The thyroid gland is an endocrine in the human body; it does not need channels to secrete hormones; it excretes directly into the blood. The thyroid gland is shaped like a butterfly. It produces hormones necessary for the body. It enters into many processes, including metabolism or metabolism, as well as body growth and body activity. Among the problems that may be exposed to the thyroid gland is to increase the secretion of hormones to the blood or what is known as hyperthyroidism, and women are more vulnerable to this condition of men. There are symptoms and causes of increased thyroid activity, the following is her presentation.
Since the thyroid gland is involved in the metabolism of the body, then many hormones increase the rate of these processes, which makes the person more active and movement at first, but later feel the body tired and debilitating, and the person suffering from hyperthyroidism and weight loss and may appear Other signs such as eye bulges, swelling or swollen front. Since the effect of the thyroid gland includes various functions of the body, this condition may cause an increase in heartbeat and thus palpitations, high body temperature, coldness and lack of feeling of the patient, accompanied by increased sweating, as well as shaking hands, in addition to shortness of breath and feeling nervousness and agitation and anxiety, The patient feels light and weak, and may have bowel movement, and for women, they may suffer from irregular menstrual cycle.
Causes of thyroid activity
There are several reasons for thyroid activity; they may be the result of immune problems in the body, or as a result of increasing the proportion of iodine in the body and others. Viral infections that may affect the thyroid gland and cause inflammation may increase its activity and leak its stock of hormones into the blood. There is a disease of autoimmune diseases that causes this hyperactivity of the gland, a disease graves disease; it works on the secretion of antibodies that stimulate and strengthen the activity of the thyroid gland. The disease is inherited and causes some family members to become infected.
The presence of large amounts of iodine in the body and blood also cause an increase in thyroid activity and increase the secretion of hormones; they are involved in the synthesis of these hormones. This increase may occur by eating iodine-containing food frequently, or by using disinfectants containing it frequently. The presence of nodes or nodules in the thyroid gland may increase the activity of the gland.