„I suffered from constipation for many years, and since my hypothyroidism was treated, my digestion has also worked better.“

Due to its constant interaction with the outside world, the intestine is probably the most complex organ in the human body. Having a balanced intestinal activity and therefore a regulated digestion depends on a variety of factors: Everyone knows diarrhea after bad food or constipation if you didn’t drink enough or didn’t do enough exercise. The thyroid, as the body’s central pacemaker, also plays an essential role in digestion – a lack of thyroid hormone can cause the intestines to become sluggish. A euthyroid metabolic state (from the Greek eu = good), i.e. an adequate supply of thyroid hormone to the body, leads to balanced and regular intestinal activity.If you occasionally suffer from digestive difficulties and your thyroid function has not yet been examined, I would like to encourage you to have this done by a doctor you trust with a simple one-time blood test and determination of thyroid hormones (fT3 and fT4) and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH).