Dear Sir/Madam, I have pain in left side upper abdomen and after ultrasound it's found that I have fatty liver. Thereafter I have done blood test in which thyroid disease has found. TSH -7.79, T3 - 131, T4 - 8.9 . Now I got confused I want ask you is there any connection between fatty liver and thyroid? And according to above data related to thyroid can you tell in what stage of my thyroid problem? And also thyroid is curable or not?

Dr. Amrita BasuENT Specialist7yrs exp

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Do you have any history of alcohol ingestion? Do you have a high calorie fat rich, fast food prone diet. Is your lifestyle very hectic. Alcohol causes problem with Eltroxin production and function. It is toxic to thyroid gland. First : medicines are mandatory.� Otherwise you might have weight gain, muscle ache, sleep and anxiety issues as well as reproductive� and cardiac issues later. You need to get an USG neck done� and an FNAC USG guided of thyroid gland. FT3/FT4/TSH� If you have already done these tests Share on Lybrate I can help you better. Any history of alcohol� intake /fatty food /sugary food How much exercise do you get done every day? Ideally you should be doing a�good�mix of cardio ,weights and crossfit� exercises to keep you healthy Together� with a balanced diet with optimum� healthy fat protein and carbs.� Avoid� deep fried fatty food and fast food. No soft drinks /sugary drinks. I am outlining� food you should avoid or restrict in Hypothyroidism. It's important� you maintain� your body weight exercise regularly. Weight gain increases thyroid hormone requirements.� Avoid cruciferous�� group of veggies� like cabbage and broccoli. Avoid soya bean in all forms. No soya ,nugget, chunk,tofu or milk. Limit their intake: Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, turnips, and bok choy. Cooking the vegetables can reduce the effect that cruciferous vegetables have on the thyroid gland. Limiting your intake to 5 ounces a day appears to have no adverse effect on thyroid function. Decrease gluten� intake from processed� food. Always try whole grain varieties of cereals which is rich in fibres and help improve� bowels (Take your thyroid replacement� medicine several hours before or several hours after food rich in fibres .Otherwise problem� with absorption� of hormone. 20 to 35 gram of fibres daily from all sources. Avoid excessive fatty (deep fried) and sugary food as hypothyroidism� causes your metabolism� to slow down &weight gain. Avoid highly salted food, chips,pickles, sauces as they contain� large amount of sodium .Hypothyroidism� puts you at risk of high BP and excess sodium in salt aggravates Coffee� in excess. And coffee with thyroid hormone� replacement� can prevent absorption.� Alcohol. It is toxic to thyroid gland and prevents� hormone production and absorption. The problems of hypothyroidism� gets better with medicines, diet and exercise.� You will start� better as the levels of your hormone normalises.� Initially� you need to do the TSH test every 6 weeks till normal TSH then every 3 months Diet /EXERCISE/Medicines/Sleep/meditation :5 pillars of health needed to live the healthiest Hope this helps Let me know.� Take care  

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