Of course I ignored his advice not too worry and/or look things up and I was back on the net again looking for causes and symptoms of Hashimotos. I had two big questions:
- Why do I have it?
- How do I get rid of it?
Why do I have Hashimotos?
I guess this is the $64 million dollar question that everyone with AI thyroiditis asks themselves. The difference in my case was that I'm a guy (90% of sufferers are female) and a relatively fit and healthy one. If you looked at me possibly the last condition you guess would be one of hypothyroidism especially as I had completely changed my diet over to a more healthy and organic one over the past year in an attempt to help my fertility.
It is possible that my general fitness and good health have delayed the onset of stereotypical symptoms but there had to be a reason or reasons for my raised antibodies. So far I have come up with the following theories, all of which are well documented online:
- Inherited autoimmune condition: I have my Dad to thank on this one as he has suffered from Sjogren's since the late 90's although he thinks he can trace it back to the early 80's. In his case he does have dry eyes but does not tend to suffer from many of the other symptoms such as fatigue. He also tends to experience flare ups where he has really bad dry eye for a week or two but it settles down (as do his antibodies). Either way if you have a parent with an AI condition it's probable that you will inherit it as well (or another condition). So far I have tested negative for Sjogren's but have managed to pick up blepharitis a few months ago (see separate entry).
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