What to eat to reduce inflammation in subacute thyroiditis

I believe many people are familiar with diseases. Many factors in people’s daily lives can cause diseases. Subacute thyroiditis is a very common disease. Many people who suffer from this disease do not know how to treat it, and do not know what anti-inflammatory drugs should be used for this disease. So, what is the best anti-inflammatory food for subacute thyroiditis?

First, what should you eat to reduce inflammation of subacute thyroiditis? Treatment of subacute thyroiditis 1. Adrenal glucocorticoid treatment. Antibacterial drugs (penicillin, cephalosporin) and antipyretic analgesics. Prognosis: Most cases can be completely cured after treatment, and the prognosis is good. Some cases tend to relapse after being cured or relieved on their own. A few cases are in a state of hypothyroidism for a long time or become permanent hypothyroidism. There is no need for patients with subacute thyroiditis to abstain from iodine. On the contrary, hypothyroidism should be prevented, and some iodine-containing foods can be eaten appropriately. Mental adjustment is very important for patients with subacute thyroiditis. They should maintain a happy mood, arrange their life and work reasonably, and it is also very important to arrange a reasonable diet. If symptoms of hyperthyroidism appear, it is advisable to eat a light diet and eat fresh vegetables and fruits high in vitamins, as well as nutritious lean meat, chicken, duck, turtle, freshwater fish, mushrooms, white fungus, lily, mulberry and other foods. Avoid eating iodine, chili peppers, mutton, strong tea, coffee and other damp, hot or irritating foods.

Second, if symptoms of hypothyroidism appear, in addition to avoiding iodine, it is advisable to eat fresh vegetables and fruits high in vitamins, as well as shrimp, sea cucumber, walnut meat, wolfberry, yam, water chestnut and other foods. Dietary precautions for subacute thyroiditis: Eat foods that are high in calories, vitamins, and sufficient in protein and carbohydrates. Patients with subacute thyroiditis should eat foods with mild properties, such as cereals, beans, fruits, and vegetables. They should often eat raw pears, raw lotus roots, celery, lilies, turtles, duck eggs, black fish, clam meat, and melons and vegetables. Avoid stimulating, spicy, exciting, and refreshing foods, such as onions, garlic, ginger, pepper, coffee, cocoa, etc. Avoid frying, grilling and other hot and greasy foods.

What kind of food is good for reducing inflammation in subacute thyroiditis? Treatment includes two aspects: alleviating local symptoms and targeting the effects of abnormal thyroid function. Generally speaking, most patients only need symptomatic treatment. Treat mild cases with aspirin or other pain relievers. Symptoms can be controlled by using acetaminophen or salicylates. In severe cases, such as pain and fever, other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can be used for a short period of time, or glucocorticoids such as prednisone can be used to quickly relieve clinical manifestations. About 5% of patients need corticosteroids to relieve symptoms. Continuous medication for 1 to 2 weeks or even 4 to 8 weeks, then reduce the dosage for a total of 6 to 8 weeks. If the patient does not respond to prednisone within 24 to 48 hours, the diagnosis of subacute thyroiditis should be reassessed. During treatment, changes in erythrocyte sedimentation rate can be used to guide medication. If the condition requires, re-starting prednisone is still effective. However, corticosteroids do not affect the natural course of the disease. If the dosage of corticosteroids is withdrawn too much or too quickly, it will worsen the condition. It has also been suggested that if glucocorticoids are used continuously at doses that keep patients asymptomatic until their radioactive iodine uptake rate returns to normal, relapses may be avoided. Patients with hyperthyroidism are generally not treated with antithyroid drugs. Nonspecific drugs, such as the oral blocker propranolol, are usually used. Because hyperthyroidism associated with this disease is temporary and low iodine uptake by the thyroid gland is not an indication for radioactive iodine treatment. These drugs destroy the synthesis of thyroid hormones, but the excess thyroid hormones in the blood of subacute thyroiditis come from T4 and T3 leaking from destroyed follicles, rather than from increased synthesis and secretion, so there is no need to use thiourea antithyroid drugs. The hypothyroidism stage of this disease is often temporary, and there are usually not many symptoms of hypothyroidism, so thyroid hormone replacement therapy is not required. At this time, increased TSH secretion is important for the recovery of thyroid function. Unless the patient has significant symptoms of hypothyroidism, thyroid hormone treatment should be contraindicated. Patients with mild hypothyroidism do not need any treatment. However, some people also advocate that when hypothyroidism occurs, thyroid preparations such as L-thyroxine sodium can be used to prevent the condition from worsening again due to elevated TSH. For patients with more serious conditions, thyroid hormone can be used as a substitute for a period of time. About 10% of patients may develop permanent hypothyroidism and require long-term thyroid replacement therapy. It is said that traditional Chinese medicine has a good therapeutic effect on the acute stage of this disease.