Tag: Hyperthyroidism

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Thyroid Disease and Seafood Iodine

Generally speaking, seafood includes algae, fish, shrimps and shellfish. Specifically, kelp and laver belong to algae. Fish include hairtail, salmon, etc. Metapenaeus metapenaeus and scallops are shrimps and shellfish. The iodine content of these seafood is actually very different. Iodine Content of Common Seafood Iodine content Seafood species 举例 Up to 100 grams of algae, dry kelp contains 36 240 micrograms of iodine; 100 g Porphyra contains 4 323 micrograms of iodine. Secondly, 100g shellfish and shrimps contain 346 micrograms of iodine. 100g shrimp skin contains 264.5 micrograms of iodine. At least 100g of fish, cuttlefish contains 13.9 micrograms of iodine; 100g Pseudosciaena crocea contains 5.8 micrograms of iodine; 100 grams of hairtail also has only 5.5 micrograms of iodine. Read More …

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Thyroid dysfunction, can also [sex] [human]?

Hyperthyroidism (hyperthyroidism for short) and hypothyroidism (hypothyroidism for short) are the most common thyroid dysfunction. However, many young patients are still in their childbearing age, and with the advent of the second child age, they always have a little doubt and worry when eager to be parents. Q: Is the occurrence of sexual desire decline, impotence and premature ejaculation related to thyroid dysfunction? A: Normal and appropriate amount of thyroid hormone plays an important role in maintaining the balance of androgen, estrogen, prolactin and other sex hormones in the body. Once hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism occurs, Thyroid secretion too much or too little thyroid hormone, the balance between this hormone is broken. It may cause male sexual desire reduction, erectile dysfunction Read More …

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Will hyperthyroidism not be treated in how? What is the most serious complication of hyperthyroidism?

What is the most serious complication of hyperthyroidism? Thyroid crisis, also known as hyperthyroidism crisis, is the most serious acute complication of hyperthyroidism! Under certain stress factors, hyperthyroidism will suddenly deteriorate, and all hyperthyroidism symptoms will worsen sharply, even causing confusion of consciousness, trance, coma, etc., endangering life safety. Most of them occur in patients with severe hyperthyroidism and are not treated or undertreated. When hyperthyroidism crisis occurs, if it is not rescued in time, the mortality rate can reach 50%, and even if it is treated in time, there is still a mortality rate of 5% ~ 15%. Does hyperthyroidism crisis show what? High fever; To be soaked with sweat; Tachycardia, heartbeat more than 140 times in one minute; Read More …

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People with thyroid diseases need to guard against osteoporosis.

Editor’s note: Eight years ago, 35-year-old Ms. Liu found out that she suffered from hyperthyroidism (hyperthyroidism for short) and was still not cured after oral drug treatment. So this year, 43-year-old she took iodine 131 treatment. Hyperthyroidism was cured, but she was complicated with hypothyroidism (hypothyroidism for short). Although taking thyroxine, thyroid function control is not ideal. Recently, Ms. Liu has always felt pain in her waist and back. She felt that as she got older, she didn’t care and didn’t go to the hospital to have a look. A few days ago, Ms. Liu accidentally fell down and broke her ribs. This forced her to go to the hospital. Arriving at the hospital, the doctor told Ms Liu that Read More …

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Diabetes treatment is ineffective, beware of hyperthyroidism at work!

Zhang Dage, who is in his forties, often feels that he does not have enough to eat recently, so he eats more than others every day. Even so, his weight has obviously dropped by nearly 10 kg. People around him said that he may have diabetes. They went to the community hospital for a check. Fasting blood sugar was 7.5 mmol/L (normal reference range: 3.33 ~ 6.11 mmol/L). Blood sugar did rise, so they began to treat diabetes. However, half a month has passed, and his condition has not improved, but has worsened. The whole person is not energetic and his weight has lost a few pounds. Accompanied by his family, he is going to go to the endocrinology department Read More …

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How should hyperthyroidism patients be treated with diabetes at the same time?

When hyperthyroidism is complicated with diabetes, the key to treatment is to effectively control hyperthyroidism as soon as possible while treating diabetes. When the elevated thyroid hormone level is controlled and the symptoms of hyperthyroidism are relieved, glucose metabolism can also be improved. There are three conventional treatment methods for hyperthyroidism, mainly drug therapy, radioactive iodine therapy and surgical treatment, but for hyperthyroidism complicated with diabetes, the choice of treatment methods is different. 1. Drug therapy should increase dose and course of treatment, The selection of antithyroid drugs is basically the same as that of ordinary hyperthyroidism patients, but the dosage of drugs is correspondingly increased compared with that of simple hyperthyroidism patients, and the course of treatment is appropriately Read More …

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The Story of Iodine and Thyroid

Iodine is thyroid’s closest friend. Before getting to know thyroid gland, iodine wandered in the environment, from air to water, from soil to plants to animals. Especially in the sea, seawater has the highest iodine content. The iodine in the environment can enter the human body through food, drinking water and air. After encountering the thyroid gland, the thyroid gland will firmly grasp the iodine and become the closest friend to synthesize thyroid hormone together. However, this pair of good friends will also make a little awkward. Iodine deficiency, thyroid swelling If there is not enough iodine in the body, the thyroid gland cannot find enough iodine to synthesize thyroid hormones together. Adhering to the principle that “many people have Read More …

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8 Dietary Suggestions for Thyroid Diseases

1. Iodized salt Iodized salt is a good helper to prevent iodine deficiency. Non-iodized salt is used for hyperthyroidism. Thyroiditis should not eat iodized salt, eat less or not; Others choose iodized salt. 2. Soybean Soybean is not only a goiter-causing food, but also can inhibit the absorption of thyroid hormones. Patients with hypothyroidism should not eat a large amount of bean products after taking drugs, and it is better to eat them at intervals. Patients with hyperthyroidism can eat more in an appropriate amount. 3. Cruciferous food Common ones are cauliflower, cabbage, cabbage, radish, mustard, etc. People with goiter should eat less. These foods have the effect of antithyroid drugs, but after heating treatment, hypothyroidism patients can also enjoy Read More …

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Eat kelp every day, small sad acid alkali constitution has not changed, become hyperthyroidism!

Today, I saw a piece of news with the headline “The mother of the second child suffers from hyperthyroidism by believing in folk prescription kelp as food for her son”. Because I believe that eating more kelp can make my body alkaline and easy to give birth to boys. Therefore, I eat kelp almost every day. I don’t know whether the baby in my belly has become a boy, but I have changed myself into hyperthyroidism first! Alkaline constitution is more likely to give birth to boys? There is a widespread saying among the people that alkaline constitution is easy to give birth to boys. It is believed that alkaline environment is more conducive to the survival of [Y] sperm Read More …

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A picture to read, affect the whole body thyroid hormone

Do you have any skinny people around you who can’t get fat after eating? In other words, a drink of water will make you fat! Do you occasionally ask with great concern, [Do you have hyperthyroidism? How to eat is not fat! ] Or [Are you hypothyroidism, so listless, and still fat? ] In fact, besides weight is related to thyroid health, there are many other manifestations, which are also barometers of thyroid health. A simple picture tells you that thyroid gland is used for what. Apart from affecting body weight, what other manifestations will thyroid gland problems have.