In the past week, i have already prepared myself for the LID and this week I am going full blast low-iodine diet in preparation for my RAI-131 ablation therapy. I will be receiving 100 mCu on 17 November 2015.
Why go on LID or low iodine diet?
For the radioactive iodine treatment (RAI) I-131 to be effective, a low iodine diet is recommended two weeks before the I-131 administration. RAI is iodine, so for this treatment to be absorbed by the remnant thyroid, the body should be iodine hungry. Being on low iodine diet gives a more successful treatment with radioactive iodine.
For more information, visit thyca.com:
Radioiodine therapy
The main instruction of my doctor is NOT to eat seafood mainly. When I was told by the nuclear medicine specialist to research on the preparation, I searched the net and found that the following should be avoided when on low iodine diet:
- seafood
- egg yolk
- potato skin
- iodized salt
- dairy
Otherwise, be very careful with foods with added salt, not necessarily sodium.
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