Can food allergies cause inflamed thyroid

[Lindseyrae]

I have food allergies and my thyroid is inflamed.. Can foods make your thyroid swell?

[laura1967]

When I consume soy my thyroid swells and burns. Also there is a list of foods that hypos should not consume that will affect absorption of thyroid hormones. They probably would cause some type of thyroid reaction in some people....everyone reacts differently. I unfortunately seem to react.....lol

[stella5349]

Sometimes too much iodine based foods will do this.

[Lindseyrae]

I can not eat shellfish and dairy. I can't use iodine either. I got this from my grandmother who also had a goiter. Weird huh....

[ChitChatNine]

Pls be certain it is your thyroid and not your airway at all ... allergies can cause anaphylaxis where the airway closes off ... does this happen at all?  Be sure to tell your doctor and I'd get allergy tested for sure with soy ....

And, also that the others mention about idodine ... see if there is a correlation there, too!

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Cheryl

[margretto]

Soy can interfere with your thyroid and can cause a goiter and low thryoid production.

[estrelinha]

That's was the reason your EOS were high

[Lindseyrae]

So being allergic to foods and eating them will cause what?
I don't eat soy. I can't eat alot of dairy. And can't eat shellfish at all.

[estrelinha]

In your blood analyses your eosinophyles were border line high, in your case is connected to an allergic reaction (because of your food allergies), it self doesn't mean anything. Nothing to worry.

[estrelinha]

I think allergy isn't the reason for thyroid swelling, but soy can interfere with your thyroid as  margretto said. I was just saying the possible cause of your EOS being 6.

[dai3symae]

What does it feel like when you eat soy and your thyroid swells?  I'm allergic to soy and am curious if the reactions I have could be thyroid related.

FYI...Lindseyrae; soy is in many, many foods (where you least expect it)...you may be eating soy without realizing it.

Sandy

[ChitChatNine]

Does ones laranyx swell when the thyroid swells or just self-limited to thyroid .. just curious here.

C~

[estrelinha]

That's a good question ChitChat, curious too.

[estrelinha]

About soy and thyroid:
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=17011

[katerin]

Yes ,soy and other vegetables, like broccoli, cabbage, turnips,strawberries, ect,
can affect thyroid , but i read if you eat a lot of those, and every day, so probably we need to alternate food, and not to eat the same food daily.
We can drink some organic soy milk, with a good granola cereal, and is healthy, other day we can use Almond milk, or Rice milk, and so.
For me healthy diet is very important, because normally people with Hashimoto's, sometimes don't have enough energy, and eating good and healthy food can help a lot...it does for me.
I wish you all the best on you Thyroid treatments, and God bless you all !!
                                                   KATERIN

[Smilerdeb]

I was hyper with Graves and allergic to seafood.

After avoiding all iodine because of being hyper most of the time, I found something weird after RAI.
My levels are good, been stable for some time now but find that when I eat fish (especially grilled fish), I feel shocking....like a mack truck has run me down.
I have found this twice in the last 4 weeks.
It upsets my stomach and I feel like I want to vomit from it about an hour after consuming it.
I am beginning to wonder if I am allergic to fish now.
No big deal with me but I love fish.
I get no ill effects with tuna (canned).
Weird??

Any ideas?