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Thyroid

thyroid

A butterfly-shaped endocrine gland in the neck that is found on both sides of the trachea (windpipe). It secretes the hormone thyroxine which controls the rate of metabolism.


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Re: Stomach bloating and weight gain

... a maternity belly band over my pant to hold them up the put a big shirt over it so I can have something to wear to work. I have been tested fro thyroid, gluten and everything possible that would show up in your system and the doctor says everything is normal. How is everything normal when you ...

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by maxxi
Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:47 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
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Re: Stomach bloating and weight gain

... so badly that I look pregnant. I exercise regularly and closely watch what I eat and how much I eat. However I still remain heavy and bloated. My thyroid has been tested and the tests came back negative. I went to the gynecologist and we figured out that I most likely have PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian ...

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by shanatmon
Tue Jun 23, 2009 3:04 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
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Re: Stomach bloating and weight gain

What kinda diet or diet medicine is good for someone without a thyroid? i had surgery 2 year ago because i had graves disease, i was tried all the time and lost weight . ihad to much calcuim in my body, now that my thyroid has been took out im gaining weight. ...

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by marlina
Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:32 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
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Re: Stomach bloating and weight gain

... been several pounds a day for several weeks. I did the cabbage oup diet and all juice cleanse and still gained weight. Tell me how can this be? My thyroid test came back negative, too by the way. I don't know if/where I could get candida test or parasite test. I know my GI doctor won't do it. All ...

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by MichaelXY
Fri Jun 05, 2009 9:34 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
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Stomach bloating and weight gain

... been several pounds a day for several weeks. I did the cabbage oup diet and all juice cleanse and still gained weight. Tell me how can this be? My thyroid test came back negative, too by the way. I don't know if/where I could get candida test or parasite test. I know my GI doctor won't do it. All ...

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by carol513
Fri Jun 05, 2009 6:44 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
Replies: 299
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