Hashimoto's disease is an autoimmune thyroid disease in which the body's immune system attacks its own thyroid gland and thyroid cells lose their function.
The incidence is 0.3-1.5 per 1,000, and it is much more common in women than in men. (5-20 floors) can be seen. Thyroid hormone deficiency develops in 4-5% of patients each year. It is most common in women between the ages of 30-50.
Thyroid hormone deficiency, that is, hypothyroidism, develops as a result of Hashimoto's disease.
Symptoms:
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Fatigue and sleepiness and/or weakness
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Intolerance to cold and feeling very cold
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Difficulty concentrating or thinking
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Depression
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Weight gain
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The presence of neck enlargement or goiter and shrinkage or shrinkage of the thyroid gland in the more advanced stages of the disease
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Menstrual irregularities, difficulty in getting pregnant
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Constipation
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Joint or muscle pain
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Hair loss
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Dryness of the skin
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Brittle nails
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Swelling on the face and sometimes the whole body
Women are more likely to get Hashimoto's disease. The disease can occur at any age, but more often occurs in middle age (30-50 years). Your risk for Hashimoto's disease is higher if family members have thyroid or other autoimmune diseases.
If left untreated, thyroid hormone deficiency caused by Hashimoto's disease can lead to stomach and intestinal problems such as goiter, heart diseases, high cholesterol, blood pressure abnormalities, constipation, and decreased sexual desire in men and women.
Patients with hypothyroidism should receive thyroid hormone (levothyroxine) treatment. In patients receiving treatment, the levothyroxine dose should be adjusted by checking thyroid hormone levels at 3-6 month intervals. Levothyroxine is best taken in the morning, on an empty stomach with water, at least half an hour before eating or drinking anything. Since stomach medications, calcium, iron, cholesterol-lowering drugs and multivitamins may affect the absorption of the drug, there should be at least four hours between taking thyroxine and these medications. r must be a range.
Thyroid hormones should be monitored more frequently during pregnancy, and levothyroxine treatment should not be discontinued.
Most patients with Hashimoto's disease require lifelong treatment with levothyroxine.
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