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Thyroid swelling?

Why does my thyroid swell?  It comes and goes can't seem to figure out what causes it or anything to make it better.  I can feel it on the inside but can't see anything from the outside.  My MIL says she has the same thing happen.
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come and go?
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It doesn't seem to be just the thyroid that is affected either my middle finger has alot of pain something to do with the vein in it and over all my body aches.  But it will last for a couple days and go away for a while then come back and so on.  

I cringe at the thought of going gluten free I just don't know I have it in me to do it :(  

If you have nodules would you feel them all the time or does that
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It's driving me crazy I want to yank the damn thing out myself!
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Selenium (200 strength) once daily helps with swelling. So does Motrin.

For me, I had to give up gluten to get my swelling to stop. Not just a little, but completely.

Read my journal about my journey to wellness. Now, I only get the swelling during times of stress, but I've eliminated the food triggers.

I also take herbals to balance out my TH1 dominance. All in my journal.

:) Tamra
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