How are thyroid diseases treated?

According to some experts, the cause of hypothyroidism is the very low ability of the small intestine to absorb iodine, while the cause of hyperthyroidism is considered to be a very high ability to absorb iodine.

A diseased intestine can cause an imbalance of iodine in the body.

Treatment of thyroid diseases also requires the following measures: changes in diet, bowel cleansing, liver support, restoration of impaired metabolic processes.

The following drugs are used to treat iodine deficiency: levothyroxine, liothyronine, potassium iodide.

In the treatment of thyrotoxicosis, the following medications are used: glucocorticoids, thyreostatics, immunomodulators, antihistamines.

The main rule for the treatment of nodular and diffuse goiter of the thyroid gland is to reduce the load on this endocrine organ.

The main medications for the treatment of thyroid diseases are thyroid hormones (triiodothyronine, thyroidine, levothyroxine) and antithyroid drugs (mercazolil) and other drugs that contain iodine.

Thyroid hormones such as triiodothyronine and thyroidine are contraindicated in case of coronary heart disease, thyrotoxicosis and diabetes mellitus.

Mercazolil is contraindicated in the presence of nodules on the thyroid gland, in pregnant women, and in some cases it can cause leukopenia and granulocytopenia.

You should not take iodine preparations during pregnancy (with the exception of vitamin preparations and iodized salt), with kidney disease, with allergic disorders, with thyroid tumors.

Taking hormonal medications for thyroid disorders can temporarily improve the situation by compensating for the hypoactivity of the gland, but over time the thyroid gland will work worse and worse, and the dosage of hormonal medications will need to be increased.

As a rule, hormonal drugs for diseases of the thyroid gland are taken only in certain cases: to assess the condition of the thyroid gland and when the thyroid gland is removed (as a result of surgery).

Side effects of taking hormonal drugs for thyroid problems are: loss of bone mass, and the functioning of heart cells can also be disrupted, causing atrial fibrillation.

Removing thyroid nodules causes only a temporary effect; after some time, nodules may appear on another part of the thyroid gland.

Treatment of thyroid diseases includes consumption of foods containing iodine, vitamin preparations and other medications containing iodine.
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