Caused by a variety of thyroid hormones in the blood increased, and the role of body tissues and organs caused by endocrine disease. Referred to as hyperthyroidism. You may have palpitation, heat intolerance, sweating, increased appetite, weight loss, thick neck, bulging eyes and a series of clinical manifestations. If handled properly, it can be cured.
One view is that the prognosis of the disease natural cure is not possible, another view, not special treatment for patients with hyperthyroidism, also has a high response rate. It seems the two are not comprehensive place. After Benbingfasheng, many patients may have a long or short natural remission or stable disease. If timely treatment, most can be cured. Irreversible treatment complications were very few.
Prevention to avoid the spirit of incentives, patterns of life, work and rest, to prevent the onset of good. For hyperthyroidism caused by external use, as long as avoid undue thyroid preparations or abuse drugs or iodine, fully able to prevent the occurrence of iatrogenic hyperthyroidism. Prevent the occurrence of hyperthyroidism difficulty is great. But as long as eating festival, living there often do not make any rash labor, tranquil nothingness (selfless desires, feeling happy and cheerful), comply with the laws of nature, coupled with appropriate physical exercise, not only can enhance immune function, and the prevention of the occurrence of hyperthyroidism also have some positive meaning.
Initiative with the patient is required to obtain reasonable arrangements nutritious, high-calorie, high-protein, high vitamin diet, as well as mental and physical rest. Treatment options often used in the following three.
This method is susceptible to long-term drug treatment patients receive, because the treatment does not appear to cause irreversible damage, but treatment for a long time, is characterized by a high relapse rate. Thiourea drugs are the main drugs used. Its role is to inhibit thyroid hormone synthesis in the thyroid gland. Chinese doctors are accustomed to order drugs of choice: propylthiouracil, methimazole, hyperthyroidism flat and methyl thiouracil. Treatment should be sufficient, gradually reduce disease control after the drug, taking the total time required more than 1 to 2 years. Medication should be avoided during pregnancy, after treatment prohibit eating too much iodine and more food and drugs when the disease has not been controlled. Drug therapy can have adverse effects, such as rash, fever, joint pain, liver damage, severe can cause leukopenia or even disappear. Different types of medication, the number of adverse reactions are different, causing a lack of white blood cells is less than 1% of these adverse reactions to methyl thiouracil most propylthiouracil least. Therefore, in the course of treatment, should always check the white blood cells, decreased significantly once, it should be actively processed.
Most thyroid surgery antithyroid drug therapy after surgery, 90% of patients were cured, preoperative except thiourea drugs for three months to reduce the synthesis of thyroid hormone, but also with iodine to make thyroid congestion reduction, tissue hardening, in order to reduce blood loss. With the improvement of anesthetic techniques and improved medical standards, postoperative complications caused by significantly reduced.
Radioactive iodine therapy 131 131 large concentration of iodine in the thyroid gland, releasing β and γ rays destroy thyroid tissue. This method is convenient, safe, but after treatment, the symptoms disappear slowly, but some patients after treatment may occur permanent hypothyroidism.
