Quitting Smoking and Thyroid Disease Onset

[LogicToke]

I was reading some things on quitting smoking and remebered a couple people in here were diagnosed with thyroid problems shortly after they quit smoking.

"In a poll I conducted with almost 1000 thyroid patients, 11 percent of the respondents were diagnosed with thyroid disease within 3 months of quitting smoking. And 18% were diagnosed within 6 months of quitting smoking. " ~ Smoking and Thyroid Disease: Exploration of the Connections / Thyroid Disease Information Source - Articles/FAQs

So it does look like smoking may mask the symptoms of thyroid problems.

 

[ACM]

One of the hallmarks of under active thyroid is weight gain. It's also a hallmark of quitting smoking. Maybe the weight gain after smoking leads to more aggressive testing for thyroid disorders. Just a thought.

 

[BassAddict]

The reason so many people are now discovering issues in regard to their health is the simple fact that a quarter of the 4,000 ingredients help mask health related issues.

I am not an expert, and I read an article related to this in a smoker awareness magazine at Walmart.