Question:
I haven't been able to eat meat since going on the meds, it seems. I'm okay
with chicken, but beef and pork, and even ham seem to just make me feel
crappy. Could this be because of the meds, or because of the hypo, or some
other reason? With the dairy/soy question earlier, I was thinking of trying tofu because
of the protein. I don't mind the taste of it, and it replaces meat, and is
healthier, but it is made from soy, and I would assume it contains all soy
protein, so is this a bad idea?
As for the milk thing... I actually prefer goat milk to cow anyways. It's
less fat, and what's there is easier to digest, less lactose, more vitamins
(goats eat a more varied diet than cows). If you put a glass of goat milk
and cow milk side by side, you will see the cow milk looks yellow because of
the fat in it - and I mean 1%. My sister was allergic to cow milk when she
was younger so I drank goat through part of my childhood. We switched back
to cow when we could because of the cost and I never liked milk, until I
started drinking goat milk again. I have maybe 3 glasses per week. Any
thoughts on this? I have read that Canada and the US are the only 2
countries in the world which drink more cow than goat milk.
Answer:
The thyroid needs protein to work. It also needs Vitamin A which when it's
working properly it can convert from beta carotene, but a hypo typically has
trouble converting beta carotene into Vitamin A, only meat has real Vitamin A. Vegetarians also tend to not get adequate B-12 which is only found in meat or a
B-12 pill or shot.
I guess some vegetarians get adequate protein from their diet. I don't know
how you make sure that you do. But, if you are lacking protein it does affect
your thyroid. And fat does not cause high cholesterol, so there's really no
reason to cut out good fats. (Soy oil with even the Crisco label for example
and called "vegetable oil" is not a healthy fat, I suspect they called it
vegetable oit because people were less likely to buy soy oil. I wonder if food
had to be labeled when it came out.)
It sounds like a food allergy to me. When I eat soy, I have a severe
reaction pretty much identical to yours usually within a half hour of eating
it. So, it might not be the meat but it could easily be the sauce on the
meat. I suggest keeping a food diary. I've always had problems with soy, but I developed the severe reactions
when my gall bladder was going south. Once my gall bladder was removed,
I was able to tolerate some soy again. It's absolutely terrifying to
see how much soy we are all ingesting. It's in nearly every processed
food, and not always listed as soy, but as vegetable protein and other
things.
There's a huge difference between loose stools and having everything turn to
liquid. Literally, liquid is pouring out of you. And you can feel very,
very shaky and queasy. Hasn't happened to me since I got rid of my food
allergies. Ya know Ar, once you (or someone) on the list mentioned the possibility of
hidden food allergies to someone here on the list, I decided to do some
searching of my own. I was absolutely amazed at the hidden symptoms of food
allergies, and the problems it can cause, that apply to me, and would love
to find out if I'm having allergies (without having to eliminate everything
from my diet first lol) I'd like to know what you did to find out your
allergies specifically? Did you have the scratch test, blood test, saliva
test, etc? Did your endo do the testing for your, or a GP, or an
alternative doc, and so on? I'm very interested in this and would
appreciate any info you could provide.
