Colonoscopy-->Thyroid Disorders

[designsbymikayla]

I am doing a research project, and have found that some of my subjects had routine colonoscopies (spelling?) and soon thereafter, developed thyroid conditions.  Is there a known relation between these things?  I would be helped much by your response, as you will be credited for any information you provide and it will aid me in my studies.  Thank you.

[utahmomma]

I'm not sure where you live but here is a link to the U.S. government's thyroid cancer statistics:  http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/thyroid

If you drill down you can find statistics by state and, in some cases, by county.   I'm in one of the top #5 areas for thyroid cancer thanks to fallout from nuclear testing in the 50s in the Nevada desert.  Funny thing is my generation is too young to have been exposed to the test fallout - now they are wondering if it got into the ground water, soil (agriculture, milk production, etc.) or if it caused genetic mutations.

Fun, eh?

[designsbymikayla]

So you have suspicions that the atomic activity you were exposed to may have caused a mutation or change that affects you today? (just trying to clarify)

[designsbymikayla]

It is not that I am worrying about what I may have when I am older, it is simply that my instructors/teachers suggested I include the information to give my research a more rounded appearance.

[Thypatient]

Thanks for sharing that.

I think my thyroid issues were brewing before the time I had had a colonoscopy.  

Actually, I think heredity left me more vulnerable to other factors.  That included living not all that far from an atomic lab.  A place that produced all the hits and a place that produced all the misses (Albert Einstein worked there).  It's the 'misses' part that really makes me wonder.

My past relatives on one side had this disease; my past relatives on the other side had colon disease - they all lived in a different country.

Good luck.

[AR-10]

The onset of thyroid disease is normally very slow. The fact that a few people were diagnosed with thyroid problems a few DAYS after a colonoscopy is coincidental.

If you were looking for a link between anesthesia and thyroid conditions, you would have to cast a much broader net. While that may be worth persuing, it would take a study of thousands of thyroid patients and a very extensive questionaire to come up with any usable data.

Speaking to you as I would my own child, I have to say, quit worrying about what disease you may get thirty years from now and enjoy your good health.

[designsbymikayla]

I am a high school student and am doing a research project that has spanned over the last three years.  Several years ago, both of my parents were diagnosed with thyroidism (hypothyroid: hoshimoto's).  My research the past two years involved the disorders themselves and the related symptoms.  This year, as I have researched more, I decided to obtain personal accounts of experiences with thyroid problems, treatments, testing, and analyze relationships between other problems or prodecures and the development of thyroid related problems.  I am also studying the possibility that I will develop a thyroid disorder due to heredity.
I was curious as to whether anyone had discovered a relationnship between the prodecure of a colonoscopy and the development of thyroidism because several of my subjects explained that only a few days after having a routine colonoscopy, they developed thyroid related symptoms and were diagnosed positive.
Any information you have is welcome, and appreciated.   Thank you.