THYROID DISEASE

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Q: Thyroid glands?
if a women has thyroid problom is there treatment she can get to loose the weight? or is she gonna just keep blowing up?

A: YES!! ask your doctor about it… my aunt starting loosing weight after they found that she had an overactive thyroid and my cousin, who’s always been on anti-depressants, found that she had an overactive thyroid and with the medication they put her on for it she hasn’t needed to take her “happy” pills anymore.
an overactive thyroid changes a lot in our systems… who knew?! =)

Q: Thyroid Glands ?
Do you think i have an over active or underactive thyroig gland, or neither. These are my symptoms, i put on weight easy, i dont lose it by excercising and cutting out foods and eating less, i only lose it when i just eat less and dont excercise, i feel tired most of the time, i get depressed and ache everywhere and feel really cold most of the time,even in when its hot. Ive had this problem for about 4 years does it just come on like this.?
Hi my hair does fall out not excessivley but i have little bald patches, i did dye my hair alot thought and i thought it was because of this but i stopped dying it and it still falls out from the root of the heathly hair. Its worse when i wash it. strands come out

A: Sounds like an underactive thyroid.
Feel the cold, hair loss, tiredness.
You need to get a blood test from your doctor

Q: What hormone does your Thyroid glands produce?
I know that the difficiency called Goiter enlarges the thyroid gland due to an iodine diffiency. The gland uses iodine to produce this hormone but what is the hormone and what is it used for. Thanks

A: The thyroid is very tricky gland. There is a hormone in every single cell in your body and the thyroid is responsible for making sure its where its supposed to be-it keeps the body in a state of homeostatsis and when its off-all hell breaks loose. A goiter is caused when a the gland overproduces or a cyst gets attached to the gland or a tumor also-The hormones help regulate everything from youyr heart to your digestive system to your metabolism-its not just one thing like most beleive-Hyperthyroid is when the gland does NOT produce enough and hypothyroid is when the gland is over producing-medication can usually bring the thyroid back to normal but its mostly a lifetime disease with no cure. Hope this helped-from a hyperthyroid person.

Q: What if i commit a sin under the influence of my hyperactive thyroid glands?
Shall i be held responsible for sins committed?

A: Anyone with a medical condition can make things up after they are better.
Get it checked out it can lead to serious medical conditions then you will be in the hands of others not the Lord, because most of them in the medical field they don’t believe in God, so good luck!
Stay thin
Go for walks and stop sitting around like a duff all the time!

Q: If I get my thyroid glands removed will it leave a scar around my collar/neck lining?
My doctor is telling me I have to get my thyroid gland removed. I was wondering if there was maybe a different way of dealing with this problem. Maybe, I should get a second doctors opinion, because I know if I get the gland remove I will have to be on medication, to replace the horomones the gland produces, for the rest of my life. However, if surgery is a “must”, can I get surgery done that will not leave a scar? Can someone answer my question?

A: I have known a lot of people who have had this surgery. The surgeon always ensures that the line is as small as possible and ideally in a crease line.
Initially the scar is quite obvious whilst it is still healing. Once it is healed you hardly notice anything. It is very small and faint. Often I have not noticed until people have told me about it.
One other thing I would like to mention is that I would take your surgeons advice. S/he would not operate unless it was necessary.
Good luck.

Q: How does under-active thyroid glands affect you? What symptoms shows that you have under-active thyroid glands?
Does under-active thyroid gland affect the height of someone?

A: Lethargy, weight gain, water retention, low immunity

Q: What are underactive thyroid glands ?
My mum said I might have It and my grandma had it – can you inherit it ?
Brighton L : the website didnt work could you try again ?

A: Under active Thyroid simply means that your thyroid doesn’t produce enough hormone to keep up with your body needs. I am not sure if it is a genetic thing however, if you suspect you have hypothyroidism (under active Thyroid) then you should have it checked out. It is just a simple blood test. The treatment for it is simply to take thyroid hormone, which is just one pill a day you have to take and it is relatively inexpensive.

Q: My doctor said my thyroid glands are swollen, i am only 16, what does that mean for me?
what will happen, will i be able to reduce the swelling to do down?

A: Hi Rachel,

First of all, you only have one thyroid gland. If it is your thyroid gland that is swollen, this is called a goiter and can be caused by thyroid disease such as Hypothyroidism or Hyperthyroidism. Your doctor will need to do further testing such as checking your TSH and T4 levels. Also be sure that he didn’t mean to say lymph node glands. If your lymph nodes are swollen then this is not as complicated and will usually go away on its own.

Good Luck!!

Q: Why do the bone, thyroid gland and adrenal glands show no change in the rate of blood flow with exercise?

A: becase blood doesn’t flow through them….

Q: Is there a link between food intolerance (gluten intolerant) and an under active thyroid glands?

A: Yes.
go here:

http://thyroid.about.com/cs/latestresearch/a/celiac.htm

Q: Will THC be detected in a blood test for thyroid glands?
So basically i have been using marijuana once a weekend for the past 3 weeks… but it has been around 10 days since my last use. I am having a blood test for thyroid levels later today and was wondering if THC would e detected even though they are not specifically looking for it? Xo

A: Your TSH level (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) will not indicate the usage of cannabinoids. They would have to do a therapeutic drug screen to detect marijuana usage….

Q: does thyroid glands cause your throat to hurt?
I went to the doctor today and she told me that my thyroid gland felt enlarged and told me that i need to get a ultrasound .so i scheldued for one for wednesday. but tonight my throat really hurts .it feels tight and kinda burns when i try to swallow on my right side . can this be caused by my thryoids are can it be some type of virus.

A: Sounds like strep throat to me. Strep can (And usually does) cause the thyroids to become inflamed (swollen and enlarged). It’s very unlikely it’s anything serious, but if the thyroids are enlarged enough to worry a doctor, it might be thyroiditis, which is bad.

Q: i have slightly enlarged thyroid glands with diffuse parenchymal disease, what does it mean?
is diffuse parenchymal disease a serious illness? cos whenever i research the net, all i get is about thyroid cancer related answers

A: Hi Jo-ann. My advice to you would be to call your doctor and ask this question. I would want to find this information out from someone with medical knowledge, not somebody on Yahoo answers. I have Thyroid disease, and i have never even heard of Parenchymal Disease. Don’t scare yourself by things you read on the net. Ask your doctor so you can get the correct information. Good luck

Q: Name three (3) hormones anabolically derived from the thyroid glands, and all of their functions?

A: (1) The amine (derived from tyrosine) Thyroxine (or tetraiodothyronine) (T4), manufactured by thyroid epithelial cells, the less active form of thyroid hormone, which increases the basal metabolic rate & sensitivity to catecholamines, and affects protein synthesis.

(2) The amine (derived from tyrosine) Triiodothyronine (a thyroid hormone) (T3), manufactured by thyroid epithelial cells, the more potent form of thyroid hormone, which increases the basal metabolic rate & sensitivity to catecholamines, and affects protein synthesis.

(3) The peptide Calcitonin (CT), produced by thyroid parafollicular cells, which acts via cAMP to stimulate construction of bone and to reduce blood Ca2+.

Q: are root crops still good to eat by persons who has no thyroid glands?

A: Depends upon whether the person was born without a thyroid gland or their thyroid is missing due to surgical removal because of cancer. If due to surgical removal then the person would already be taking supplemental thyroid hormone and would have no diet restrictions. If they were born without a thyroid then they would already know if any foods disagree with them. Soy beans and Brussels sprouts which might cause problems for a person with no thyroid are not considered root crops. I do not find any mention of root crops being a diet no no. Read this article. http://thyroid.about.com/cs/basicinformation/a/nothyroid.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_crop