• Guest - w'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the 2025 Survey »

Oh no, hormones again .......

H

Henwoman

Member
Messages
18
Type of diabetes
Prediabetes
OK BG now normal, weight down drastically, exercising like mad and continuing LCHF approach to food. So why have my hot flushes returned with a vengeance? I was getting 1 or 2. every 8weeks or so, now 6-7 per 24 hours. Is there a link here somewhere that I am missing?
 
I have read all sorts of different personal stories about what happens to hormones after adopting low carb.

For me, PMT became less, um, aggravating.
Some people find it affects their thyroid. Most that i have seen have found thyroid issues improve, a few find the opposite.
Inflammation often subsides...

I am trying to use very non-definite terms, because everyone's experience is different, but i think it is probably safe to say that your hormonal situation will shift somewhat, before settling down to a new, slightly different state.

For me, that was an improvement. Hopefully, it will be the same for you...
 
Thanks. It just seems weird that my body (insulating) fat has plummeted as has my visceral (around organ ) fat and my lean body mass has increased. To me logically this reduction in insulation should be having the opposite effect on my flushes. I was low fat for nearly 40 years (gallstones) and carried on after having them removed as I preferred the taste. Can still only stomach skimmed milk but now use butter, olive oil and full fat yoghurt and cheese.
 
If you've lost a lot of weight you will be producing less estrogen so that could be it.
 
As weird as this may sound dairy causes hot flashes for me. Might want to test that by ditching cheese for a few days. Could be nothing but worth a shot.
 
Kristin251 said:
As weird as this may sound dairy causes hot flashes for me. Might want to test that by ditching cheese for a few days. Could be nothing but worth a shot.
Click to expand...
Not sure. Had my first taste of cheese this week today so let's see. Good to know we are all so different.!
 
Back
Top