<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> I have heard that when you take synthroid your thyroid glad stops producing whatever it is that it produces. I wonder if it's possible that eating gluten could result in the thyroid gland malfunctioning and therefore the need to be on synthroid. If so then perhaps becoming gluten free could imply that one no longer needs synthroid. If that's the case then the question would be how to figure that out, short of stopping the medication which seems like a bad idea. Comments appreciated. Thanks.