Question 1

i have hashimoto's thyroiditis?

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Okay: This is usually easy to manage by thyroid replacement as required. A heads-up -- maybe 1% of hashimoto's folks get a vasculitis that can involve the brain and mimic multiple sclerosis; it's treatable but it needs to be suspected before the call can be made. Complications of hashimoto's are rare; you can read about them on your own, get seen fast if the goiter grows fast.

Question 2

can hashimoto's thyroiditis  be cures?

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No.: Treated not cured.  Very easy to treat.  This is an autoimmune disease of unknown cause.  Body makes antibodies against the thyroid and kills it.  Must generally take replacement hormone for life.

Question 3

how does hashimoto's thyroiditis develop?

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Variable: Hashimoto's thyroiditis develops when the immune system misclassifies one or more thyroid proteins as foreign (not belonging to that person) and begins making antibodies that target the protein(s).  This can cause the thyroid to become enlarged (form a goiter), develop regional growths, or nodules, or make too little thyroid hormone.  Once in a while, it can result in too much thyroid hormone.

Question 4

what is this hashimoto's thyroiditis condition?

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Antibody to thyroid: It is an autoimmune disorder - meaning, for reasons we don't fully understand, the body makes antibodies against the thyroid. This causes a low grade inflammation which over time can make the thyroid underactive. It is the most common cause of hypothyroidism.

Question 5

what are the symptoms of hashimoto's thyroiditis?

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None to severe: Depends on whether the gland is enlarged to cause compressive symptoms or underactive to cause hypothyroid symptoms.

Question 6

is recovery from hashimoto's thyroiditis possible?

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Yes: Yes, it's possible that an individual be diagnosed with hashimoto's thyroiditis only to be serology negative a few months later. This is however, the exception rather than the rule. Talk with your doctor if what you had was acute thyroiditis due to infection instead.

Question 7

is total recovery from hashimoto's thyroiditis possible?

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Usually not: Most people have the antibodies and eventually get hypothyroid. Rarely the gland can return to normal function. Once or twice a year i see patients were the gland becomes overactive.

Question 8

question about hashimoto's thyroiditis. how familial is it?

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Quite: There are families with multiple hyper and hypothyroid relatives, and index cases where the patient is the first (known) person in the family.

Question 9

what body functions are affected by hashimoto's thyroiditis?

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All of them.: While the inflammation (the -itis part of thyroiditis) affects only the thyroid, if this causes the thyroid levels to drop, every tissue in the body can be affected - simplistically this can cause a slow down of the heart, the GI tract, the liver, the muscles, and the brain.  Because the cells are slower to convert food energy to heat or work energy there is less energy to get things done.

Question 10

what are the top reasons for getting hashimoto's thyroiditis?

Accepted Answer

Autoimmune: If you have hashimoto's (and not just hypothyroidism), then it is caused by an antibody in your body attacking your thyroid gland.  Overtime, the thyroid will be damaged and you get hypothyroidism.  You can measure this antibody in your blood stream to make the diagnosis.  As the thyroid is slowing down, you will need thyroid medication replacement.

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