What is thyriod and what are the simptoms?

Question

what are the precations to be taken

Answer 1

I have a thryroid condition. I take sythroid every day 2 regulate it. Thyroid is a gland that controls weight, Hieght and sleep. So symthoms will be gaining or losing weight Not growing if your young and either sleep wayy 2 much or none at all

Answer 2

The thyroid gland is an important gland in the neck of vertebrates producing a hormone that regulates growth & metabolism.

Signs of an underactive thyroid gland include fatigue, lethargy & dry skin.

Consult with U're doctor if U think U're thyroid insn't performing up 2 par.

2 help an underactive thyroid, for instance, inquire about adding sea vegetable 2 U're diet.

Good luck.  

Answer 3

The thyroid is one of the largest endocrine glands in the body. This gland is found in the neck inferior to (below) the thyroid cartilage (also known as the Adam's apple in men) and at approximately the same level as the cricoid cartilage. The thyroid controls how quickly the body burns energy, makes proteins, and how sensitive the body should be to other hormones.

There are four main types of thyroid disease:

    * Hyperthyroidism -- too much thyroid hormone

Hyperthyroidism is characterized by hypermetabolism and elevated serum levels of free thyroid hormones. Symptoms are many but include tachycardia, fatigue, weight loss, and tremor. Diagnosis is clinical and with thyroid function tests. Treatment depends on cause.

    * Hypothyroidism -- too little thyroid hormone

Hypothyroidism is thyroid hormone deficiency. It is diagnosed by clinical features such as a typical facies, hoarse slow speech, and dry skin, and by low levels of thyroid hormones. Management includes treatment of the underlying cause and administration of thyroxine.

    * Benign (non-cancerous) thyroid disease

    * Thyroid cancer

The 4 general types of thyroid cancer are papillary, follicular, medullary, and anaplastic. Papillary and follicular carcinoma together are called differentiated thyroid cancer because of their histologic resemblance to normal thyroid tissue and because differentiated function (eg, thyroglobulin secretion) is preserved. Most thyroid cancers present as asymptomatic nodules. Rarely, lymph node, lung, or bone metastases cause the presenting symptoms of small thyroid cancers. Diagnosis is often by fine-needle aspiration biopsy but may involve other tests. Except for the anaplastic form, most thyroid cancers are not highly malignant and are rarely fatal. Treatment is surgical removal, usually followed by ablation of residual tissue with radioactive iodine.

For information about a specific type of thyroid disease see one of the following:

    * Anaplastic carcinoma of the thyroid

    * Chronic thyroiditis (Hashimoto's disease)

    * Colloid nodular goiter

    * Hyperthyroidism

    * Hypopituitarism

    * Hypothyroidism

    * Hypothyroidism - primary

    * Hypothyroidism - secondary

    * Medullary thyroid carcinoma

    * Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) II

    * Painless (silent) thyroiditis

    * Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid

    * Subacute thyroiditis

    * Thyroid cancer

    * Congenital goiter