Knowing More About Goitre
This disease affects the thyroid gland, which happens to grow in
size due to lack or excess of some key ingredients. The thyroid
gland resides at the front of the throat, below the larynx also
known as the Adam's apple. The thyroid gland plays a very
important function in our system. It makes thyroid hormones
called thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3), which spreads
in the body through the bloodstream. Thyroxin helps to keep your
body functions in proper condition.
Some of the signs and symptoms which would help you detect
goitre are the enlargement of the throat which can differ in
size from a lump to a huge mass of flesh. You will face problems
while swallowing your food due to enlargement as well as
breathing problems. As the enlarged tissue presses on to the
windpipe and oesophagus it becomes difficult to breathe and
swallow.
Some of the very common causes for goitre are: *Insufficiency of
iodine in your diet *Consuming foods which negate the iodine
factor of your diet also creates pathways for goiter *Intake of
drugs such as lithium and phenylbutazone is also a one of the
cause is also a one of the cause *The effects of thryoid cancer
*Growth of nodules on the thyroid gland *Hyperthyroidism
(overactive thyroid gland) *Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid
gland)
There are two types of goitre which can be classified as Endemic
Goitre and Sporadic Goitre.
Endemic Goitre- It can said that this type of goitre is similar
to an epidemic where in not an individual is affected but the
whole area or community residing in a specific place gets
affected. The lack of iodine is the major cause and in
far-fetched places it becomes even more difficult to provide the
proper care.
Sporadic Goitre- Here an individual is affected and the reasons
could be as common as family history, lack of iodine in diet,
and women succumb to goitre more than men.
Some of the treatment options you can try for the patients are
*Intake of iodine-rich diet *By using drugs as mentioned by your
doctor, you would see a change in your health * Removal of the
nodules present in the system either by medication or surgery