CAUSES OF HASHIMOTO’S DISEASE

Poor gut health and imbalances in the microbiota of the intestinal tract have been linked to the development of many autoimmune diseases including inflammatory bowel disease (IBS), rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis and even type 1 diabetes.¹

So far, few studies have looked at gut health and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, Compared to healthy controls, patients with Hashimoto’s had different relative amounts of various species of gut bacteria, and the extent of those differences correlated with the severity of their symptoms.