Symptoms of thyroid disease

Symptoms of thyroid disease | Symptoms of hypothyroidism and how does thyroid disease occur? And how to treat the active thyroid?

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Symptoms of thyroid disease:

Symptoms of thyroid disease | Symptoms of hypothyroidism and how does thyroid disease occur? How to treat the active thyroid gland?The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped gland (weighing about 15-20 grams)located at the front of the neck between adam’s apple and chest bone and the thyroid gland manufactures hormones that control metabolism.

Metabolism is the speed with which your body treats stuff (how quickly food burns to generate energy and heat) and symptoms of thyroid disease include:

Hypothyroidism.
Symptoms of hyperthyroidism.

Symptoms of hypothyroidism

Hypothyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland does not produce enough of some vital hormones that may include symptoms and signs of hypothyroidism:

I’m tired.
Increased sensitivity to the cold.
Dry skin.
Catch.
Weight gain.
Fat face.
hoarseness.
Muscle weakness.
High cholesterol.
Muscle pain and stiffness.
Pain, stiffness or swelling of your joints.
Periods of menstruation are heavier than usual or irregular.
Thin hair.
Slowing heart rate.
Depression.
Memory impairment.
Hyperthyroidism.

Hypothyroidism in infants:

Although hypothyroidism often affects middle-aged and older women. Children born without a thyroid gland or thyroid gland that is not functioning properly may show some signs and symptoms, when newborns have problems with hypothyroidism, problems may include:

Yellowing of the skin and white eyes (jaundice), this occurs when the child’s liver is unable to metabolize a substance called bilirubin, which usually consists when the body recycles old and damaged red blood cells.
A big, prominent tongue.
Difficulty breathing.
Crying.
A secret hernia.
As the disease progresses, children are likely to have difficulty breastfeeding and may fail to grow and develop normally,

They may also have:

Constipation.
Muscle weakness.
Excessive drowsiness.

When hypothyroidism is not treated in infants, even mild shaves can lead to severe physical and mental retardation.

Hypothyroidism in children and adolescents:

Children and adolescents with hypothyroidism also have the same signs and symptoms as adults, but they may also suffer from:

weakness of growth, leading to short stature.
Delayed growth of permanent teeth.
Puberty is delayed.
Impaired mental development.

As hypothyroidism is produced when the thyroid gland fails to produce enough hormones, hypothyroidism may be due to several factors:

A disease that affects the immune system, the most common cause of hypothyroidism is an autoimmune disorder known as inflammation of the gland.
Hashimoto’s thyroid, autoimmune disorders occur when your immune system produces antibodies that attack your tissues, including this process.
Sometimes your thyroid gland.
Excessive response to the treatment of hyperthyroidism often treats people who produce too much thyroid hormone
With radioactive iodine or thyroid hormone inhibitors, the goal of these treatments is to restore thyroid function to
Their nature, but sometimes, correcting hyperthyroidism can reduce thyroid hormone production.
“A lot” leading to permanent hypothyroidism.
As thyroid surgery, the removal of all or a large part of the thyroid gland can reduce the production of thyroid hormone or
Stop it in this case you’ll need to take thyroid hormone for life.
Radiation therapy, the radiation used in the treatments for head and neck cancers can affect the thyroid gland and may lead
To hypothyroidism.
Medications, a number of drugs can contribute to hypothyroidism, one of these drugs is lithium, which
It is also used to treat certain mental disorders

Symptoms of hyperthyroidism:

It is usually short-term (1-3) months, if the cells are damaged quickly and there is an excess leakage of thyroid hormone, you may also show symptoms of hyperthyroidism such as:

Concern.
feeling upset.
Sleep problems.
Heart rate speeds.
I’m tired.
It also leads to unplanned weight loss.
Increased sweating and heat intolerance.
anxiety and nervousness.
Increased appetite.
Shivering.