What is chronic thyroid disease?

Diffuse thyroid disease is a common thyroid disease, but many people may not be particularly familiar with this disease. Patients with diffuse thyroid disease need to be well cared for in daily life, whether in terms of diet or other aspects. These are helpful for the recovery of this disease. Do not blindly treat it.

What is chronic thyroid disease?

Diffuse thyroid disease is a disease of the thyroid gland. Clinically, common types of diffuse thyroid disease include nodular goiter (hereinafter referred to as nodular goiter), thyroid cancer (hereinafter referred to as thyroid cancer), Hashimoto's thyroiditis (hereinafter referred to as Hashimoto's disease), Graves' disease, etc. Since the treatment plans for different diseases are different, it is necessary to make a qualitative diagnosis of such diseases before treatment.

Nursing of diffuse thyroid disease

1. Proper rest and activities

When clinical symptoms are significant, bed rest should be the main focus. Activities should be restricted 1 to 2 hours after meals, especially. When clinical symptoms are significantly improved, appropriate activities or physical exercise should be performed while paying attention to rest, but excessive fatigue should be avoided. If there are no clinical symptoms and all laboratory tests are normal, activities can be unrestricted.

2. Emotional care

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that a person's mental state is closely related to the body's internal organs, qi and blood, and a person's emotional activities are closely related to the function of the heart to store the spirit. Patients who are energetic and cheerful generally have better results, otherwise they will be worse. Therefore, in nursing, we should care for patients, talk to them more, understand their mental state, and guide them to put aside their doubts.

3. Diet care

The diet should be based on the principles of high calories, high protein, high vitamins, moderate fat and sodium salt intake, and less spicy and irritating condiments. The food should be soft, easy to digest, and rich in nutrition. Do not eat too much high-iodine food, such as: jellyfish, kelp, seaweed, seaweed and algae foods, etc., to prevent poor control of hyperthyroidism. No smoking, no drinking, no strong tea or coffee.

(l) Provide adequate carbohydrates and fats. Carbohydrates and fats have the effect of saving protein. If they are supplied in sufficient quantities, protein can play its unique physiological functions. Provide adequate vitamins and inorganic salts. Vitamins and inorganic salts can regulate physiological functions and improve body metabolism, especially vitamin B and vitamin C. Adequate calcium and iron should be given to prevent deficiency.

(2) Appropriately increase the intake of animal offal, fresh green leafy vegetables, or vitamin supplements.

(3) Appropriately control the intake of foods high in fiber. Hyperthyroidism patients often suffer from diarrhea, and excessive supply of fiber-rich foods will aggravate the diarrhea.