{"id":1199,"date":"2021-02-04T16:34:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T16:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/44.199.17.173\/?p=1199"},"modified":"2024-06-18T05:02:47","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T13:02:47","slug":"gut-microbiota-l-thyroxine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thyforlife.com\/gut-microbiota-l-thyroxine\/","title":{"rendered":"Gut microbiota and L-thyroxine Absorption"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1199\" class=\"elementor elementor-1199\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d76575 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d76575\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thyforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/gut_microbiota_microbes-1.jpg 2197w, https:\/\/www.thyforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/gut_microbiota_microbes-1-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thyforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/gut_microbiota_microbes-1-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thyforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/gut_microbiota_microbes-1-768x418.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thyforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/gut_microbiota_microbes-1-1536x837.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thyforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/gut_microbiota_microbes-1-2048x1116.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2197px) 100vw, 2197px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e030458 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e030458\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Trillions of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other life forms collectively named\u00a0 microbiota accompany us through the entire lives. \u00a0Learn how our microbiota influences the absorption of L-thyroxine and what you can do to make improve its\u2019 function.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f119c57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f119c57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What do we know about the gut microbiota?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c30bb69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c30bb69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There are\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4991899\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">roughly 40 trillion bacterial cells<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in your body. The major part of these microbes exists inside of the intestines and on the skin.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Most gut microbes are found in a \u201cpocket\u201d of your large intestine called the cecum, and they are referred to as the gut microbiota. It contains at least\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/18497261\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">1000 different species of known bacteria<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, which\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7353203\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">may become more and less prevalent<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0depending on various factors such as the geography of living, diet, use of antibiotics and other drugs, genetics, environment, and various diseases.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Some gut microbiota functions, such as vitamin synthesis and fiber digestion, are widely-known. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cell.com\/trends\/endocrinology-metabolism\/fulltext\/S1043-2760(19)30107-9?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1043276019301079%3Fshowall%3Dtrue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Many other essential functions were discovered recently<\/a>, such as the role in the development of depression, neurodegenerative diseases, obesity, diabetes, immunological disorders, inflammatory bowel diseases, and cancer.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e53df7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e53df7\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2597280\" data-id=\"2597280\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9728b72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9728b72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gastrointestinal microbiota influences Levothyroxine absorption<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6327d26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6327d26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thyforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-monstera-5841969-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10005 lazyload\" alt=\"Illustration of backteria\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thyforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-monstera-5841969-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thyforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-monstera-5841969-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thyforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-monstera-5841969-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thyforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-monstera-5841969-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thyforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-monstera-5841969-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10005 lazyload\" alt=\"Illustration of backteria\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thyforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-monstera-5841969-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thyforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-monstera-5841969-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thyforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-monstera-5841969-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thyforlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-monstera-5841969-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b3dc51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b3dc51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGut microbiota is a self-balancing system, where each type of bacteria is limited in growth due to the presence of another one. If this balance is disturbed, the person develops a condition named dysbiosis. This condition changes the way our body absorbs various substances, leading to secondary complications.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5053ef3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5053ef3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The study\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cell.com\/trends\/endocrinology-metabolism\/fulltext\/S1043-2760(19)30107-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">published in Cell<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0suggests that the efficacy of oral L-thyroxine supplementation absorption may depend on how the gut microbiota degrades thyroid hormones during the process called oxidation. It concludes that higher numbers of microbiota in cases of bacterial overgrowth<\/span>\u00a0<strong>might require higher doses of L-thyroxine.<\/strong><\/p><p>In hypothyroidism, the pH of the stomach often increases, and gastric motility decreases. Thus, the reduced protein cleavage in the gastrointestinal tract and bacterial overgrowth may take place. Based on these facts, another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cell.com\/trends\/endocrinology-metabolism\/fulltext\/S1043-2760(19)30107-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">group of researchers\u00a0suggested<\/a> that altered colonization of the gastrointestinal tract leads to the need for higher doses of L-thyroxine.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecf8062 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ecf8062\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;fc1b826&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc4b395\" data-id=\"fc4b395\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7868e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7868e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Simple things you can do to improve your gut microbiota<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-653e954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"653e954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Many ongoing studies aim to define the influence of our lifestyles and diet on the gastrointestinal microbiota. However, some findings have already proved themselves in multiple studies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ol><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Increase your intake of dietary fibers by adding more whole-grain products and vegetables to your meals.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Incorporate fermented foods, such as kimchi, kefir, or miso, into your diet.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Take the antibiotics only if prescribed by your medical provider. It is also vital to take the entire dosage prescribed, even if you started to feel better before the course was over.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Decrease the number of processed foods in your menu or eliminate them if possible.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Studies<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0097500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">demonstrate<\/a> that people with erratic sleeping patterns risk disrupting their microbiota. Try to make sure that you get 7-8 hours of sleep at night.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p>Thus, the performance of your gut microbiota may be responsible for the difficulties in thyroid disease management. We hope that our advice will help you to achieve better thyroid bloodwork results and decrease the unpleasant symptoms, which you will soon be able to track with our app.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trillions of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other life forms collectively named\u00a0 microbiota accompany us through the entire lives. \u00a0Learn how our microbiota influences the absorption of L-thyroxine and what you can do to make improve its\u2019 function. What do we know about the gut microbiota? There are\u00a0roughly 40 trillion bacterial cells\u00a0in your body. 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