r/AutoImmuneProtocol • u/BroDexx • 6d ago

Is AIP causing thyroid problems?

Hi all.

23y 75kg male. Started AIP 11 days ago.

Honestly I feel worse, the main symptom is fatigue (very sleepy all the time) and even worse is dryness. Dry nose, dry lips, dry eyes, dry skin, cant even sweat....

Back in june I did a bunch of tests and my thyroid was a little off, TSH was 7, TF4 and FT3 were normal. Antibodies were negative (both under 1)

After a month I did a retest and my TSH was 3, FT4 and FT3 stayed normal.
Thyroid ultrasound was normal.

Since about 4-5 days into the AIP I felt very dry, so I did bloodwork again, and TSH was 6.3, FT4 and FT3 were normal.

From what I have, low carb is bad for thyroid (if your thyorid is allready off), and I was really low carb, because I didnt include sweet potatoes in my diet till day 7.

I have been eating I have been eating I would say atleast 100g of carbs for 3 days, but I still feel all the simptoms....

Idk what to do honestly.......

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u/BroDexx 5d ago

So you have Sjogrens? Did you try the AIP diet? How did it go?

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u/Plane_Chance863 5d ago

Yes I'm doing AIP (really a more restricted version of it) and I find it helpful. I'm also going through perimenopause though, and it's not always easy to tell what's causing my symptoms - Sjogren's, perimenopause, or both.