Alert For Thyroid!

Symptoms of thyroid

Common symptoms include:
* coarse and dry hair
* confusion or forgetfulness (often mistaken for dementia in seniors)
* constipation
* depression
* dry, scaly skin
* fatigue or a feeling of sluggishness
* hair loss
* increased menstrual flow (women)
* intolerance to cold temperatures
* irritability
* muscle cramps
* slower heart rate
* weakness
* weight gain

If hypothyroidism isn’t treated, the symptoms will progress. Rarely, a severe form of hypothyroidism, called myxedema, can develop. Symptoms of myxedema include:
* low body temperature
* dulled mental processes
* congestive heart failure, a condition where the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs
Hypothyroidism causes the body to slow down. It occurs when there is too little thyroid hormone in the blood (“hypo” means “not enough”). Hypothyroidism affects more than 5 million people, many of whom don’t know they have the disease. Women are more likely than men to have hypothyroidism. Also, one out of every 4,000 infants is born with the condition. If the problem is not corrected, the child will become mentally and physically retarded. Therefore, all newborns should be tested for the disease.
Following are the symptoms of hypothyroidism.
* Feeling slow or tired
* Feeling cold
* Drowsy during the day, even after sleeping all night
* Slow heart rate
* Poor memory
* Difficulty concentrating
* Muscle cramps
* Weight gain
* Husky voice
* Thinning hair
* Dry and coarse skin
* Feeling depressed
* Heavy menstrual flow
* Milky discharge from the breasts
* Infertility
* Goiter

Treatment

1. Radioactive iodine is used to shrink a thyroid gland that has become enlarged or is producing too much hormone. It may be used on patients with hyperthyroidism, a goiter, or some cases of cancer.
2. Surgery is normally used to remove a cancer and may also be used to remove a large goiter.
3. Thyroid hormone pills are a common treatment for hypothyroidism, for patients with a goiter, and for patients who have had thyroid surgery. The pills provide the body with the right amount of thyroid hormone.

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