Goiter

Question: Goiter??????? Goiter its like something with thiroid do you kno like the size's on how big they should be or shouldnt is it treatable?????? and how can u stop it????

Answer: Goiters are inflammations of your thyroid gland. Goiters can be caused by a lack of iodine in you system. Now days salt contains iodine if you don't eat enough iodized salt then a goiter may develop. Another thing that can cause goiters is an increase of a thyroid stimulating hormones. You shouldn't have a goiter at all. If one developed talk to your doctor and they can give a new diet or a thyroid hormone pill that can control the goiter. Small goiters can be fixed with medication. Large Goiters can only be removed by surgery.

Question: What are the risks if a woman having an active toxic goiter will undergo a Cesarean operation? my wife is having an active toxic goiter and she is on her 5th month of her pregnancy now. Her doctor told her she has to undergo cesarean delivery because of her goiter. On the other hand, the doctor told her that her recovery after the operation will be difficult also due to the same condition.

Answer: Nobody should go through pregnancy with an "active toxic goiter". So your question is moot. Get your wife treatment for her health problems! She need to be on PTU, pronto.

Question: What kind of treatment can I get for a Goiter when I am allergic to iodine and donot want surgery? OK... I was just (5 minutes ago) diagnosed with Goiter (enlarged thyroid). I have had the blood work and ultrasound so it is definitly the problem. I have read up on it when I was warned it may be problem but I cannot find anything about treatment for someone who is ALLERGIC to IODINE. I can have it in very small amounts (I can eat seafood a couple times a month spread out) but if I have large doses or even cook with it daily my throat swells, I get hives and have breathing difficulties. Once I passed out after I ate too much seafood and my airways were blocked because of the reaction and and I had to be admitted to the hospital because of it. I would prefer a natural remedy but I am open to all suggestions and information. Thank You. I was told by a nurse from the clinic I went to. I have no insurance at my job, so I have been refered to the local Charity Hospital Surgery Center and they can take a month or more to get back to me. I have a friend that used to work there and it is not the place I would want to be. They have been known to perform proceedures that were unnecessary.

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Question: Can a goiter grow back after being removed? I had one side of my thyroid surgically removed along with the goiter growing on that side. How likely is the other thyroid to develop a goiter now that it is working all by itself? How can I prevent a goiter from recurring?

Answer: The most common cause for goitre in the world is iodine deficiency (E01); this condition is commonly called endemic goitre. It is curable by mass food-supplementation with iodine (in the form of iodide or iodate), and today remains a problem only in the least affluent countries which lack economic resources to fortify foods with iodine as part of public health programs. You must identify how and why you got a Goitre A "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"). "Toxic goitre" refers to goitre with hyperthyroidism. These are derived from inflammation, neoplasm, and some kinds of activating autoimmune disease (Graves' disease). "Nontoxic goitre" (associated with normal or low thyroid levels) refers to all other types (such as that caused by lithium or certain other autoimmune diseases). Other causes are: Hashimoto's thyroiditis Graves-Basedow disease Juvenile goitre due to congenital hypothyroidism Neoplasm of the thyroid Thyroiditis (acute, chronic) Side-effects of pharmacological therapy Iodine is necessary for the synthesis of the thyroid hormones triiodothyronine and thyroxine (T3 and T4). In conditions producing endemic goitre, when iodine is not available, these hormones cannot be made. In response to low thyroid hormones, the pituitary gland releases thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH). Thyroid stimulating hormone acts to increase synthesis of T3 and T4, but in excess it also causes the thyroid gland to grow in size as a type of compensation. Goitre is more common among women, but this includes the many types of goitre caused by autoimmune problems, and not only those caused by simple lack of iodine.

Question: Because of a goiter I cannot eat much fish,iodine is the problem. What food fish has the lowest iodine level? Because I have a goiter I became ill after eating salmon. I am trying to find out what food fish has the lowest iodine level so I can see about adding it to my now fat and sodium restricted diet. Had a severe attack of pancreatic disease with level higher than anyone at my local hospital had ever seen. Also, could use help designing a fat reduced diet. Janet

Answer: YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO EAT ANY FISH FOR A LOW IODINE DIET BECAUSE THE LEVELS ARE NOT KNOWN... http://216.109.125.130/search/cache?p=FI…

Question: what is the latest treatment for goiter and what food can help in its treatment? The goiter worries my landlord's wife. I just want to help her get some answers to this question. Please help her.

Answer: Hello, She should go see a medical doctor first!! Her MD will run tests to find our WHY she has the goitre and will be able to advise her about surgery, medications, dietary and lifestyle changes. If the MD is not helpful, she should DEFINITELY consult a **registered dietician** (NOT a 'nutritionist' or a non-accredited 'diet specialist'). For your information: Our thyroid uses Iodine to create important hormones (T3, T4). She needs to be very careful about her Iodine intake (ie iodized salt, seafood). Since her thyroid is enlarged, it may be like a giant sponge for Iodine and this can be **dangerous** if her Iodine intake is increased too quickly. Next, she would be very wise to limit her 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. ALSO, she should ** NOT become pregnant**; it puts a major stress on her body AND her children will have major birth defects (known as cretinism). Hope this helps! :)

Question: is there a cure for goiter? what foods are good and bad for goiter? I have nodular goiter for years now, I would sometimes exprience sudden changes in my weight, falling hair, dry skin and always catching my breath whenever i climb the stairs.

Answer: yes. 98% of goiter are curable. You're lucky that your goiter is nodular. Unlike Hyperthyroidism which is far worse than nodular because of a lot of complications, nodular goiter can be cured by taking substitute pills for T3 & T4 like Levothyroxin. Avoid too much stress. Consult your Endocrinologist, though. Good luck.

Question: How much iodine you need to treat goiter? I wanted to know the amount of iodine needed to treat goiter. Thanks in advance for the help

Answer: http://www.iodine4health.com/ortho/debat… Good Luck!!