Currently, the most common thyroid disease is autoimmune thyroiditis. This is a chronic thyroid disease. When exposed to autoantibody autoantibodies, the cells of this organ are destroyed. As a result, this disease occurs. In doing so, it is benign, so if you follow all the doctor's instructions, then it will not bother.
Causes of autoimmune thyroiditis
There are several reasons for the occurrence of autoimmune thyroiditis:
- Genetics. If one of the relatives had such a disease, it is quite possible that it would appear in children.
- Depression and stress. Nervous tension is bad for the thyroid.
- Infectious diseases.
- Chronic diseases of the oral cavity can also lead to the appearance of such a disease.
- Poor environmental conditions, radiation. Often such a disease appears among fans to "fire" in the sun, because ultraviolet also causes problems in the work of the thyroid gland.
Diet
In order to autoimmune thyroiditis did not pass into a serious stage, it is necessary to turn to a specialist in time.
During this illness it is necessary to adhere to a certain diet. In this case, do not limit yourself to the amount of food, because this will lead to the fact that the patient's condition will become even worse. You just need all the nutrition to be balanced:
- You do not need to give up your nutritious food and reduce the amount of calories you eat. They should be from 1200 to 2000 to maintain a normal human condition. If there is less, the disease will worsen.
- Take food often, but in small portions. It is best that the patient should eat every 3 hours.
- Do not exclude meat and fish products from food. The fact is that the elements that are present in them help to improve the functioning of the thyroid gland. In this case, fish should choose fatty varieties, but meat is better to use white.
- Necessarily in the diet of a patient with autoimmune thyroiditis there should be a lot of fruits and vegetables. They contain all the necessary vitamins, which will have a beneficial effect on the body.
- Do not give up foods with a high carbohydrate content. The diet should contain pasta, bread products, cereal cereals. Reducing the consumption of such products leads to an exacerbation of the disease.
- Cereal cereals generally should form the basis of dietary nutrition for autoimmune thyroiditis. The main condition - they need to be cooked on water without adding oil. In extreme cases, you can use a little vegetable. In the prepared dishes you can add fruit or, for example, nuts.
- By the way, various kinds of nuts and seeds are also incredibly useful in the treatment of this disease.
- Bread is better for eating rye. In addition, it is better if it is made from wholemeal flour.
- Very often people with this disease can develop osteoporosis. This is due to the increased function of the thyroid gland. To prevent this from happening, products containing calcium must be present in the person's diet. It's eggs, cheese, all dairy products. Do not give up on them.
- You must drink mineral water without gas.
Not recommended products
However, as with any therapeutic diet, there are limitations. There are foods that should not be abused during the treatment of autoimmune thyroiditis.
- can not eat millet and soy. The fact is that they contain isoflavones. They disrupt the synthesis of enzymes, which are necessary when translating thyroid hormone T4 into T3;
- needs to limit the consumption of chocolate, sweets, sweets;
- under the ban of smoked products;
- is also worth limiting the intake of salinity and canned food;
- all fried too, you need to exclude .Fatty and boiling broths are also contraindicated;
- in the treatment of autoimmune thyroiditis you need to give up alcohol, tobacco, coffee and strong tea. They excite the nervous system and adversely affect the cardiovascular;
- too spicy spices also need to be excluded from their food.
The diet for autoimmune thyroiditis has its own specific features, but it is not so difficult to adhere to. The most important thing is regularity. You can not deviate from the diet at least to get a positive result in treatment.
Lifestyle in autoimmune thyroiditis
In addition to nutrition, during treatment, doctors are advised to adhere to a certain lifestyle.
- Physical stress should be reduced. After all, this disease very often accompanies painful sensations in the muscles or joints. There may be problems in the work of the heart, pressure can constantly change - it rises or falls. In addition, this disease disrupts the metabolism. And this leads to the fact that injuries can increase. Therefore, if you still want to go in for sports, then it is worth consulting with your doctor about what loads fit the body in this state. And it is better to spend more time in the open air and walk on foot.
- You can not abuse ultraviolet. A long stay on the beach will not bring anything good to a person with an autoimmune thyroiditis.
- Regarding trips to the sea, there are also restrictions. If a person has a thyroid-stimulating hormone, then it is undesirable to stay in seawater for more than 10 minutes.
- It is necessary to try to avoid stressful situations - less nervous and worried.
- In addition, in the case of nasopharyngeal diseases, it is worth immediately contacting a specialist so that there are no complications.
Autoimmune thyroiditis is not such a terrible disease if it is not started. Unfortunately, at present, it does not cure completely, as does diabetes mellitus. But this does not mean that a person should consider himself doomed. At the first signs it is necessary to address to the expert, to hand over analyzes. And then stick to a certain lifestyle and diet. And, if you do not retreat a step, the results will pleasantly please.
