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Gastritis and Hypothyroidism
by hsum4, Oct 18, 2009 02:37PM
To Dr. Pho or Medical Gastroenterologist Available:
I have developed gastritis which should have cleared up by now after 9 months or so after taking Prilosec. It started off last November 2008 with taking 2 Tablespoons of flax oil a day to stave off Macular Degeneration according to my Ophthmalogist. Thinking my sore throat was from a virus I also took 2 NSAID's every 4 hours for about 1 - 2 weeks. I know now this made it worse. I went off all supplements, NSAID's and oils in January of 2009 after taking about 4 1/2 months of Flax oil usually on an empty stomach as it tastes terrible and I wanted to swallow it fast. I still have even more severe acid reflux that recently burned my throat badly on both sides. I'm on Pepsid and Nexium 2xs a day now. My question is that Hypothyroidism runs in my family (mother and sister) and I'm wondering if this persistent gastritis could be a symptom of the onset of Hypothyroidism. I have a low/normal T3, but a TSH still within the normal limits 1.20. I'm almost 57 years old.
I have developed gastritis which should have cleared up by now after 9 months or so after taking Prilosec. It started off last November 2008 with taking 2 Tablespoons of flax oil a day to stave off Macular Degeneration according to my Ophthmalogist. Thinking my sore throat was from a virus I also took 2 NSAID's every 4 hours for about 1 - 2 weeks. I know now this made it worse. I went off all supplements, NSAID's and oils in January of 2009 after taking about 4 1/2 months of Flax oil usually on an empty stomach as it tastes terrible and I wanted to swallow it fast. I still have even more severe acid reflux that recently burned my throat badly on both sides. I'm on Pepsid and Nexium 2xs a day now. My question is that Hypothyroidism runs in my family (mother and sister) and I'm wondering if this persistent gastritis could be a symptom of the onset of Hypothyroidism. I have a low/normal T3, but a TSH still within the normal limits 1.20. I'm almost 57 years old.
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