Hun hadde hatt en hyper periode i 2000, og så kom det en ny hyper-periode og da sa de at de ville fjerne kjertelen eller gi radioaktivt jod. Jeg sa at hun kunne prøve glutenfritt siden gluten er en kjent trigger av antistoffene. Så gikk hyperen fort over, og hun måtte senere gå på gluten igjen for cøliaki-diagnose.
(Hun hadde hatt mange symptomer på cøliaki i mange årfør, så det å spåise glutenfritt var en lettelse for henne, hun har det mye bedre. Ingen blodprøver slo ut, jeg tror de bare tar TtG IgA og antigliadin TgA her, IgG villd muligens vist noe men de gjør ikke den hvis man ikke har IgA-mangel her. Biopsien slo ikke ut heller men det kan være noen duster som er på labben)

Noen artikler fra Elaine Moore om hva som trigger graves:
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/gra ... ase/114925
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/gra ... ase/115556
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/gra ... ease/79302
http://autoimmunedisease.suite101.com/a ... seTriggers
"Known triggers include cigarette smoke, stress, low selenium levels, seasonal and food allergies, sex steroids particularly estrogens, excess dietary iodine, and trauma. Thyroid cells may also be injured by oxidative stress related to the immune system's response to low antioxidant levels. Suspected environmental triggers include retroviruses, Yersinia and other enteric bacteria, and aspartame in artificial sweeteners....
When environmental triggers are identified and withdrawn, thyroid antibody levels fall and thyroid conditions improve. In patients with both thyroid disease and celiac disease, avoiding gluten causes both conditions to improve. In patients with allergic rhinitis and Graves' disease, avoiding pollen and treating the allergic response causes improvement in both disorders. The level of immunoglobulin E (IgE), which is increased in allergic reactions, is higher in patients with severe Graves' disease symptoms than in people with mild or subclinical disorders.....
Stress directly contributes to and worsens symptoms in many autoimmune disorders including autoimmune thyroid disorders. The College of American Pathologists has identified stress as the main trigger for Graves' disease. "
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/gra ... ease/79353