develop autoimmune gastritis, whereas others develop Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis 11:57

Secondary autoimmune diseases that some Hashimoto’s patients develop include psoriasis and lupus 12:27