Thyroid Disease and 8 Warning Signs of “Hyperthyroidism”
People around me have said that I might have thyroid disease because my neck looks unusually swollen. I tried stretching my neck and rubbing it up and down several times. But in fact, apart from a swollen neck, there are many other symptoms that are the beginning of hyperthyroidism. What are the symptoms? Let’s check.
Get to know the thyroid gland
The thyroid gland is the largest gland in the endocrine system. It looks like a butterfly wing that spreads out and covers the top of the trachea. It produces hormones that control energy metabolism in the body, digestion system, blood fat levels, muscle function, body temperature control, and even emotions and feelings. Normally, the thyroid gland produces the right amount of hormones, helping the various systems to function at their best.
However, if the thyroid gland works too hard, it will cause the เล่นเกมคาสิโน UFABET ทันสมัย ฝากถอนง่าย body to easily tire, tremble with palpitations, insomnia, weight loss, or in women, irregular menstruation. In some cases, if the symptoms are severe, the patient will become comatose, have yellow eyes and yellow skin, and may cause heart failure and pulmonary edema. Overall, these symptoms are called hyperthyroidism.
Warning Signs of Hyperthyroidism
- Fatigue, feeling tired more easily than usual
- Palpitations, weakness
- Sweating easily, feeling hot more easily
- Irritable and moody more easily
- Unexplained weight loss
- Irregular menstruation
- Big neck, bulging neck
- May also have bulging eyes.
Causes of hyperthyroidism
In fact, there are many causes of hyperthyroidism, but most of the time it comes from a malfunction of the immune system, stimulating the thyroid gland to work too hard. And if relatives have a history of hyperthyroidism, the risk increases even more. In addition, women are more likely to have hyperthyroidism than men.
Therefore, if anyone has these symptoms, see a doctor immediately for timely treatment before it is too late.