Apparently a small and imperceptible, thyroid gland plays a key role in the functioning of the entire body. More and more people, including children and young people, are often unconscious that symptoms like fatigue, mood change, accelerated pulse, or concentration problems can indicate the thyroid hormone disbalance.
The thyroid disorders are on the rise in all age groups – warns of the company’s walk, endocrinologist and specialist in the internal medicine, which explained in detail why the early diagnosis is key – and how daily habits can make a difference.
– The number of chronic diseases increased, and the age limit is increasingly reduced – says the walk, pointing out that the autoimmune disorders of the thyroid glands are increasingly occurring in young people.
It is estimated that around 200 million people are affected by the disruption of the thyroid function, which makes this disease with the other most common endocrine problem after diabetes.
Symptoms that we often ignore
In children, symptoms include non-specific morning fatigue, heartbeat, digestive problems and concentration.
– If a child shows signs of slow metabolism, parents should seek the advice of the doctor – warns Dr. walks.
In adults, symptoms are even more difficult to identify.
– People often think it’s a stress or character – she says.
Common symptoms include a feeling of cold, weaker concentration, anxiety, tiredness, as well as changes on the skin and hair.
– Processed foods and chemicals from the environment are the main causes of increasing disease in children – explains by Dr. Set.
Endocrine Disruptors – Chemicals that disrupt hormonal balance – may cause disruptions to manifest themselves later.
She also reminded of the importance of ionizing salt, which was legally introduced in 1953. years in the former Yugoslavia in response to the then massive endemic gentle.
Prevention and everyday measures
For healthy people, physical activity is recommended, living in nature and avoiding processed food.
In people with diagnosed disorders, nutrition and supplementation depend on the type of imbalance.
– In hypothyroidism, seafood, vitamin D, iron and selenium -nake, adds you to add that in hypertyroidism, a yodised food should be avoided and increased in protein and calcium intake.
Stress as a hidden trigger
Most patients tells Doctor, connecting its symptoms with chronic stress.
– In stressful situations, hormones and immunity falls are compressed. Breathing, relaxation techniques and living in nature can help – it advises.
In hypothyroidism, the most common occurs “accelerated weight gain, face and extremity, fatigue, dry skin and brittle hair,” says Dr. Sheta.
In hypertyroidism, the symptoms are opposite: “Accelerated hose, sweating, hand tremor, weight loss and palpitations.”
Diagnostics in BiH: Better than we think
– We are not waiting for us for too long for reviews – claims Dr. Sheta, noting that patients are still able to obtain the necessary searches within a reasonable time.
It also points out that an increasing number of parents faces a worrying trend – premature puberty in children, which, according to Dr., are increasingly recorded in boys and girls.
– We connect this with the consumption of processed meat and exposure to chemicals – explains, writes N1.
Women are more likely to get involved: emotions under control
– Women are more likely to disease because they often retain emotions and balances numerous obligations – adds, emphasizing that prevention is possible through emotional stability and internal balance.
– Although the frequency grows, the thyroid cancer is easy to detect if ultrasound and laboratory findings are regularly done – concludes Dr. Sheta, Transfers Press Media BiH.
