Thyroid disease can happen to anyone at any time. Some people get it at a young age, while some people get it during pregnancy. Now the question arises that why does this happen? Actually, thyroid is a gland, when there is any kind of disturbance in it, then the thyroid increases.
For your information, let us tell you that the thyroid is a butterfly shaped gland. Its main function is to create such a gland which goes to all the organs of the body and helps in its proper functioning. According to the news published in Only My Health, some facts related to thyroid disease are going to be presented to you.
When does thyroid disease happen?
When you start using thyroid gland excessively then thyroid disease can occur. As we said in the beginning that thyroid disease can happen to people of any age.
There are three types of thyroid
Hypothyroidism
This is the most common thyroid. In this the thyroid gland becomes less active than normal. Because of which it starts working less than necessary. In this, you may have to take medicine for the whole life.
If this thyroid happens to a woman during pregnancy, then there are some such symptoms:
- gaining weight
- The growth of the child may stop or their height may also increase
- slow down
- Constipation
- period problems
Hyperthyroidism
In this the thyroid gland becomes more active. In this situation, sometimes the patient may need deactive iodine or operation.
- These types of symptoms appear in hyperthyroidism
- rapid weight loss
- Changes in heart beat
- sore throat
- hair fall
- goiter
- This is such a type of thyroid in which swelling starts in the throat and becomes visible. This is called euthyroid goiter.
