29/08/2022
1. Signs of Thyroid Disease
1.1. Goiter/Swollen neck
Thyroid diseases such as goiter or thyroiditis will always be accompanied by a most obvious manifestation of a swollen neck or goiter. This condition is often accompanied by an iodine deficiency that causes difficulty breathing or talking.
1.2. Inflammatory arm syndrome, musculoskeletal pain
Musculoskeletal pain is also one of the symptoms of thyroid disease. With hypothyroidism, you will experience numbness and tingling in your arms because the lack of signaling hormone leads to the brain sending information to the muscles more slowly than usual. As for hyperthyroidism, the patient is very susceptible to stiffness and difficulty coordinating the limbs.
1.3. Weak hair and skin
When you have hypothyroidism, your hair becomes brittle, frizzy, and brittle, and your skin becomes dry and flaky. This condition occurs due to a hormone imbalance that makes it difficult for hair to grow. Patients will easily lose hair and hair, skin becomes especially sensitive.
1.4. Irregular menstruation, risk of infertility
Hypothyroidism greatly affects menstrual problems. If your periods come early and with high frequency, you may have hypothyroidism, and if your periods are shorter and less frequent, you may have hyperthyroidism. This condition is caused by changing hormone levels, which affect menstruation, and alter the menstrual cycle. As a result, the follicles are also disturbed, making fertilization and childbirth difficult.
1.5. Decreased desire
Thyroid diseases are directly related to hormones. Therefore, if the disease develops for a long time, it will cause an imbalance of estrogen hormone, making the patient no longer desire and infertile. Thyroid disease especially affects the menstrual cycle as well as the ovulation cycle.
1.6. Change in cholesterol
The blood of people with thyroid disease often has an erratic cholesterol ratio. So, if you're not taking cholesterol medications or are being treated for a medical condition, and your cholesterol levels are still high, you should probably see your doctor right away.
1.7. Having intestinal problems
Thyroid hormone affects almost every organ in the body and the digestive system is no exception. People with thyroid-related diseases are very susceptible to gastrointestinal diseases. People with hypothyroidism often experience constipation, while people with hyperthyroidism often have diarrhea and abdominal pain.