Thyroid disease is common and frequent, and the harm is also greater, so we must pay attention to prevention. However, there are often some patients who do not understand thyroid diseases, can not distinguish whether they have hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, and some patients are very nervous after finding thyroid nodules, suspect that they have cancer, and are worried.
So, what are the types of thyroid diseases and how to prevent them? Let's take a look at it today.
What are the most common thyroid disorders?
Simple goiter
Patients often present with no discomfort other than a large neck, including endemic and sporadic goiter.
Thyroid nodules
Includes benign and malignant tumors. Most thyroid tumors are benign, but if benign thyroid tumors are not treated in real time, there is a 10% chance that they will turn into malignant ones.
hyperthyroidism
It is a group of high metabolic diseases caused by increased thyroid secretion of thyroid hormones, which increase the level of thyroid hormones in blood circulation, and the incidence of women is greater than that of men.
Hyperthyroidism patients are first manifested in: heart palpitation, hand shaking, heat intolerance, sweating, fatigue, dizziness, emotional impulses, love and anger, every time there is more food and hunger, increased frequency of stool, thin body and other symptoms, accompanied by thick neck and double protrusions, swelling and discomfort, etc., clinically it is not difficult to diagnose.
Hypothyroidism
It is a disease in which the synthesis and secretion of thyroid hormones are insufficient, or the physiological effects of thyroid hormones are insufficient, resulting in decreased metabolism in the body. Hypothyroidism can be caused by a variety of thyroid disorders, or other disorders.
Hypothyroidism patients are mainly manifested as fear of cold and sweating, lack of sleepiness, less movement and laziness, low voice, sleep all day, anorexia and bloating, or even swelling of limbs, blue lips and white lips.
thyroiditis
There is mainly acute purulent thyroiditis, which is often associated with infections around the body. Subacute thyroiditis, mostly associated with viral infection. Postpartum thyroiditis, chronic invasive fibrous thyroiditis and others.
How to prevent thyroid disease?
1. Maintain a good attitude, Chinese medicine believes that stress leads to overwork and weakness, which leads to decreased immune function, endocrine disorders, and metabolic disorders in the body; Stress can cause mental tension to cause stagnant blood stasis and poison fire insufficiency, thereby increasing the chance of thyroid disease.
2, do more exercise can promote people's resistance, can regulate people's endocrine system to maintain normal, can regulate people's mood. Pay attention to the usual dietary problems, eat nutritious foods and fresh vegetables, and do not eat hot, too cold, too salty, too spicy food.
3. If there are no special circumstances, it is recommended to eat iodized salt, but after eating iodized salt, you should avoid eating kelp, seaweed, shellfish seafood.
4. X-ray is an important factor in thyroid disease, try to avoid X-ray irradiation of the head and neck in childhood.
5. Maintaining mental pleasure and preventing emotional internal injuries is a very important aspect of preventing the occurrence of this disease.
6. Thyroid inflammation, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, thyroid nodules should be timely to the hospital to standardize follow-up diagnosis and treatment to avoid serious complications.
The above is the introduction of several common types of thyroid diseases and the need for everyone to do a good job of prevention, usually we pay attention to these prevention, pay attention to nursing, in order to try to avoid further aggravation of the disease.