52 and new to Hashimoto disease

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Doctor advised me to give up gluten. Don’t know how to do this or where else to start getting my head round what this diagnosis means. All advice welcome please. Have started Synthroid tablets but won’t see doctor for 2 months ( think they are a bit busy with the virus). Hope someone out there can point me at a few websites etc - had a look myself and seem to be a lot of quacks trying to sell you a book or food products.

What sort of things do you usually eat?
I eat gluten free, I have hashimoto's and Addison's.
I started by deciding what I wanted to eat then researching how to make it gluten free.
We also eat dairy free too, but that's because my son can't have it

I have hashimotos and GF diet definitely helps me. Watch out for hidden gluten in things like many brands of stock cubes.

If you are a real lover of baked goods it will be a tough diet for you although provision for GF is really pretty good nowadays.

Have a look at this very comprehensive hypothyroidism site here op.

www.btf-thyroid.org
Try here too.
I also don't eat gluten but it's because I'm allergic to wheat.
I have thyroiditis - my thyroid doesn't stay hypo or hyper for long. It switches between the 2 when it feels like it

Oh and food allergies weren't something I previously had until after I was diagnosed with thyroid problems.
Wheat - allergy
Strawberries- allergy
Pineapple- intolerance
Dairy - getting increasingly more intolerant.
The link is debatable. Some say it can be due to a malfunctioning thyroid and some say absolutely not.
So just a heads up in case you ever have any kind of reaction to something that you haven't previously.

I have a dc on a gluten free diet.
When he first was diagnosed (11 years ago) it was very daunting - I subscribed to the coeliac society in order to get the book of gf foods it helped at first, the dietitian recommended I go through my cupboards and check everything I had, I then looked for alternatives to everyday items I used that were naturally gf (eg stock cubes, tomato ketchup). Once you work out which things you can buy naturally gf then you can work out what you want to buy from the gf section (in our case gf flour, cereal, bread, pasta, oats are the main things plus occasional pizza or fish finger). Also look at your favourite meals /recipes you can adapt most of them and as a family most of our meals are naturally gf. Not sure if they still do it but a lot of the gf companies sent out samples/ mini hampers if you registered with them - try gultafin, juvella, schar.
Eating out is easier these days if they don't have a gf menu ask for the folder of allergens (its the law they have to keep one).
Watch out for contaminated products if you are on a very strict diet. We also have separate butters and use toaster bags to prevent this.