
Excess of iodine may trigger the enlargement of thyroid gland. However there have been several researches that suggest genes to be responsible for causing this disorder. It reveals that they are transferred through genes and inherited genetically. There are high probability that if your parents suffered from Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, you may also suffer from it. Moreover women during pregnancy can also suffer from it.
The symptoms are similar to that of underactive thyroid and include fatigue, depression, hair-loss, weight gain and weakness. It is important to treat this disorder as early as possible to prevent further development of the infection and further complications. Untreated hypothyroid may lead to heart failure or coma.
The treatment involves taking hormone replacement medicines for shrinking the enlarged thyroid gland commonly known as goiter. It is generally effective for the treatment of enlarged thyroid. If this therapy fails to work, your doctor may suggest surgery as an invasive treatment. It is important to have normal TSH level for undergoing the proper treatment of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.
It is important to undergo proper thyroid test once a year to know the level of TSH in your body because there are many cases in which people have gone undiagnosed about the underactive thyroid that later results in goiter. Taking proper diet and supplements are important along with medication to treat underactive thyroid. In some patients, this condition lasts for certain period but in other cases it is a lifelong thyroid disorder.