Symptoms of thyrotoxicosis: identify and stop the destruction

As you know, only stress hormones and thyroid hormones have clues to catabolic processes, that is, to processes of decay. In the case of violations in the functioning of the thyroid gland, namely, abnormally high "pace of work," the body has enough of both hormones. Therefore, the processes of tissue destruction are stakhanovsky pace. The doctor will call this state "thyrotoxicosis".

According to the sound of the word it is clear that this is due to the poisoning of the body, according to the consonance with the word "toxin". Indeed, the symptoms of thyrotoxicosis say that the body is not at all good. How can you assume this condition yourself? A person whose body collapses under the influence of thyroid hormones is extremely difficult to concentrate, every little thing distracts him from the case. There is a very strong feeling of fatigue. The appetite becomes absolutely inhuman, and the patient literally melts before our eyes. To envy such a person is not worth it - in addition to losing fat, he loses a huge number of muscles and other tissues, which undermines his health.

Therefore, you can not try to lose weight by taking thyroid hormones. This will hurt your health very much. Symptoms of thyrotoxicosis are unpleasant. However, it is much worse that after the end of hormone intake you will be "inflated" with terrible force, because the consumers of calories - muscles were destroyed. And if the body gets used to not producing hormones, it will take time for the function to recover, for which the weight will grow at a terrible rate.

What other symptoms are thyrotoxicosis? Ill come in very badly at high temperatures, while he is intensely sweating. It often happens that the temperature is increased chronically. A person becomes unbalanced, nervous, sleep worsens. And even after a dream a person realizes that he has not rested at all. In women, the cycle is broken. Of course, one by one these symptoms can mean literally anything, but when combined, the doctor will immediately suspect an elevated level of thyroid hormones in the blood.

In addition to these basic, there are still additional symptoms of thyrotoxicosis. The hair falls out, the skin becomes sticky, the person is sick and vomits, it is tormented by diarrhea, the eyes become "bulging," the picture is supplemented by impaired cardiac function and increased pressure. In general, an extremely painful condition.

What are the reasons for its occurrence? Too much iodine in the diet (in the CIS is unlikely), Graves' disease (autoimmune disease), the virus caused inflammation in the gland, its benign tumors, unreasonable admission of thyroid hormones, a tumor of the ovaries or testicles.

What if I have thyrotoxicosis? Treatment depends on the cause that caused the disease. If it's a tumor, you'll have to remove the gland. As an option, the introduction of radioactive iodine is used to destroy cells that produce too many organism-poisoning hormones. In this case, a person will have to drink hormones all his life as a substitute therapy. But this is the best alternative in comparison with the permanent destruction of the organism released from under the control of the gland. Therefore, do not be afraid of such a solution. However, most often just enough therapy that suppresses the gland.

Nutrition in thyrotoxicosis is not fundamentally different from the usual healthy. The main thing is to reduce the amount of iodine coming in, for this you do not need to eat sea kale and sea fish. In addition, you need to eat as much as possible, until the weight stops falling. It is better to eat, of course, slow carbohydrates and proteins, and not fatty and fast sugars. In folk medicine, it is believed that the thyroid gland "does not like" cabbage, so it can and should be eaten literally by heads. And of course, you can not self-medicate thyrotoxicosis. Go to the doctor's office immediately.