Few of us know much about the thyroid gland until it encounters its disease. Quite a lot of functions of our body depend on this so small organ, which refers to the endocrine system.
Quite often it happens that there are problems with the thyroid gland, while symptoms do not manifest immediately. It turns out that the disease appears much earlier than it obviously begins to affect our appearance and affect our well-being.
Thyroid problems adversely affect all organ systems in the human body. In addition, they increase the risk of other serious and difficult to treat diseases.
Signs of thyroid problems are very diverse. This organ 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, low immunity, bad habits, frequent stressful situations, and most importantly, a lack of iodine 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 whether there are some violations of the body in the body, you need to carefully look at yourself or undergo a frequent medical examination. If there are problems with the thyroid gland, the symptoms speak for themselves. First of all, it is fatigue and a frequent nervous state, hair loss and a change in the skin, a rapid decrease or increase in weight, as well as brittle nails and muscle weakness. These symptoms should be addressed at the initial stage of the disease. At later times, one's health worsens along with the progression of the disease, which is becoming more and more difficult to treat.
The skin becomes pale and dry, speech slows down and tongue enlargement is observed, constant drowsiness and disorder of the nervous system are manifested, heart function is impaired, memory worsens 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 you feel that there are problems with the thyroid gland, the symptoms begin to appear more often, there is a slowdown or acceleration of the metabolism in the body, it is necessary to undergo a course of treatment, which is often associated with the use of antipruritic drugs that normalize hormonal disorders or with surgical intervention. 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 fairly 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 there may also be a risk of heart attacks, stroke, or even thyroid cancer.