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What do you take for hypothyroidism if you can't take iodine a allergy to a life requirement may be fatal but I am not dead yet Can anyone help me?
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Iodine helps thyroid function nutritionally, it is not a cure for clinical hypothyroidism which require replacement thyroid hormones. You should see your doctor if you are hypothyroid, it can worsen and cause other conditions including goiter, high cholesterol, fatigue and fibromyalgia symptoms.
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What drug do you take for under active thyroid if you have a iodine allergy?
Anyone with a real iodine allergy is dead. Sorry about that. You can be allergic to all kinds of meds, but an allergy to any life requirement is fatal.
What is the result of hypothyroidism?
Hypothyroidism is a lack of iodine or a specific kind of salt.
Do oysters contain iodine?
Shellfish sometimes contain iodine, but a shellfish allergy does not equate to an iodine allergy. This is a common misconception that originated in the 1970s.
Deficiency of which mineral causes dwarfism and hypothyroidism?
Dwarfism is zinc deficiency. hypothyroidism is iodine deficiency.
What disease is caused by inadecuate intake of iodine?
hypothyroidism
Can you get an hives from donating plasma?
If they use iodine to clean the draw location and you have an allergy to iodine, you could get hives from that. When I donate blood, they ask if I have an iodine allergy and have an alternative.
Hypothyroidism is caused by an absence of what substance in the diet?
Normally iodine.
What is the disease of the endocrine system which is the result of lack of iodine?
Iodine deficiency is the most common cause of hypothyroidism worldwide.
What is the connection between diet and hypothyroidism?
Because the thyroid makes T4 from iodine drawn from food, an iodine-deficient diet can cause hypothyroidism. Adding iodine to table salt and other common foods has eliminated iodine deficiency in the United States.
In 1957 children in schools in the Milwaukee WI area were give a iodine supplement What was that for?
Iodine supplements were given to prevent goiter (hypothyroidism),
How long does it take thyroid to return to normal when supplementing iodine?
Please see your doctor for advice regarding iodine supplements for hypothyroidism.
Does spirulina affect hypothyroidism?
Spirulina can contain large amounts of iodine. Iodine is fuel for the thyroid. Eating too much iodine is similar to pouring gasoline on a fire.
