The Care and Maintenance of One’s Thyroid

Okay…so I went to the doctor today to ask all those kaboodles of thyroid questions I had. Here’s what I found out.

1. Take your thyroid pill at night. You can avoid just about every possible ridiculous thyroid medicine interaction if you take it at night. Mind, you should stop eating about 2 hours before you take it. And mind, there aren’t really any interactions.

2. You should NOT go on a low fiber diet. New research says high fiber is good…for about everything. So, unless you have other reasons to avoid fiber, don’t do this for your thyroid.

3. Similarly, there is no negative interaction between Birth Control Pills and thyroid meds.

4. Calcium, magnesium, etc, etc, etc: Keep taking them.

5. Drink your milk. Eat your cereal. Stay healthy.

6. You can have soy. No, really.

7. Probably I need to look elsewhere for the weight gain I’ve recently experienced. Doctor says eat less. Oookay. Maybe I need measured iron rations or something.

Anyway, that’s the report. I know some of you fellow thyroid groupies out there were curious.

Author: Catherine Schaff-Stump

Catherine Schaff-Stump writes fiction for children and young adults. Her most recent book, The Vessel of Ra, is the first book in the Klaereon Scroll series. She is currently working on its sequel, as well as penning the middle grade adventures of Abigail Rath, monster hunter. View all posts by Catherine Schaff-Stump