Hi, I have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism followed my first pregnancy of daughter birth 19 years before. I have been taking thyroxine 75 mcg daily to manage my tsh level. I also have longstanding issues with gastritis, low level of fe, vit d and vit b 12. I am currently having a spoon of roasted ajwain powder in the early morning with warm water. I feel no issues and feel so great believing I am taking organic and natural stuff to treat my gastritis issues. But I have started to worry thinking if it is affecting my thyroidism unknowingly. Can you please advice me what is safe thing to do here?

Dr. Prabhakar Laxman JatharEndocrinologist52yrs exp

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Hello, thanks for the query. I have seen the details mentioned. I understand that you have long standing hypothyroidism and taking 75 mcg of levothyroxine. However, there is no information on the tsh, t4 & t3 levels, so it is not known whether the dosage is adequate or not. Secondly taking ajowan powder, there is absolutely no issue if you are feeling fine about it. Only point to be remembered is to take levothyroxine tablet first on empty stomach and then after 1 hour the powder can (should be) taken. Since there is no information on hormonal levels, no further comments can be made. You have also not given any information on presence of any symptoms, weight, height, dietary details and lipid profile. Thanks.  

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