As people pay attention to health, more and more people have regular physical examinations every year. This has also led to the thyroid nodule reaching the top in the physical examination reports in recent years, and more or less people have troubles in this regard.
Xiao Miao also often receives consultations from netizens, such as "What should I do if the thyroid nodule? Is the physical examination so anxious..." "Is the thyroid nodule serious? How to treat it?" and so on. Today, Xiao Miao will tell you about this issue. First, let’s understand what thyroid nodules are.
What is a thyroid nodule?
thyroid is a small but very powerful gland in our neck. It produces thyroid hormone , which affects metabolism, heart rate and many other systems of the body. Sometimes, however, cells can "out of control" and form a lump on the thyroid. These are medically called thyroid nodules.
What factors can cause thyroid nodules? The causes of
thyroid nodules are not very clear. Various physical conditions can lead to their formation. These include;
thyroiditis ;
Iodine deficiency: Iodine deficiency in diet can also cause thyroid nodules;
thyroid adenoma : This is excessive growth of thyroid tissue, but most of them are harmless;
thyroid cyst ;
thyroid cancer : Most thyroid nodules are not cancer, and a few may be.
In fact, for thyroid nodules, the question that people are most worried about is whether it is benign and will it change malignantly? How to identify the benign and malignant of thyroid nodules? Only 5% to 15% of the thyroid nodules found in clinical practice are malignant, that is, thyroid cancer. The identification of benign and malignant thyroid nodules mainly depends on ultrasound results. If ultrasound is suspected to be thyroid cancer, thyroid ultrasound can be performed to further confirm, or directly puncture to clarify the diagnosis.
It should be noted that except for a few larger thyroid nodules, there will be local compression, causing symptoms such as poor breathing and hoarseness, most thyroid nodules do not affect health. They only need to have regular reviews once every 6 to 12 months.
Although thyroid nodules are not a big problem, you should still pay attention to them in daily life.
Regularly observe the symptoms
Once the thyroid nodules are detected, you should regularly observe whether there are symptoms of compression and whether the symptoms are worsening, especially pay attention to whether there are symptoms such as dyspnea, hoarseness, etc. Pay attention to a healthy diet
It is recommended to eat less greasy and high-calorie foods and drink less alcohol in terms of diet. Eat more foods rich in protein , eat more coarse grains, and pay attention to a light diet.
Maintain regular routine
Keep enough sleep, stay up late less, avoid overwork, keep a happy mood, avoid depression, anger, impatient, etc., which is also beneficial to the thyroid gland. Also pay attention to avoiding foods with high iodine content.
In short, if the thyroid nodule patient has normal thyroid function and no obvious symptoms, it will not affect his life and there is no need to worry too much.
