What Causes Difficulty In Loosing Weight When Having Hyphyroidism?
Can try weight loss medications
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
Welcome to HCM. I had gone through your question and understand your concerns.
Please share with us some more details - like duration of thyroid illness, cause of hypothyroidism - is it due to antibodies - Hashimoto's?
If it is long standing hypothyroidism (>2 yrs) and if due to anti thyroid antibodies, there is no need of dietary modifications like restriction of cabbage or cauliflower. These restrictions are needed only for iodine deficiency hypothyroidism.
The limitation of lifestyle modifications (diet and exercise) are they are effective initially, but later the effect get saturated and further weight reduction is very difficult.
There are 3 option s for weight reduction
1. Lifestyle modification - which you have already tried
2. Medications - like orlistat, locaserin, phentermine/topiramate which are approved for weight reduction. Please discuss with the doctor if these can be used in your case
3. Surgical procedures - Usually we suggest surgery for patients who cant meet target weight in 6 months with above 2 measures. Simple procedures like gastric banding or complex like gastric bypass can make desirable weight loss.
Hope I have answered your question. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help.
Regards
Dr Ajish TP
Consultant Endocrinologist