Such as fatigue, difficulty exercising in children. Later, irregular menstrual periods and weight gain despite not eating too much. She is also cold a lot and has difficulty concentrating. No anemia, and a hypothyroid is supposed to look different in teens and children than it does in an adult. Any ideas?
2006-09-09 00:58:53 · 5 answers · asked by mountain_laurel1183 5 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Sounds like classic hypo to me. (I have it.) And thyroid issues look the same in teens as in adults, trust me -- it's been a life-long journey for me.
2006-09-10 16:25:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
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Two things you want to consider as problems: Toxicity and Autoimmunity (or both)
#1 Toxicity. You mentioned black lines in your gums. This is a classic presentation for lead toxicity. This would also explain problems with finger nails (though a thyroid problem would do the same. Many think exposure is limited to paint used before 1978, but lead is still being used in many different things (just look at all the toy recall...very sad).
This can be diagnosed by blood, hair and/or stool analysis.
#2. Autoimmune means that your body's immune system is attacking itself, in your case the thyroid gland.
It does this by recognizing certain protein strands and tagging it with antibodies. Then your body sends out it seek and destroy immune mediators to kill off the tagged protein structures. Usually this is how your body defends itself from viruses, bacteria, fungi, ect. There is a problem with your tagging system that has caused your body to attack itself. This is usually diagnosed by testing for antibodies in blood work, as well as clinical symptoms.
How does this happen? There is no one pin pointed cause. The most popular reason is because of some break down in your filtering system. You normally keep bad things out through things like your skin, gut lining etc. If there is a problem with your gut, things get through that shouldn't, your body recognizes it as foreign, tags it and destroys it. Sometimes the protein structures of the things that get through look like the protein structures that make up certain cells in your body. That is why you see some of the other post saying that this autoimmune disorder is related to other autoimmune disorders (diabetes, lupus, RA, etc). It is really a problem with your filter, not your thyroid (or at least primarily the problem). Treating the thyroid might help somewhat, but it will not address the problem (in my example, the gut lining (filter) being disrupted).
2014-10-05 16:52:11 · answer #2 · answered by Sutherlan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) is when your thyroid gland doesn't produce enough of the hormone thyroxine, also called T4.
Most cases of underactive thyroid are due to either the immune system attacking the thyroid gland or a damaged thyroid.
Immune system
Previous thyroid treatment
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2014-08-03 21:57:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2014-09-08 03:18:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many diseases and disorders mimic each other. There is no way for even a doctor to diagnose what is going on without a complete physical and testing. While hypothyroidism can present differently in children/teens it can also present the exact same way! Please have her checked out by a doctor asap (if you haven't already). If the family doctor can't figure out what is going on, he will refer you to a specialist. (I'm an R.N.)
2006-09-10 00:45:14 · answer #5 · answered by ilse72 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋