Few of us know much about the thyroid gland until we encounter its disease. Quite a lot of functions of our body depend on this so small organ, which belongs to the endocrine system.
It often happens that there are problems with the thyroid gland, the symptoms do not show immediately. It turns out that the disease appears much earlier than it clearly begins to affect our appearance and well-being.
Problems with the thyroid gland negatively affect all organ systems in the human body. In addition, they increase the risk of other fairly serious and intractable diseases.
Signs of thyroid problems are very diverse. This body behaves quite insidiously, since many symptoms may indicate ordinary fatigue, but in fact everything is much more serious. The causes of thyroid diseases can be lack of sleep, reduced immunity, bad habits, frequent stressful situations, and most importantly, lack of supplyiodine in the body. These diseases can be inherited. Thyroid problems are much more common in women, whose body is more vulnerable due to frequent hormonal changes.
In order to determine if there are some violations of the functioning of this organ in the body, you need to carefully look at yourself or undergo frequent medical examinations. If there are problems with the thyroid gland, the symptoms speak for themselves. First of all, this is fatigue and frequent nervous condition, hair loss and changes in the skin, rapid weight loss or gain, as well as brittle nails and muscle weakness. These symptoms should be paid attention to at the initial stage of the disease. At later stages, the state of he alth worsens along with the progression of the disease, which becomes more and more difficult to treat.
The skin becomes pale and dry, speech slows down and an increase in the tongue is observed, constant drowsiness and nervous system disorder appear, heart function is disturbed, memory deteriorates significantly and apathy appears. The manifestation of such signs is already an extreme signal that you should immediately contact an endocrinologist and undergo an examination.
If he alth suggests that there are problems with the thyroid gland, symptoms begin to appear more often, there is a slowdown or acceleration of metabolism in the body, it is necessary to undergo a course of treatment, which is often associated with taking anti-hormonal disorders or with surgery. Sometimes medicines have to be used for the rest of your life. If you do not recognize thyroid problems in time, the symptoms of which are quite easy to notice, you may need to further treat hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism. This can lead to a rapid increase in blood cholesterol, brittle bones, and a risk of heart attack, stroke, or even thyroid cancer.
