Can prolonged crash dieting cause hypothyroidism?
I am only 15 years old.Last year,I tried to lose weight by eating only very little calories and skipping meals.Months ago,my blood test result showed that I have hypothyroidism with borderline normal T4 and very low T3 level.I feel so regretful for screwing up my own body.Can I reverse the effects?please help me.thx
Low T3 is not necessarily a sign of hypothyroidism. Thyroid tests can be abnormal in people who have other illnesses, or who have something else major going on with their body, such as a lot of weight loss. This doesn’t mean there is actually something wrong with the thyroid – it’s just something you see when someone is ill. A big percentage of people in hospital, for example, would have abnormal thyroid tests if you tested them all. Once you get better and get back to a normal, healthy weight and lifestyle, the results will probably get back to normal. (hypothyroidism is almost always diagnosed using a TSH test – not T4 or T3)
Yes, please try to eat healthy. You need to give yourself a ‘booster week’ Eat loads of meat, potatoes and carbo and protein to get back muscle. Go for light jogs, heavy muscle building and you will get a tight figure back soon enough!
You can also cause yourself to have gallstones,from all this yo-yo dieting… Eat healthy and exercise! You are too young to start down this path.. That said, right now you have your whole life in front of you.. make smart food choices now, because someday if you don’t, you may not be able to reverse any damage you’ve. Good Luck!