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If i have a goiter, will taking iodine help to return my thyroid back to normal size?
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It can.: Iodine in small doses, known as lugol's iodine or ki solution can be used to treat a goiter. However, if it is too advanced/big, surgery in the form of partial thyroidectomy, would be done.
Answered 7/4/2017
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If iodine deficient : Iodine deficiency isn't common in the us because of the availability of iodized salt. If deficient, a goiter could develop. However, taken without deficiency can cause thyroid dysfunction and is therefore not recommended except in patients with iodine deficiency.
Answered 3/10/2013
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