Levothyroxine and bloated tummy

Hi. I recently had an increase in my Levothyroxine to 75mcg and after 3 weeks my tummy bloated so badly that I looked as if I was pregnant. I stopped the medication for 2 days and went back onto it after my doctor and friends told me off. Well, the bloating went down a little bit and I also stopped drinking milk in the morning ( I normally have it on my cereal). I don't know whether this has helped the bloating to go down. I had milk in my cereal again yesterday afer a week and the bloating came back. Do any of you know why this is happening?

I have the same exact problem from the same exact drug!! I asked my doctor about it whether it was a side effect but he told me it shouldn't be because he's never heard it from any one before. Ever since I started taking the drug, which was last June, I've been experiencing a lot of bloating and gas. I thought it was the meds but when my doctor told me it wasn't I didn't know what it was anymore and just continued taking the drugs as prescribed. Have you asked your doctor about it? My dosage is the same as yours too. I'm not too big on milk so I highly doubt it's that. Actually this happens after I eat ANYTHING, which is very annoying because I feel so uncomfortable so I find myself fasting most times just because I don't want to deal with it. Any one else with the same symptons or know of any thing that will help?

Consider going vegan (no meat/dairy), sticking to water/tea. And doesn't milk in the a.m. prevent the levo. from doing its work? At anyrate, it generally takes a few months for the meds to fully heal the body, so maybe you're body's adjusting.

I too have noticed this but I have also had other issues which didn't point me to this at first. The levo or the fillers in it may irritate the stomach so try taking it with food in the evening. About going vegan, don't do that. You need protein for your muscles to work properly. However you can limit yourself to a few ounces twice weekly. I had to do this for a liver problem and going meatless just dragged me down further. Soy products will affect levo function adversely.