my mom keeps complaining about some kind of a thyroid disorder' she keeps asking me that is there a some kind of a thyroid diseases where you feel hungrey and you gain weight and you feel something in you throat'is it a contagious diseases..........I dont know anything about it so please help
2007-02-17 01:01:42 · 7 answers · asked by ???????????????? 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
it is not a contageous desease, it is hormonal disbalance in someone's body. sometimes thyroid gland produces too much hormones - than a person eats and eats and doesn't gain weight or when thyroid gland produces too little hormones a person sleeps all the time and gains weight even if he/she doesn't eat that much. thyroid gland is situated in your throat it has a shape of a butterfly
2007-02-17 01:06:11 · answer #1 · answered by jacky 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like your Mom is thinking of an underactive thyroid. It is called hypothyroidism. It is not contagious. All your Mom needs to do is to have a morning thyroid test. Most dotors will only do a TSH, but I suggest a TSH, Free T4, Free T3, and an antibody test, as sometimes the TSH doesn't always catch the condition until its in a more advanced state.
If your Mom is hypothyroid, she will be placed on a hormone medication. If her free T3 is low, the doctor may put her on a T4/T3 med like Armour.
Thyroid links below
2007-02-18 15:04:32 · answer #2 · answered by DNA 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like an underactive thyroid. The "something" in the throat is a goiter, an enlarged thyroid gland.
It's not a contagious disease but it is something that can be passed on to your children.
She should go see a doctor and be put on the proper medication for it.
2007-02-17 09:09:41 · answer #3 · answered by rustybones 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Your mom needs to see a doctor. I have the same problem, it's an underactive thyroid. A doctor will prescibe synthroid or the generic form which will help regulate the thyroid, if the nodule is to big an affecting her breathing they may remove the thyroid. Good luck!
2007-02-17 09:31:48 · answer #4 · answered by janice s 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
a simple blood test it is call tsh test will tell the doctor and your mom what needs to be done with the thyroid it sounds like she does not have enough thyroid hormones so she can go on a thyaroid supplement and this is not expensive and millions of women are on them
2007-02-17 11:52:29 · answer #5 · answered by pheebe 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
your throid is not contagious.It's a heart shaped gland in your throat above your collar bone but below your adams apple blood work can show if it off.You can gain weight ,feel tired,or opposite depending on if its underactive or overactive throid.If she thinks theres a problem i would call the dr. and have it checked.
2007-02-17 09:09:40 · answer #6 · answered by cbbjl 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no not contagiuos,it is a hormone imabalance thing....woman can over come it with if the put on lean muscle..hormones dont mess with muscle..
2007-02-17 09:10:46 · answer #7 · answered by 2fitornot2fit 3 · 1⤊ 4⤋