Thyroid disease and abdominal thyroid tests are more common in people with sprue than in the general population. At the same time sprue is more common in individuals who have thyroid disease. This association appears to be based on the tendency for people with autoimmune diseases to be predisposed to other autoimmune diseases. If you have an antibody against part of yourself, that antibody can cause disease, that is, an autoimmune disorder. Antibodies relating to autoimmune destruction of the thyroid, or Hashimoto's thyroid disease.
Research articles support evidence that there is a connection between sprue and thyroid disease.
Graves disease patients have a higher than usual proportion of HLDA DR3 antigens. The thyroid gland, located at the base of the Adam's apple in your throat, is important in regulating metabolism. This gland affects every system of the body including the brain, heart, liver, kidney, pancreas, reproduction system, etc. When you don't have enough thyroid hormone, everything tends to slow down. When you have an overactive thyroid, things speed up.