{"id":9638,"date":"2022-01-24T17:56:35","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T23:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iaf.care\/?p=9638"},"modified":"2022-07-14T13:00:53","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T18:00:53","slug":"interesting-symptoms-of-thyroid-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iaf.care\/interesting-symptoms-of-thyroid-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Interesting Symptoms of Thyroid Problems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What does the Thyroid Do?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Symptoms of Thyroid Problems<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The thyroid gland is located in the front of the neck. Even though it's only about 1-inch (2.54 cm) large, this gland has a huge impact on human health. The thyroid gland, composed mostly of an inner core called the follicle and an outer layer called the colloid produces thyroid hormones. These hormones regulate the body's metabolism and affect how the body uses energy from what an individual eats. The most important ones are triiodothyronine (T3), thyroxine (T4), and calcitonin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thyroid Hormones and their Function:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What does the thyroid do? The thyroid gland produces several hormones that regulate metabolism and affect how the body uses energy. These are thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3), and calcitonin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thyroid hormones are released into the bloodstream, where they travel throughout the body to control the metabolism of every cell in the body. They have a direct effect on heart rate<\/a>, brain function, muscle strength, body temperature, weight, and cholesterol levels. These hormones also function in a complex feedback loop with the pituitary gland. The pituitary gland is located just below the center of the brain and makes a thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). TSH stimulates the thyroid to produce more hormones when it senses that the individual needs more or less of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thyroid Disease and Thyroid Symptoms<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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When the thyroid is underactive (hypothyroidism), it makes fewer thyroid hormones. The body's tissues and organs do not get enough thyroid hormones to work properly. That may cause your metabolism to run slowly. Your heart rate may slow down, an individual may have trouble staying warm, and they might gain weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a malfunction in thyroid glands. Some thyroid diseases happen when the thyroid gland is not working properly, while others are inherited from parents. In most cases, thyroid disease is a result of autoimmune disorders where the immune system attacks thyroid cells and causes inflammation which leads to changes in thyroid hormone levels. Thyroid disease may be caused by thyroiditis, thyroid nodules, thyroid hyperfunction, or thyroid hypofunction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n