Question 1

what to do if i have hasimotos disease and surgery?

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Hashimoto's: Do you have hashimoto's and surgery or both?
Either way you must not put off treatment as recommended by your doctors.

Question 2

what is hashimoto's disease?

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Autoimmune thyroid : Autoimmune thyroid disease can cause hypothyroidism. The body produces antibodies to thyroid hormones. Some theorize that gluten sensitivity or heavy metal toxicity can trigger it.

Question 3

what is hashimoto's disease like?

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Thyroid antibodies: Hashimoto's disease is a condition in which antibodies are directed toward the thyroid.  This often results in underactivity of the thyroid.  Untreated, this can cause fatigue, modest weight gain, dry skin, constipation, and other symptoms associated with a slowing of the metabolism.  These symptoms all resolve with replacement of thyroid hormone.

Question 4

what are all of the effects of hashimoto's disease?

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Varies: Having the antibody in a nonpregnant woman means an increased risk of hypothyroidism in the future. If you are hypothyroid due to hashimotos (the cause of hypothyroidism in 85% of women in the us) the effects are no different from hypothyroidism from whatever cause.

Question 5

after hashimotos diagnosis does a total thyroidectomy offer a chance for curing the disease?

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Not a cure but...: You never want the treatment to be worse than the disease.After thyroidectomy you won't have Hashimoto's but won't have a thyroid,which I think is worse; and you'll not have addressed why you got it.I've cured many cases of Hashimoto's but it takes time. I recommend the book Hashimoto's Protocol by Isabella Wentz and her website at https://thyroidpharmacist.com as well as seeing an integrative Dr.

Question 6

who gets hashimoto's disease in us?

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Anyone: It runs in families along with other autoimmune problems. It is more frequent as you age.
20% of women on medicare have decreased thyroid reserve or frank hypothyroidism and 85% of the time it is due to hashimoto's.

Question 7

just diagnosed with hashimoto's disease?

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Hashimoto's: Hashimoto's disease is an autoimmune disease of the thyroid, the most common cause for low thyroid. Antibodies that diagnose it (thyroglobulin and thyroid peroxidase), are surrogate markers and are not resonsible for the damage that occurs in the thyroid. It is a lymphocyctic infiltrate that causes thyroid damage.You can have markers for this and not be hypothyroid now, or indefinite years.

Question 8

what are symptoms of hashimoto's disease?

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Hashimoto's symptoms: Fatigue, hair loss, hoarse voice, slower speech, depressed, brittle nails, dry skin, feeling cold, constipation, weight gain...

Question 9

what are the tests for hashimoto's disease?

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Tpo antibodies: Ask your doctor to order you a thyroid peroxidase antibodies.  The other one is thyroglobulin antibody.

Question 10

how is hashimoto's disease treated usually?

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Hormone replacement: If hashimoto's disease has resulted in underactivity of the thyroid, it is treated with replacement of thyroid hormone.  If the thyroid function is normal, no specific treatment is required.

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