IBS, Hyperactive thyroid and Bipolar Disorder

JTS · 09-24-2004, 12:40 PM

Does anyone know if there is a correlation between IBS, Hyperactive thyroid, and Bipolar Disorder?

Goddess4ever · 09-24-2004, 02:55 PM

The only one that I know of is that HYPOthyroidism mimics some of the symptoms of depression....and HYPERthyrodism mimics some of the syptoms of anxiety. I know there is a high comorbidity between an anxiety disorder and depression. Sorry...that's all I can think of!

lucy9089 · 09-24-2004, 04:01 PM

My friend has IBS and is bipolar, she also has/had an eating disorder. Another distant friend of ours has IBS and the eating disorder; I don't know her well enough to know if she is bipolar. I am 99% sure that the eating disorder and the possibly consequent IBS has a strong correlation to the Bipolar personality. This is after reading this book about genetics and personality, I forget what its called, something like "genes matter more than you think" but the Author's name is Dean Hamer, and he says that this has to do with the type of seratonin gene that they have. It is so interesting, I recommend you read that chapter on seratonin, and see how many traits it is linked to it. I don't know if he mentions IBS but I definitely think it is linked to seratonin imbalances which is the driving force behind bipolar.

My friend says that when she is constipated she feels the low like she doesn't want to leave the house, or when she is happy she gets the diarrhea.......... so interesting...
As far as the overactive thyroid, I have no idea, I am curious as why you are asking this question. Is this a school report? Or do you have experience with someone who has these 3 things?

Cadence308 · 09-24-2004, 05:39 PM

Go to pubmed.com and look it up on their database. They have abstracts from all kinds of peer reviewed papers from researchers who investigate everything from impotence to vien leaf pattering in plants. Good luck!

fallenangel5421 · 07-28-2005, 02:20 AM

i dont know if there is a connection but if you know of one fill me in....i have hashimotos thyroiditis that i was diagnosed with when i was 12 (i'm now 24) and they think i may have ibs now!! ive been really concerned about it...i'm too young for this crap!

09-24-2004, 12:40 PM	#1
JTS Offline Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Chicago Age: 27 Posts: 53	IBS, Hyperactive thyroid and Bipolar Disorder Does anyone know if there is a correlation between IBS, Hyperactive thyroid, and Bipolar Disorder?

09-24-2004, 04:01 PM	#3
lucy9089 Offline Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Age: 24 Posts: 6	Very interesting question My friend has IBS and is bipolar, she also has/had an eating disorder. Another distant friend of ours has IBS and the eating disorder; I don't know her well enough to know if she is bipolar. I am 99% sure that the eating disorder and the possibly consequent IBS has a strong correlation to the Bipolar personality. This is after reading this book about genetics and personality, I forget what its called, something like "genes matter more than you think" but the Author's name is Dean Hamer, and he says that this has to do with the type of seratonin gene that they have. It is so interesting, I recommend you read that chapter on seratonin, and see how many traits it is linked to it. I don't know if he mentions IBS but I definitely think it is linked to seratonin imbalances which is the driving force behind bipolar. My friend says that when she is constipated she feels the low like she doesn't want to leave the house, or when she is happy she gets the diarrhea.......... so interesting... As far as the overactive thyroid, I have no idea, I am curious as why you are asking this question. Is this a school report? Or do you have experience with someone who has these 3 things?

07-28-2005, 02:20 AM	#5
fallenangel5421 Offline Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 28 Posts: 1	i dont know but if anyone does i dont know if there is a connection but if you know of one fill me in....i have hashimotos thyroiditis that i was diagnosed with when i was 12 (i'm now 24) and they think i may have ibs now!! ive been really concerned about it...i'm too young for this crap! __________________ fallenangel5421

09-24-2004, 02:55 PM	#2
Goddess4ever Offline Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 146	The only one that I know of is that HYPOthyroidism mimics some of the symptoms of depression....and HYPERthyrodism mimics some of the syptoms of anxiety. I know there is a high comorbidity between an anxiety disorder and depression. Sorry...that's all I can think of!

09-24-2004, 05:39 PM	#4
Cadence308 Offline Silver Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: USA Gender: Female Posts: 1,318	Go to pubmed.com and look it up on their database. They have abstracts from all kinds of peer reviewed papers from researchers who investigate everything from impotence to vien leaf pattering in plants. Good luck!