Hashimotos Thyroiditis
Understanding Symptoms and Causes
Hashimoto's disease is a common cause of hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid). It is an autoimmune condition. Immune system cells attack the thyroid gland, causing inflammation. Immune system cells that normally defend the body against foreign invaders (such as disease-causing bacteria and viruses) attack the thyroid gland. This reduces the thyroid's ability to make hormones. The condition is also called Hashimoto's thyroiditis, chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis or autoimmune thyroiditis. About one in every 15 people is diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease.
Symptoms of Hashimotos Disease
Hashimoto's disease progresses very slowly over many years, so the symptoms may go unnoticed. The symptoms and signs vary depending on individual factors including the severity of the condition, but may include:
- Constant fatigue
- Feeling cold
- Constipation
- Swollen face
- Dry Course Skin and hair
- Voice changes, such as persistent hoarseness
- Fluid retention (oedema)
- Sudden weight gain that cannot be explained by dietary or lifestyle changes
- High blood cholesterol
- Stiff and tender joints, particularly in the hands, feet and knees
- Cognitive changes, such as depression or forgetfulness
- Enlargement of the thyroid gland (goitre)
- In women, heavy menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia)
Sometimes Hashimoto's disease does not cause any noticeable symptoms. The condition may be discovered during investigations for other, perhaps unrelated, medical problems.
Possible causes of Hashimoto's disease
The cause of the immune system attack against the thyroid gland is unknown. Most medical researchers believe that a number of both genetic and environmental factors working in combination cause Hashimoto's disease.>/p>
Current theories include:
- Some type of microbe, such as a bacterium or virus, may prompt the immune system to attack the thyroid.
- A genetic defect may trigger the immune response. Genetic factors may play an important role, since women are more commonly affected.
- The condition may be related to ageing, since older people are at increased risk.
- Hashimoto's disease also tends to run in families, which suggests that heredity may be important.
- Constant dieting undermines your metabolism and decreases your metabolic rate, a compounding factor for the thyroid, especially during menopause.
- Regular consumption of foods that slow down your thyroid function.
- Increased stress affects your adrenal, brain and thyroid function, resulting in increased cravings for sweets and simple carbs to provide instant energy and feel-good hormones.
- Female reproductive hormonal fluctuations affect thyroid function, slowing your metabolism. Conditions such as PCOS, fibroids, endometriosis and cysts can cause thyroid hormone fluctuations.
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