let's talk soy milk.

Question

who here restricts their soy intake due to the phytoestrogens and concern over how they may negatively impact people with thyroid issues?

i was an avid Silk soy milk drinker and i went off it cold turkey about 6 months ago when i found out i had Hashimoto's thyroiditis.  given that my Hashi's is completely asymptomatic and given that i hate the taste of real milk, i'm thinking about switching back to soy.

any stories, suggestions, info or advice?

micaela27 · Answer

i'm not on any meds currently, so i don't have to worry about the soy milk messing up my dosage.   what i will do, i think, is stay off the soy until after i have my next round of testing and then see how i'm looking with no meds and no soy interfering with things.

it will probably be easier to make a decision at that point.

GravesLady · Answer

L-T4  is the active ingredient, the main ingredient, in thyroid medication and is the thyroid hormone that our thyroid produces but doesn't any more.  

Soy interferes with the absorption of thyroid medication. So if you drink or eat soy you won't be getting the correct amount of dosage from you thyroid medication because you won't be absorbing all the dosage and therefore might need a higher dose to compensate.   

IF anything it would make a person more hypo (not hyper) or  make TSH higher on the reference range.

Josic · Answer

I can't drink milk because lactaid tolerant but I never liked milk anyway.  Soy milk has pros and cons.  I would only drink it in moderation to be safe.  I was going to try it and I did read all the hype about it but then also read all the negative about it so I just deceided not to because no milk is really essential to the diet.  Josi

EES · Answer

Huh, I didn't know that about soy.  Is L-T4 inversely related to TSH level?  like if L-T4 goes high, TSH goes low?  and the same with T3 related to TSH?  So if I'm understanding that part right, a person who drinks enough soy milk for it to raise their T4 level could be possibly diagnosed as hyperthyroid when it's just the soy?  Does that happen?

GravesLady · Answer

soy protein influence L-T4 absorption and  a larger L-T4 dose may be require to maintain TSH within the therapeutic target range.

Mozartcowgirl · Answer

soy drags my thyroid down down down..makes me feel horrible.  i used to love it.. but when i di dmore reseach on it.. and .. when i started to get worse in the  thyroid department.. well.. i stopped drinking it... and guess what.. my thyroid once again respnded to the meds. 

itsa fact that soy drags down the thyroid.
i wont ever take it again.

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