what do i use to treat goitre?
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Go see a medical doctor first!! Your MD will know why you have the goitre and will be able to advise you about medications, dietary and lifestyle changes. \n\nIf your MD is not helpful, DEFINITELY consult a registered dietician (NOT a 'nutritionist' or a non-accredited 'diet specialist').\n\nFor you information:\n\nOur thyroid uses Iodine to create important hormones (T3, T4). Be very careful about your Iodine intake (ie iodized salt, seafood). Since your thyroid is enlarged, it is like a sponge for Iodine and this can be dangerous if you increase Iodine intake too quickly.\n\nNext, limit your intake of soy and cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cabbage, kale, kohlrabi, Brussels sprouts, etc). Scientific studies have demonstrated that these foods interfere with Iodine uptake by the thyroid. For the same reason, avoiding products with 'rapeseed' is important too. It is very, very difficult to find any foods or oils that contain rapeseed now so this shouldn't be a major concern. \n\nALSO, if you are a woman, **DO NOT become pregnant**; it puts a major stress on your body AND your children will have major birth defects (known as cretinism).\n\nHope this helps!\n:)
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Usually, if you have a reaction to thyroid medication, it signifies that the dosage needs adjusted.  There are other thyroid meds so I am sure your doctor will put you on something else.  Meanwhile, there is nothing that you can do.  There are no OTC treatments and no changes in diet that will help.  The only current and effective treatment for  hypothyroidism is a prescribed medication.  I suggest you schedule an appointment with your doctor asap.
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99.8% pure Iodine Crystals are used in the making of topical disinfectants, solutions and antibacterial shampoos. It is also used in the treatment of thrush in horses' hooves.
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alopecea ariata\n\nhave a lab test for thyroid functions.\na common problem that i share with you.
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http://www.thyrophoenix.com/thyroid_support_groups.htm\nHere, try this one....
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Iodine does not block the formation of T3 and T4, but the key element. During the process of transformation, iodine binds with other polymers and become ionized, a state called iodide. Only when ionized, can iodine be active and interact with other elements. \n\nThe cause of goiter is iodine deficiency, and the body tries to compensate the deficiency with enlarged thryroid gland. T3 and T4 both are beneficial to goiter. The difference is T4 is usually converted to T3 by deiodinases, so T3 is considered as the major thryroid hormone, altough the plasma concentration of T4 is much higher.
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I don't endorse this type of treatment, but if you like you can check out http://www.herb-doc.com/thyroid.htm
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Expanding goiter?  Do you mean avoidance of the thyroid gland enlarging due to goiter?  Goiter can develop because of excessive thyroid hormone production or the failure to produce enough hormone.\n\nA diet deficient in iodine can cause a goiter but this is rarely the cause because of the readily available iodine in our diets. A more common cause of goiter in America is an increase in thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in response to a defect in normal hormone synthesis within the thyroid gland. -- So, basically, iodine isn't always the answer.\n\nTreatment involves getting the thyroid hormone levels back to normal, usually with medication. When the medication takes effect, the thyroid may begin to return to its normal size. However, a large nodular goiter with a lot of internal scar tissue will not shrink with treatment. If the goiter is uncomfortable, causes overproduction of thyroid hormone unresponsive to medications, or becomes cancerous, the entire thyroid gland may have to be surgically removed.
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Allopurinol is what doctors prescribe for it.  Most people get relief with daily use.
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potassium iodine\nyeah, potassium iodide\nperson below me is right
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Call your doctor, and have them check your thyroid function.
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go see an endocrinologist.\nArmour thyroid is a POOR form of replacement , and you can become sensitized to it. In addition to that TSH goal now is about 2.0. You are underreplaced and on the wrong product. Get on levothyroxine and the doctor will adjust dose to TSH 2.0, you really should not do the supplements!
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Yes, it's use the isotope 135 I or 125 I to treat the thyroid cancer, because in this gland exist a very efficient transporter of Iodine called NIS. This protein transport Iodine inside the cell where are produced the T3 & T4 hormones, that need Iodine for their synthesis. The enter of this radioactive iodine to the cell lead to the destruction of the cell and the destruction of the entire gland that contain the cancerigenus cells, so the cancer is over or is a big chance for this aim.
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When radioactive iodine is used to treat an overactive thyroid, the dosage is usually quite small.  The radioactivity is mostly in a form that travels very short distances in the body usually 1/8 of an inch or less.  Radioactive iodine does not even damage structures next to the thyroid gland itself. There is no sterility, and no danger to unborn children. It is quite safe to have children after therapy. Doctors usually do recommend that you wait six months after the therapy if your a woman and planing on becomming pregnant. Hope this helps.
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i agree with the poster above who said that goiters can come from a lack of iodine.  however, the poster hasn't given the full story.\n\na nodule in the thyroid can be many things:  it can be a part of a multi-nodular goiter, as the poster said.  it can also be a primary hyperthyroid disease (such as Graves disease) or part of a thyroiditis.\n\nor it could be cancer.\n\nso, just taking more seaweed and fish won't necessarily be the best treatment.  i would get the nodule checked out by ultrasound.  depending on how big it is, a head and neck surgeon may elect to watch it or to take out part or all of your thyroid.\n\ngood luck
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A goitre is enlarged Thyroid gland.It is caused by 1)deficiency of iodine in food 2)excessive activity of thyroid3)very     much diminished secretion of thyroid and4)cancer of thyroid.
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A goitre (or goiter) (Latin struma) is a swelling in the neck (just below adam's apple or larynx) due to an enlarged thyroid gland. They are classified in different ways:\n\nA "diffuse goitre" is a goitre that has spread through all of the thyroid (and is contrasted with a "simple goitre", "single thyroid nodule" and "multinodular goitre". \n"Toxic goitre" refers to goitre deriving from inflammation, neoplasm, or malfunction of the thyroid, while "nontoxic goitre" refers to all other types (such as that caused by lithium or an autoimmune reaction.) \n\nCauses\nThe most common cause for goitre in the world is iodine deficiency (E01). Other causes are:\n\nHashimoto's thyroiditis (E06.3) \nGraves-Basedow disease (E05.0) \nJuvenile goitre due to congenital hypothyroidism (E03.0) \nNeoplasm of the thyroid \nThyroiditis (acute, chronic) (E06) \nSide-effects of pharmacological therapy (E03.2)