Hello everyone, my name is thyroid, it is a very important gland in the human body, it belongs to the endocrine organ, shaped like a butterfly, located under the thyroid cartilage in the neck, on both sides of the trachea. With a gentle flap of the wings, thyroid dysfunction may cause a cascade of butterfly effects throughout the body.
As the main controller of metabolism, thyroxine is the most important hormone I produce (T4), triiodothyronine (T3). T3 and T4 will work with me to control the speed of energy utilization of the master and the working state of the muscular organs.
Some people say that I am patriarchal and especially like to toss women. Although I was a little aggrieved, it was true. Because sensitive women are more prone to mood swings than men, they can lead to abnormal immune regulation, which can lead to excessive secretion of thyroid hormones, resulting in abnormal thyroid function.
There are only two things that make me trouble, more or less. If I secrete more thyroid hormones, you will get hyperthyroidism, your body will speed up metabolism, palpitations, tachycardia, heat intolerance, sweating, hyperphagia, weight loss, irritability, insomnia, proptosis of the eyeballs, etc. If I secrete less thyroid hormone, you get hypothyroidism, your body's metabolism slows down, and then fear of cold, speech fatigue, apathy of expression, dryness and cold, memory loss, mental retardation, and so on.
Sometimes I may have inflammation, which is related to infections throughout my body, viral infections, autoimmune diseases, and ionizing radiation. Sometimes I will swell up inexplicably, which may be due to the lack of iodine in the owner, commonly known as "big neck disease".
But sometimes I develop nodules, and most benign nodules don't need **, only if the nodule has symptoms of compression or a tendency to cancer. As we all know, iodine is the main raw material for my synthesis of thyroid hormones, more or less not. Clinically, most thyroid disorders are not associated with high iodine but with low iodine or disorders of iodine metabolism. In addition to taking medicine, what else do I take when I am sick? Selenium is an essential trace element for the human body, which can enhance immunity and regulate metabolism. Selenium must synthesize and exert the role of thyroid hormones.
However, many people are severely deficient in selenium, so selenium supplementation is the most important thing for hypothyroidism and thyroiditis. In addition, vitamin A, carotenoids, tretinoin, etc. are also important, and they can also affect my function when they are deficient. Therefore, the doctor will recommend whether a supplement is needed depending on your condition.
I'm done, and again, I'm a thyroid and I'm important to the owner, so I'll never get sick again! Follow Dr. Zhang Guiqiong, and if you have learned knowledge, remember to share it with your friends!
Thyroid gland