Question 1

i have toxic goiter what food should i eat and avoid?

Accepted Answer

Get treated: Diet matters little or noting. You have graves disease or less likely one or more hot nodules. This will first make your life totally miserable and then kill you unless you accept definitive treatment (surgery, radioactive iodine) and until then the medication that will control it. Despite what you may read on the internet, diet and supplements aren't the key in managing life-threatening disease.

Question 2

i have a diffuse toxic goiter or also known as grave's disease. currently, i am under medication. what food should i eat and avoid? thank you!

Accepted Answer

Avoid excess iodine: The only dietary restriction with Graves disease is to avoid excess iodine in your diet, such as kelp, seaweed.  Also try to avoid having a radiologic study that requires IV contrast that contains iodine.

Question 3

hypothroism and a toxic goiter?

Accepted Answer

Rare: You can't have both at the same time, however, you can have long-standing hypothyroidism and later develop a toxic goiter either due to graves' disease or a hyperfunctioning nodule -- although it's very uncommon.

Question 4

what can i do to cure toxic goiter?

Accepted Answer

Well...: Toxic goiter can be treated with medications (not usually permanent), or with radioactive Iodine, and in rare case surgically...

Question 5

how do you diagnose  diffuse toxic goiter?

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Exam, lab and US: In order to know if you have a goiter ( a swelling of the thyroid gland) a simple hands on exam is adequate.  To know if it is toxic one would need a review of symptoms and a lab test (tsh).  To know if it is diffuse one could use history and exam pretty reliably or obtain an ultrasound definitively

Question 6

is toxic goiter curable?

Accepted Answer

Yes: There are many types of thyrotoxicosis. You should see a thyroidologist.

Question 7

does toxic goiter can kill you?

Accepted Answer

Possible: Without being alarmist, taken to extremes it is possible. Unlikely with appropriate treatment.

Question 8

what is the best remedy for a toxic goiter?

Accepted Answer

REMEDY/ TOXIC GOITER: Patiens with subclinical hyperthyroidism be followed closely, exception may be women with osteopenia, and if there are risk factors for atrial fibrillation
 in us, radiactive iodine is the choice except in pregnancy
beta blockers&antithyroidrx can be used for short period
surgery may be a choice only in young patients, or with obstructive symptoms, non functioning/suspicious nodules, pregnancy&rai fa.

Question 9

what is the best treament for diffuse toxic goiter?im a hyperthyroidtism

Accepted Answer

Radioactive vs surge: Short term treatment include antithyroid medication and beat blocker, to control production of thyroid hormone and prevent adverse effect of thyroid on heart and blood pressure.
Long term therapy (once hyperthyroidism controlled medicaly) include:
1- radioactive iodine treatment ( most commonly recommended vs2- surgery ( removal of thyroid gland), if above teratment not effective or can't be given.

Question 10

my aunt has a toxic goiter and she's planning to undergo for "radioactive". how many times can she undergo in this medication?or is there any remedies

Accepted Answer

Usually once: Most of the time, she will only need it once . The alternate remedy is surgery which may be followed by serious complications. I assume that suppressive treatment has not work or become undesirable.

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