marciperry Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Hi, I'll admit lately I've been a half-ass Whole30er....however I really don't have a choice now to be a Whole15er. I'm miserable and frustrated and was just told I have IBS (another month until that is confirmed) and the beginning of thyroid issues (hypothyroidism) just to monitor and watch each year. If I kick my butt in gear and get my *&%# together can I help these? I am SO SICK of feeling bloated and full even when I eat a Whole30 compliant meal. Any advice, support or hope please share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 I don't have ibs but have a zinc deficiency. Look it up, it can be easy to supplement with diet or pills. I'll let others chime in on diet but wanted to share that titdbit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staggolee41 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Sorry to hear you are feeling unwell. With both of those things, it takes time to see improvements, but you'll need to be careful about what you eat. There are threads about both: IBS: Hypothyroid (many threads): http://forum.whole30.com/search/?type=all&q=hypothyroid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 32 minutes ago, marciperry said: Hi, I'll admit lately I've been a half-ass Whole30er....however I really don't have a choice now to be a Whole15er. I'm miserable and frustrated and was just told I have IBS (another month until that is confirmed) and the beginning of thyroid issues (hypothyroidism) just to monitor and watch each year. If I kick my butt in gear and get my *&%# together can I help these? I am SO SICK of feeling bloated and full even when I eat a Whole30 compliant meal. Any advice, support or hope please share. Oh, and don't mess around with thyroid stuff. That'll throw every other function in your body for a loop. Free t3 and free t4 should be in the upper half of the normal range. Does your doc test these? Unfortunately, many rely only on testing / dosing based on tsh. Tsh isn't even a thyroid hormone... and many fail to feel better being treated off tsh alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marciperry Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 Thank you all! Yes they did test my thyroid and it's just about 3 points off where it should be...my thought is let's keep it in a good place now but the doc says let's wait and watch it...sigh. I'll restock the fridge this wknd and get to cooking and prepare Whole30 meals and see where I go for the next month while waiting for the specialist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcbn Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 1 hour ago, marciperry said: Hi, I'll admit lately I've been a half-ass Whole30er....however I really don't have a choice now to be a Whole15er. I'm miserable and frustrated and was just told I have IBS (another month until that is confirmed) and the beginning of thyroid issues (hypothyroidism) just to monitor and watch each year. If I kick my butt in gear and get my *&%# together can I help these? I am SO SICK of feeling bloated and full even when I eat a Whole30 compliant meal. Any advice, support or hope please share. Diet can definitely help with IBS - the recommended route to eat low FODMAP veg specifically until the gut heals, at which point you can experiment with reintroing moderate to high FODMAP foods. You might find >this article< & the accompanying traffic light system list of goods foods about half way down the page helpful - we have a fair amount of low FODMAPers here so if you need any guidance about switching ingredients in a recipe just shout. The dietary changes, if sustained, should help with the thyroid too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marciperry Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 Thanks so much jmcbn! This is what I was hoping to find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine_ Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 marciperry, I know exactly how you feel (IBS and somewhat low T3). You might also want to get tested for SIBO with a breath test; SIBO is an underlying cause of many cases of IBS. It's frustrating because a diet that will reduce the bloating is so restrictive. Mostly low FODMAP within W30 guidelines has been helpful for me, but it could be a long road. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balancedbrunette Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 I have IBS as well, & although it didnt completely fix it, doing a (mostly) low fodmap whole 30 made me feel a WHOLE lot better. There are some great food guides out there for low fodmap and books like this one (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CYTS3PY/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1), but I suggest you do a little research on yourself (i.e. I knew broccoli and garlic were my enemy even before I knew about fodmap). Best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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