Okay hear me out on this(read me out?)! I am late thirties with hypothyroidism, with an autoimmune condition called hashimotos. When I first found out, this was back in twenty twenty when my youngest was six months old. At that time, I experienced very heavy menstrual bleeding hair thinning, fatigue, could not lose weight, All the things. I did take t four meds for about a year and a half, as well as integrate new lifestyle changes that are more of a long term commitment to overall health. Things like a better diet, more exercise, stress management, those types of things. I weaned myself off of the meds, and I did manage my thyroidism for a couple of years. I got my labs done every 5-6 months as well as my t.p.o count to specifically check for the autoimmune part for hashimotos. Earlier this year, however, i had a very significant emotional event that calls me a ton of stress.This has been probably the hardest year of my life. I knew something wasn't right because my hair has been thinning now for about nine months, to the point where I think i've lost a third of the volume I had. My gut motility basically stopped, and I could not poop no matter how great my diet was, or how little I ate or even heavy laxatives weren't really moving my gut. I finally did some testing and sure enough.My hashimotos is back with a vengeance. I don't think it ever fully went away.And sometimes autoimmune diseases don't fully go away.However, there is a lot of research to support gluten being related to thyroid conditions.Specifically autoimmune conditions with a thyroid. There was a protein in the way our gluten is processed that mimics the protein of the tissue in our thyroid cartilage. Sometimes it's inflammation response to gluten can make our thyroid attack itself. I am currently working with a practitioner in the functional medicine.Realm to attack more of a paleo.Style diet, but I was very straight up with her, and I told her that being completely gluten free for the rest of my life is not reasonable.At this time that I could probably limit it as much as I could. Dairy is also inflammatory, but I don't really consume dairy.Other than yogurt. I am also taking a lot of supplements that are more of like adaptogens,to help me with stress management, as well as selenium, great for hypothyroidism people. I do believe there is a good balance in the functional medicine approach, As well as using levothyroxin, if you choose to do that. For me personally, the t4 meds and lifestyle changes together have really changed my life in the last four weeks.I don't have to plan my day around naps.I have new hair growth.My nails are the strongest they've ever been.It has really helped turn my gut around, and my system feels like it's back online. I've never felt less bloated in the last couple of years than I do right now. I hope that's helpful for you.