Quote Originally Posted by Red Rock View Post
Thanks, e3rdpower. I have since done some more reading on the net about the whole thyroid gluten connection. Since I am mild hyper/Graves, it makes me wonder whether I should go gluten free. I have not mentioned that my brother has gone gluten free and his symptoms have all cleared up. He has done no bloodwork and does not have any thyroid issues. I'm the one with thyroid issues. Lucky me. So I'm half thinking that I see how the visit goes this week and perhaps mention this to the endo and see what he says. Not sure if it would be better to have the thyroid sort of under control before looking at gluten stuff.

Red Rock
I would definitely mention it to your endo. Hopefully, he will write for the antibody tests (blood) which can assist in diagnosing celiac. However, even if that comes back normal I would go ahead and try gluten free, as many times the testing can be flawed, especially since your brother is feeling better. Don't change anything until you test, though. Gluten (whether through celiac disease or non autoimmune gluten intolerance) and autoimmune disorders are very highly linked.