

It’s an embarrassing subject we like to put behind us, but hemorrhoids can be a real bummer, with the pain of sitting butting into everyday tasks. Although hemorrhoids tend to run in families, certain measures can prevent your backside from continually taking front and center. When you have Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism, addressing root causes of hemorrhoids can also play a role in managing your Hashimoto’s.


Common root causes of hemorrhoids that can play a role in Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism



  • Prepping and storing veggies to add to meals
  • Ordering salads with meals when eating out
  • Making big batches of veggies soups and stews
  • Keeping a container “salad bar” in your fridge
  • Veggie smoothies
  • Snacking on raw veggies


If eating lots of vegetables causes gastric discomfort, you may need to take digestive enzymes with your meals. Or you may have compromised digestion that require gut healing. Ask my office about ways to help repair your gut function.

Eating an ample and diverse amount of vegetables goes beyond helping relieve constipation. Research shows a diet made up primarily of vegetables has a powerful influence on the immune system in various ways, all of which can help manage Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism. A plant-based diet significantly influences the composition, diversity, and amount of healthy gut bacteria. A beneficial ratio of diverse gut bacteria helps modulate the immune system and support healthy brain and gut function, which in turn can influence Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism.

Still constipated?


Thyroid. For instance, the autoimmune disease Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism is known to cause constipation. Properly managing Hashimoto’s by addressing immune imbalances is fundamental to relieving constipation and hemorrhoids. This means looking beyond thyroid hormone medication to food intolerances, inflammatory foods, chemical sensitivities, inflammation, and other diet and lifestyle factors that influence autoimmune Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism.




Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism that is not properly managed can impact brain function. By working to manage Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism you can likewise influence constipation and hemorrhoids.

Gut. An inflamed, leaky gut with too much bad gut bacteria contributes to constipation. The gut has its own nervous system, called the enteric nervous system. When gut health is bad, the enteric nervous system does not function properly and constipation can result.


Addressing gut health, leaky gut, and gut bacteria is fundamental to managing Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism as well.

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A variety of factors can cause hemorrhoids, however it’s always important to address diet and health of the digestive tract, brain, and immune system when looking to manage the underlying cause. Ask my office for more advice about hemorrhoids or Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism.