Autoimmune thyroiditis is one of thyroid diseases

Constant deterioration of the modern natural environment negatively affects people's health. First of all, it affects the functioning of the thyroid gland. Today, her diseases are not uncommon, but practically the norm. One of the most common diseases of the thyroid gland is autoimmune thyroiditis. For the first time this disease was investigated by the Japanese scientist Hashimoto, in connection with this, it is often called his name. There are several types of autoimmune thyroiditis, one of which is Hashimoto's thyroiditis, which is a chronic disorder of thyroid function. Autoimmune thyroiditis leads to the destruction of thyroid cells.

To autoimmune diseases include, as a result of which the activity of the human immune system is disrupted: it, instead of alien, microorganisms dangerous for human health, starts to fight with useful bacteria, inherent in the human body, bypassing the harmful in the body. In autoimmune diseases, the lymphocytes of the human immune system produce antibodies that attack any of the human organs. With autoimmune thyroiditis, their activity is directed against the thyroid gland. This disease refers to chronic diseases.

What is the cause of this disease? As shown by long-term studies of the onset and development of such a disease as autoimmune thyroiditis, it is usually a hereditary disease. Therefore, if your immediate family has suffered from this ailment, then you should also think about the possibility of its appearance. However, other factors can provoke autoimmune thyroiditis. So, in a risk group are people who have recently experienced significant stress. In addition, the dependence of this disease on the sex of man and age was revealed. In women, Hashimoto's thyroiditis is detected much more often than in men, and the optimal age for thyroiditis is 30-50 years. So, every 6-10th representative of the fair sex at the age of 50-60 years old is sick of him. But now there is a rejuvenation of this disease. Increasingly, it is found in children and adolescents. Favorable for the development of autoimmune thyroiditis are the conditions of the polluted environment on the territory of human habitation. At the same time, the causes of thyroiditis may be various kinds of infectious and viral diseases.

As for the symptoms of the ailment in question, it usually proceeds without any external signs. Autoimmune thyroiditis, the symptoms can be detected only with a special examination of the thyroid gland. Often throughout his life, his thyroid gland produces a quantity of hormones that meets the standards. Such a state of autoimmune thyroiditis is not dangerous, but requires periodic observation. The appearance of symptoms of this disease is associated with a violation of thyroid hormone production, first to a large side, in comparison with the norm, which was called thyrotoxicosis, and then to a smaller one - hypothyroidism. Thyrotoxicosis and hypothyroidism are characterized by different signs. In the first case, the patient has excessive irritability, mood swings, problems with the work of the cardiovascular system, increased hair loss, decreased body weight, problems with the reproductive system. Such concepts as "autoimmune thyroiditis and pregnancy" are almost incompatible and require special monitoring of the future mother.

Hypothyroidism is accompanied by a feeling of weakness, depression, deterioration of the skin, swelling, decreased mood, excessive body weight, reduced sweating, brittle nails,

Regarding the treatment of autoimmune thyroiditis, it should be noted that with strict adherence to all the prescriptions of an endocrinologist, this disease can be cured.