FIVE Connections Between Bile Flow and Thyroid Function

FIVE Connections between Bile Flow and Thyroid Function

• If not absorbing fats, you can’t make thyroid hormones
• Finland study: hypothyroidism 7x more likely in people with decreased bile flow
• Bile triggers release of the enzyme that converts T4 to T3
• Gut bacteria plays a role in T4 to T3 conversion
• Thyroid hormones relaxes sphincter of Oddi, which controls flow of bile into the small intestines