What are the treatments and care for dyspnea caused by goiter

In today's social life, we face more and more diseases, and the problems and difficulties we encounter are even more diverse. Goiter is one of them. It affects the physical and mental health of those who suffer from the disease, leaving them worried and breathless all day long. At the same time, it also destroys the patients' good image, making them feel different from ordinary people, thus creating an inferiority complex. So what are the treatments and care for dyspnea caused by goiter?

Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment and Nursing

Prescription: 30g each of raw astragalus, raw Polygonum multiflorum, raw oyster (pre-boiled), and Houttuynia cordata, 12g each of raw Atractylodes macrocephala, Trillium gracile, Beehive, raw rhubarb, and Lacquercetin, 15g each of Yun Fuling, Prunella vulgaris, raw yam, Scrophularia ningpoensis, Scutellaria barbata, roasted turtle shell, and raw Coix seed, 9g each of processed Pinellia, whole Angelica sinensis, powdered Cortex Moutan, Radix Renzhong, Fritillaria thunbergii, and Gecko powder (swallowed separately), 6g each of green Cimicifuga and Taro pills (swallowed separately). Take 1 dose daily, decocted in water and taken in 2 doses.

Efficacy: A patient with advanced thyroid cancer and lymph node metastasis was treated, who had undergone surgery and radiotherapy but had poor results. After taking this prescription for 2 and a half months, the symptoms disappeared and the lump shrank. After taking it for another half a year, the lump disappeared and the medication was stopped. There has been no recurrence for more than 4 years.

Fang Yuan: Yang Jun: A case of advanced papillary thyroid carcinoma cured by traditional Chinese medicine. China Pharmaceutical News (1): 39, 1987.

Folk remedy: ① 30g of Acanthus sinensis, 30g of Radix Codonopsis pilosulae, 30g of Rhizoma Cyperi, 20g of Radix Glechomae, 6 jujubes, decoct them into a soup and drink as tea.

②Si Hai Wan: Grind seaweed, conch, clam powder, cuttlebone, kelp, gentian and atractylodes in equal parts and make into honey pills (3 qian per pill) or tablets. Take twice a day, one pill each time.

1. General care

1. Get adequate rest and exercise.

When clinical symptoms are significant, bed rest should be the main focus, especially activities should be restricted 1 to 2 hours after meals; when clinical symptoms are significantly improved, appropriate activities or physical exercise should be performed while paying attention to rest, and 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 therapeutic effects, 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 kelp, seaweed, jellyfish, seaweed and algae, to prevent poor control of hyperthyroidism. No smoking, no drinking, 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.

4. Condition care

The main purpose is to observe whether there are symptoms of high metabolic syndrome in the whole body, whether the thyroid gland is enlarged, whether the eyeballs are bulging, whether there are abnormalities in the nervous system, cardiovascular system, digestive system, blood system, reproductive system, and motor system, and whether there are abnormal symptoms such as edema, flushing, dampness, and swollen fingers in the skin and extremities. Pay special attention to changes in body temperature and cardiovascular system to prevent the occurrence of hyperthyroid crisis and hyperthyroid heart disease.

5. Symptomatic care

When using Western medicine for treatment, pay attention to age, gender, and condition when selecting thyroid medication. During treatment, pay attention to observe changes in the condition, whether there is allergy to thyroid medication, drug rash, liver damage, leukopenia, and regularly check liver function and blood routine. When using traditional Chinese medicine for treatment, you should pay attention to the method of decocting and taking the medicine, as well as the taboos during the medication process.

After reading the above introduction to the treatment and care of dyspnea caused by goiter, I think everyone should have some understanding. This disease brings so many adverse effects to patients, always making people feel inferior and distressed, and even causing symptoms such as difficulty breathing and almost suffocation, so treatment and care for this disease is imperative.