Low Iodine Diet Help - Please!

[CommMajor101]

Hello everyone,
I am having a very difficult time finding appetizing foods that have non iodized salt or stick to other rules within the diet. Has anyone been on this diet and find some really good foods that stick to the rules? I don't have a whole lot of time every day to cook, so I need something that's relativity easy.  Thanks in advance!

[sj8337]

Did any of you have back pain and muscle cramps while on the low iodine diet? Is this connected?
I am so worried about what I have been eating...there are such conflicting ideas on what I can or can not eat!  Now I am seeing that cured meats..????....the information from my doc said bacon, ham, etc was ok.  UGHH! I don't want to do this again!

[Achtan]

sea salt doesnt have iodine.  try sticking to natural whole foods, fresh and frozen veggie not canned.  some meats are ok just prepare them yourself.  it is a good time for trying differnt fruit and veggie salads.  I haven't done the diet in a long time and refuse to go off me meds for the scan because i want thyrogen so me and my endo azre still arguing about it.

[Staff2n2]

Does anyone know where you can get the Fleischmann's margarine that is okay?  I'm in St. Louis and going on the diet again in a few weeks and wasn't able to find it the last time.  Thanks so much!

[adri20]

does anyone now how to make rice milk I can't download the cook book on my computer or is lactezze ok to drink anybody know!

[CommMajor101]

Ooooh that is a shame to hear. I'm very sad to hear that as I was planning on celebrating my first day off this diet with a pizza. Maybe I'll wait. Oh man, that really does make me sad.

fragrance850 - I'm not sure about the low iodine diet for Hashimoto, but I think most of us are on it or have been on it to prepare for having the Radio Active Iodine treatment which usually follows thyroid surgery or is being used as the method to treat thyroid cancer. I don't know about Hasimoto though. And the diet is just temporary and you'll be told to go on it by your Doctor  :)

I'm still not feeling worn out though. Its worrying me and its sad WHY its worrying me. I'm worried my levels won't be low enough and we'll have to postpone the treatment and...ready...here's the kicker...I'm worried about ALL the stupid paperwork I'll have to deal with at work to correct the dates I'll be out. Isn't that sad?!?  Aaah, that's corporate America though. - Ok, that wasn't exactly relevant to the diet topic, but I still have a normal level of energy. Hmmm.

[Liz94]

You know, all I wanted when I was on that diet was pizza and I coudn't have it. Then after the RAI and I went off the diet I got the pizza I wanted so badly and then.....I COULDN'T TASTE IT!  After all that suffering with the stupid nuts and apples and blah food I lose my taste AFTER the RAI.  They should make a way for you to have no iodine after the RAI when your taste buds are shot anyway!  (my taste returned to normal after about 3 weeks. But 2 weeks of **** food and then 3 weeks of no taste made for a very pointless existence.)