Hypothyroid and Iodine question..

[FallenOne86]

So this question is for my friend. She's been on levothyroxine since she was three years old. It's a long story but she's a cancer survivor. But she has a belly (( not big by any means )) but it bothers her and I'm assuming the levothyroxine is partly to blame because I've read that it can make you feel bloated and if she's in her 40s now that's a long time to be taking that medicine. Would iodine help her lose the belly fat even though it doesn't even look like fat. Her belly is hard and bloated and hurts her all the time. She also asked her doctor if she should be on T3 but he said she's fine with just the levothyroxine. What would you guys suggest for her problem and how much iodine does one need if they have hypothyroidism? Thanks guys!

 

[Serotonin101]

If she's living in an industrialized country she shouldn't really have iodine issues since most salt is iodinized salt unless she's been purposely avoiding it. I'd get an indepth thyroid panel done to check her conversion of t4 to T3 and hopefully not having a bunch of rT3 conversion.

 

[negrogesic]

If her belly is bloated, hard and tender she should probably get an MRI if she is 40 and has a history of cancer.

 

[n3ophy7e]

So this question is for my friend. She's been on levothyroxine since she was three years old. It's a long story but she's a cancer survivor. But she has a belly (( not big by any means )) but it bothers her and I'm assuming the levothyroxine is partly to blame because I've read that it can make you feel bloated and if she's in her 40s now that's a long time to be taking that medicine. Would iodine help her lose the belly fat even though it doesn't even look like fat. Her belly is hard and bloated and hurts her all the time. She also asked her doctor if she should be on T3 but he said she's fine with just the levothyroxine. What would you guys suggest for her problem and how much iodine does one need if they have hypothyroidism? Thanks guys!

Dude. You asked this in the Health & Recovery forum the other day and I closed the thread because we shouldn't be giving advice for someone else's serious medical condition. It's neither appropriate nor helpful. Your friend needs to go back to her doctor and discuss this with them.