Can a poop-binding drug fix stubborn hyperthyroidism?

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Dramatic Response to Cholestyramine in a Patient with Graves' Disease Resistant to Conventional Therapy

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Summary

A patient couldn't get better from standard thyroid meds, but when they tried a drug that binds bile, their thyroid levels suddenly returned to normal in just one week.

Proposed Mechanism
Cholestyramine enhances thyroid hormone elimination via bile acid sequestration
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Authors

Sebastián-Ochoa A, Quesada-Charneco M, Fernández-García D, Reyes-García R, Rozas-Moreno P, Escobar-Jiménez F