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Autoimmune thyroiditis is a fairly common disease of the thyroid gland. The second name of this disease is Hashimoto's thyroiditis, after the name of the scientist who first described its symptoms.

With AIT, inflammatory lesions appear in the tissues of the organ as a result of the fact that its own immune system, for some reason, begins to destroy thyroid cells. All this leads to a violation of the hormonal balance of the body.

The reasons

It has now been proven that there is no human fault in the occurrence of this disease. AIT can develop as a result of:

• hereditary factor;
• severe stress conditions;
• depending on gender (in women it occurs much more often than in men);
• poor environmental situation;
• progressive infectious diseases.

Other reasons can lead to the development of this disease, because each person is an organism that differs in its individuality. So the cause can be a lack or, conversely, an excess of iodine.

Symptoms of autoimmune thyroiditis

As a rule, Hashimoto's thyroiditis develops rather slowly, so it does not show any special signs at the initial stage. Very often, throughout life, the thyroid gland can continue to function in a full-fledged mode. This condition does not pose a particular danger to humans, but requires constant monitoring of the development of the disease.

However, in most cases, with such a disease, the thyroid gland malfunctions, as a result of which it begins to produce either more or less hormones than the body needs.

As a rule, at the initial stage of AIT, there is an increase in thyroid function, it begins to produce more hormones. This condition is called thyrotoxicosis. In the future, it may persist, or it may lead to the onset of hypothyroidism, i.e. on the contrary, to a decrease in the production of hormones. The symptoms of these two conditions are different in humans.

Thyrotoxicosis

In this state of the body, the thyroid gland produces more hormones than the body needs. It is characterized by the following features:

• Irritability, aggressiveness, mood swings, insomnia. In addition, a person develops increased fatigue, apathy.
• Increased appetite, while the weight may not change or even decrease.
• Severe hair loss and increased fragility of nails.
• Menstrual disorders in women.
• Bones become more fragile, which is fraught with frequent fractures.
• Problems with the gastrointestinal tract, frequent diarrhea.
• Sweating, intolerance to hot climates.
• Violation of the heart rhythm.

Hypothyroidism

In hypothyroidism, the thyroid gland, on the contrary, produces an insufficient amount of hormones for the body. It is characterized by its own symptoms of AIT. Here they are:

• impaired attention, memory loss;
• hair loss;
• swelling of the face, limbs;
• slow speech;
• excess body weight;
• violation of the menstrual cycle, infertility;
• constant feeling of cold;
• disruption of the heart, the development of coronary disease;
• constipation;
• pain in the joints.

The symptoms of autoimmune thyroiditis are generally similar for any thyroid disorder. That's why only a doctor can make an accurate diagnosis after the results of all analyzes are received. By the way, women detect a disease in themselves much earlier precisely because of the sharp hair loss, so they go to the doctor much earlier than men. After all, for them, the loss of their luxurious hair can be a real tragedy.

Kinds

There are several groups of autoimmune thyroiditis:

• Chronic autoimmune thyroiditis or, as it is also called, Hashimoto's thyroiditis. This disease develops gradually. In this case, primary hypothyroidism first occurs - the production of hormones decreases. AIT in chronic form is most often a genetic disease.
• Postpartum thyroiditis. It appears as a result of the fact that during pregnancy the body's immune system is suppressed, and after childbirth, its excessive activation occurs. And if there is a predisposition, then the occurrence of AIT is quite possible.
• Painless. This form is very similar to the previous one, however, its exact causes have not been established.
• If interferon preparations are used during the treatment of blood diseases and hepatitis C, this can provoke the occurrence of cytokine-induced thyroiditis.

In the last three types of the disease, similar signs develop. At the initial stage, thyrotoxicosis appears, which then with a high probability will turn into hypothyroidism.

Phases

In addition, this disease can be divided into phases in which it develops. Here they are:

• The first phase is characterized by the normal state of the thyroid gland, its functions are not impaired. This period can be quite long.
• In the next phase, the cells of the organ begin to break down, resulting in a decrease in the production of thyroid hormone.
• In the third phase of the disease, a large amount of thyroid hormone enters the bloodstream due to the destruction of thyroid tissue. The result is thyrotoxicosis.
• Subsequently, due to a sharp decrease in the hormone T4 in the blood, hypothyroidism develops. This is the fourth phase. After about a year, thyroid function can recover, but sometimes hypothyroidism remains for a long time.

Sometimes in humans, the disease can be constantly in one phase, for example, only hypothyroidism or only thyrotoxicosis.

Forms

In addition to the previous classifications, Hashimoto's thyroiditis has several different forms:

• Hidden (latent). At the same time, the thyroid gland is in a normal state, its dimensions are not changed, its functions are not impaired. A person may have only minimal signs of thyrotoxicosis or hypothyroidism.
• Hypertrophic. In this form of the disease, the iron increases in size. There is a diffuse form - the organ is enlarged evenly in volume, nodular - nodular formations are detected during the examination, or it can be mixed - a diffuse-nodular form of the disease. At an early stage, all signs of thyrotoxicosis are characteristic, then this condition can gradually turn into hypothyroidism.
• atrophic form. It is most common in the elderly, while the work of the thyroid gland is sufficiently reduced, so signs of hypothyroidism predominate.

In children

The most obvious sign of autoimmune thyroiditis in children is the appearance of a goiter. However, this does not mean that other symptoms are absent. You can also notice a deterioration in attentiveness, constant fatigue, hair loss, weight gain. If such a disease is not treated, then the consequences for the child will only be negative. The fact is that in such children it is very often possible to observe developmental problems, in addition, the nodal forms of the disease greatly affect the child's condition. Due to a malfunction of the thyroid gland, the body will not be able to fully cope with its functions. In addition, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, if left untreated, can lead to the development of Graves' disease. And this disease is much more dangerous and serious. Therefore, leaving AIT in children without treatment is not worth it.

Treatment of autoimmune thyroiditis

If after the results of all tests, the doctor diagnoses "autoimmune thyroiditis", then you should not immediately give up. Despite the fact that this disease cannot be completely cured today, doctors prescribe drugs, thanks to which you can live a completely normal life. In the treatment, drugs are used that strengthen the immune system, vitamin complexes, drugs that normalize cardiac activity and thyroid function. Since this disease occurs more and more often in people, then, of course, the question arises of whether homeopathy can be used for treatment. However doctors do not advise self-medication, the consequences can be completely unpredictable. Treatment of autoimmune thyroiditis with the help of homeopathy is discussed individually for each patient.

Effects

Of course, if, having learned his diagnosis, a person decides that everything will go away on its own, will not treat the disease, then the consequences will not be very favorable. For example:

• The nervous system is depleted, as a result, the development of mental illness, depression, memory problems is possible.
• The work of the heart is disturbed, heart diseases develop, cholesterol rises.
• Sexual desire disappears, women have problems with the menstrual cycle and, as a result, the impossibility of conception.
• With the growth of goiter, there may be problems with breathing, eating.
• AIT can develop into Graves' disease, which is the most dangerous. The fact is that with such a disease, almost all systems and organs of the body are affected. Graves' disease also affects the thyroid gland very much, so it must be treated.
• The worst thing that can occur as a result of autoimmune thyroiditis is the development of a cancerous tumor in the nodular form of the disease. That is why you should not start treatment and give up.

Autoimmune thyroiditis is a disease that is increasingly diagnosed in people in modern society. But with this disease it is quite possible to live, if you follow all the prescriptions of doctors.

New in the diagnosis and treatment of AIT

Endocrinology is an ultra-modern science!! It appeared only in the 20th century. Approaches in the diagnosis and treatment of many endocrine diseases are constantly changing as new research appears on the causes that caused this or that pathology, a person continues to study the hormonal-endocrine, and not only, secrets of his body

In the next blog topics I will present:

1) a new approach in the treatment of AIT

2) a new look at the treatment of obesity and an updated menu

3) a new look at the problem of the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus and the progression of complications. The theory is based on the division of type 2 diabetes mellitus into subgroups according to the presence of an autoimmune response to insulin, which will make it possible to predict various types of type 2 diabetes course and the occurrence of complications.

But today the story is about such a mysterious autoimmune thyroiditis. Currently, there is an increase in autoimmune diseases in general. But it is autoimmune thyroid diseases that stand apart from other immune pathologies. Of all thyroid pathology, AIT accounts for 20-50% of cases. Women over 60 years of age are more likely to get sick, especially residents of megacities.

In the clinical picture of AIT, complaints can be distinguished that are predominant depending on age. With them, people, as a rule, go to see a doctor:

For the young AIT is characterized by complaints of hair loss, weight gain, constipation (constipation), brittle nails, dry skin.

In middle age- Complaints about the symptoms of arthrosis and osteochondrosis, depression, arterial hypertension predominate.

for 50 years neurological and cardiovascular complaints predominate.

AIT (autoimmune thyroiditis) is a delayed-type immuno-inflammatory process, which is expressed by autoaggression of immune cells to the own cells of the thyroid gland in the form of a destructive process and infiltration of the gland tissue by inflammatory cells: neutrophils, macrophages, etc. with the production of antibodies to thyroglobulin and microsomal protein structures of the thyroid gland.

Antibodies themselves are not capable of destroying the cells and follicles of the thyroid gland. Inflammation - destruction (destruction of tissue) is caused precisely by immune cells.

There are many theories about the causes of AIT. Here are the main ones:

1)viral, this is a provocation of the inflammatory process by Coxsackie and herpes viruses (type 6, etc.);

2)genetic theory prerequisites for immune diseases (as well as bronchial asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, etc.);

3) increased iodine intake in the form of medicines, it provokes and enhances the activity of the autoimmune process in the thyroid gland. Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences Veldanova M.V. in his monograph "Lessons of thyroidology" (a basic textbook for endocrinologists on the thyroid gland) explains the mechanisms of development of this process;

4) frequent and uncontrolled use of antiviral drugs- interferon, cycloferon, amixin, monoclonal antibodies and others, contributes to the development or exacerbation of already existing autoimmune diseases, including autoimmune thyroiditis. What does the leading thyroidologist in our country Balabolkin M.I. in his monograph "Fundamental and clinical thyroidology".

But, relatively recently, a new theory of the development of AIT has appeared.
The KNOW-HOW of the theory of 2014 (professor, MD Rustambekova S.A.) is that one of the reasons for the development of AIT is the theory of dyspolymicr (macro) elementosis.

Dyspolymicr (macro) elementosis is a violation of the homeostatic balance of the macro-microelement supply of the body, which also provokes and initiates immune inflammation, oxidative stress and other pathological processes that damage the thyroid tissue.

This theory is also confirmed by the fact that the clinical manifestations (symptoms) of autoimmune thyroiditis are not typical for true inflammation that occurs when an infection enters the gland.
The theory of dysmicroelemnotosis is now popular in obstetrics
(hypomagnesemia, hypocalcemia), in cardiology for a long time, with arrhythmia, rhythm disturbances.

I explain: our body for normal functioning has a certain set of micro (macro) elements: macro elements are potassium, calcium, magnesium, etc. Micro elements: selenium, zinc, iodine, iron, etc.

If we recall school and student knowledge, then these micro (macro) elements are present in all cells of the body - they are involved in all metabolic processes and in the composition of many enzymes of the body, including those involved in the formation of thyroid hormones and immune cells.

An excess or lack of certain micro (macro) elements is deadly, for example, hyperkalemia (excess potassium, due to kidney failure, causes life-threatening arrhythmias). Other micro (macro) elementoses are not so dangerous, but disrupt the functioning of many organs, in our case, the thyroid gland.

As a result of many years of research, Moscow scientists came to the conclusion that the thyroid gland needs not only the popularized iodine, but also selenium, zinc, magnesium, and other equally important trace elements to work.

And the work of the thyroid gland is very disturbed by those emitted into the atmosphere as a result of the work of industrial enterprises, transport, and for other reasons: cadmium and lead!

The ecological situation in the city or region where a person lives, as it turned out, directly affects the development of AIT, due to an excess of toxic elements: lead, cadmium, aluminum, mercury, etc. in the air, water, soil.

That is why AIT is now called an environmentally dependent disease.

Cadmium, for example, is a direct antagonist of the beneficial selenium and zinc.

Therefore, in order to build the correct treatment tactics for AIT, it is necessary to pass the micro (macro) elemental composition of blood or hair, which must include: iodine, calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, selenium, zinc, copper, manganese, cadmium, lead and mercury. Based on this analysis, it is decided how to correctly correct the existing changes. This is an individualized approach to patient care.

If there is a violation of the function of the gland: hypo- or hyperthyroidism- they are subject to adjustment by the drugs accepted for this according to the standard - Tyrozol (Mercazolil) or L-thyroxine
(Eutiroks).

In a monographic study of dysmicroelementoses, prof. Rustambekova S.A. it is shown on clinical examples that the correction of the macro (micro) elemental dysfunction of the body leads to:
- to a decrease in the titer of antibodies to TPO and TG
- reduction of the inflammatory process
- the disappearance of nodes, or rather, pseudo-nodes against the background of AIT
- faster normalization of the level of TSH and T4 free
- the disappearance of symptoms characteristic of hypothyroidism, which is not always compensated even by taking L-thyroxine
- faster reduction of puffiness - puffiness of the face, dry skin, weakness and other symptoms.

But for sufficient effectiveness, the course of treatment with micro-macroelements should not be less than 3 months.

The most effective drugs are:
- selenium preparations (doses for the first months of treatment are at least 200 mcg), - magnesium preparations (possible without B6, if you are allergic to vitamins gr B), - zinc preparations,
- iodine preparations! very strictly on demand! and etc.

And this approach justifies itself, and in some cases, I think, it can help long-term remission of AIT (without hormone treatment) or cure in its initial stages of the disease.

The material was prepared on the basis of the monograph by S. Rustambekova. Microelementoses in thyroid diseases, 2014. From Lap Lambert A.P. Germany.

Autoimmune processes of the thyroid gland are accompanied by euthyroidism, hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism, nodular or diffuse changes, may have isotrophic, hypertrophic and hypotrophic volume. In the population, autoimmune thyroiditis occurs from 1% to 12%, depending on the age of the patients (according to different authors). As with other thyroid diseases, the incidence of chronic autoimmune events in women compared with men is 2-3 to 15 times more common, according to different authors. The disease occurs in all age periods, but more often in 40-50 years.

Lecture on the erroneous understanding of the processes occurring in the thyroid gland in autoimmune thyroiditis. Common misconceptions.

Proof of restoration of thyroid tissue in autoimmune thyroiditis.

Classification of autoimmune thyroiditis

The most practically applicable is the division of autoimmune thyroiditis into two types: autoimmune hyperthyroidism and, in fact, autoimmune thyroiditis. If in autoimmune hyperthyroidism the diagnostic search is focused on the detection of AT-rTTH in the blood, then in euthyroid and hypothyroid autoimmune thyroiditis, it is on the determination of AT-TPO and AT-TG.

In addition, autoimmune thyroiditis is classified in a complex manner, in accordance with morphological, etiological, functional, age and other features. Therefore, they distinguish:

In accordance with the ideas of the first group of specialists, the phases of autoimmune thyroiditis are distinguished: euthyroid, subclinical, hypothyroid, hyperthyroid (thyrotoxic). But the lack of a full-fledged scientific justification for such a multi-phase thyroiditis, together with the empirical linking of immune changes to the supply of hormones to the body, contributes to practical errors and therefore reduces the value of such a classification.

In the essential Clinical classification proposed by us (Clinic of Dr. A.V. Ushakov, 2010), the autoimmune process is defined as a compensatory phenomenon with varying degrees of activity. In accordance with the titer of antibodies in the blood, a small, moderate and significant degree of the autoimmune process is released. For example, usually, an increase in AT-TPO up to 300-500 U / l is considered to be a small degree, from 500 to 1000 U / l - as a moderate degree, and more than 1000 U / l - as a significant degree. This assessment takes into account the reference data of the laboratory.

Each degree of activity closely correlates with the magnitude of morphological changes in the gland. Such a classification division allows us to assess the intensity of immune events and determine the prognosis of thyroid disease.

Today, thyroid diseases are the main reason for turning to endocrinological specialists.

The current epidemiological situation is based on the increased sensitivity of this internal organ to such adverse factors as environmental pollution, growing background radiation and chronic stress.

As a result of their negative impact, the normal functioning of the thyroid gland is disturbed, structural changes in the thyroid tissue occur and hormonal dysfunctions develop. One of the most commonly diagnosed disorders of the endocrine system is autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT).

And, of course, every sane person, upon discovering this pathology, has a reasonable question: “AIT of the thyroid gland - what is it, is there a danger to health, and what effective methods of treating the disease does modern medicine have?”

What is AIT of the thyroid gland?

In this disease, healthy thyroid tissue, perceived as foreign, is destroyed (by no means always!) by its own cells of the immune system.

Naturally, the destruction of the thyroid gland further leads to the development of primary hypothyroidism.

Despite the fact that autoimmune thyroiditis is always accompanied by the presence of circulating antibodies to thyroid tissue, it is absolutely wrong to equate these two concepts. Thus, among the female part of the population, the prevalence of carriage of antibodies to thyroid cells reaches 27%, but the development of the disease is observed only in 3–6% of cases. Only in older women (after 60 years) the frequency of hypothyroidism is 15-20%.

Unfortunately, in medical practice there are still situations in which the presence of antibodies to thyroid tissues, in a minimally elevated titer with an absolutely normal level of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), becomes a formal reason for diagnosing AIT and prescribing a “prophylactic” course of Levothyroxine. The consequence of such an erroneous approach is thyrotoxicosis.

Symptoms of autoimmune thyroiditis

Most often, the clinical picture in the early stages of AIT of the thyroid gland is latent.

So, during palpation of the thyroid gland, it is not possible to detect signs of its increase, there are no symptoms of endocrine abnormalities, and the content of hormones in the blood plasma is within the physiological norm.

In some cases, the onset of the disease occurs against the background of transient thyrotoxicosis, which is never associated with a hyperfunctional state of the thyroid gland. The pathogenesis is based on either the destruction of follicles and the release of hormones into the blood, or the temporary production of thyroid-stimulating antibodies.

The thyrotoxic phase lasts 3–6 months. It has a mild course and is usually detected quite by accident when a low TSH concentration is detected. Among its symptoms are:

• subfebrile condition;
• small trembling;
• emotional lability;
• increased sweating;
• insomnia;
• weight loss
• tachycardia;
• arterial hypertension.

Often, patients with an enlarged thyroid gland present the following complaints:

• increased weakness;
• fast fatiguability;
• arthralgia;
• sensation of pressure and lump in the throat.

In the final stage of autoimmune thyroiditis, primary hypothyroidism develops, which determines the main clinical manifestations of the disease:

• decrease in working capacity;
• swelling of the face;
• slowing down of speech and thinking;
• memory impairment;
• obesity;
• chills;
• dysmenorrhea;
• female infertility;
• decrease in heart rate;
• yellowness of the skin;
• dyspnea;
• hypothermia;
• coarsening of facial features;
• hearing loss;
• hoarseness of voice;
• heart failure, etc.

If the node is large, breathing and swallowing disorders may be disturbed due to compression of the esophagus and trachea.

Diagnostics

The "major" diagnostic criteria, the combination of which makes it possible to confirm AIT, include:

• an increase in the volume of the gland in women and men over 18 and over 25 ml, respectively;
• detection of antibodies to thyroid tissue in a diagnostically significant concentration and / or characteristic signs of an autoimmune process according to the results of ultrasound (ultrasound);
• clinical picture of subclinical or overt hypothyroidism.

It should be noted that the absence of at least one of the above "major" diagnostic features significantly reduces the likelihood of AIT.

Among the laboratory diagnostic methods, the most informative are:

• determination of antibody titer to thyroglobulin, thyroperoxidase and thyroid hormones;
• a blood test for the content of thyroid-stimulating hormone, triiodothyronine (T3) and tetraiodothyronine (T4).

An important role in endocrinological practice is given to ultrasound of the thyroid gland, which allows determining the position, shape and size of the organ, its echogenicity and echostructure, as well as the presence of tumors.

If a malignant degeneration of the nodule is suspected, a puncture biopsy is performed, followed by a morphological analysis of the material obtained. By the way, an absolute indication for such a study is the detection of a single node larger than 10 mm (usually accessible for palpation).

The question of a person's life expectancy when making an oncological diagnosis is very acute. In the case of thyroid cancer, the prognosis is most often favorable. In this topic, we will consider the prognosis of the disease and data on five-year survival after treatment.

AIT of the thyroid gland - treatment

Therapeutic tactics in the management of patients with various pathologies of the thyroid gland is based on a differentiated approach. And autoimmune thyroiditis is no exception here.

Most leading experts in the field of thyroidology consider it rational to start therapy for AIT only if there are signs of a hypofunctional state of the thyroid gland.

Until this moment, endocrinologists advise to adhere to expectant tactics with dynamic monitoring of patients and annual ultrasound.

This recommendation is due to the fact that today there are no drugs that could stop or at least slow down the destruction of thyroid tissue with the subsequent development of hypothyroidism.

As mentioned earlier, sometimes the debut of the disease is hidden under the mask of thyrotoxicosis, which can lead to the erroneous prescription of thyreostatics: Thiamazole, Mercazolil or Propylthiouracil, because an increase in the concentration of T3 and T4 in AIT is not associated with hyperthyroidism. To avoid serious endocrine disorders due to improper treatment, it is important to conduct a thorough medical examination of each patient.

The outcome of long-term autoimmune thyroiditis is hypothyroidism, the effective correction of which is possible only with the help of hormone replacement therapy.

If with overt hypothyroidism (T4 is lowered) Levothyroxine is immediately prescribed, then with its subclinical form (T4 is normal), it is recommended to re-examine the hormonal status after 3-6 months.

Indications for treatment with thyroid hormone preparations in subclinical hypothyroidism are:

• a single increase in the level of TSH in the blood plasma above the mark of 10 mU / l;
• at least two-fold detection of TSH concentration in the range of values ​​from 5 to 10 mU/l;
• treatment of older patients (after 55–60 years);
• the presence of cardiovascular pathologies.

In the last two cases, hormone replacement therapy is used only if there is no history of evidence of a deterioration in the state of health in concomitant chronic diseases against the background of its use, as well as with good tolerability of drugs.

If antithyroid antibodies and / or echographic signs (reduced echogenicity of the thyroid gland according to ultrasound) of autoimmune thyroiditis in women planning pregnancy are detected, a hormonal blood test (tests for TSH and free T4) is necessary not only before the onset of conception, but throughout the entire period bearing a child. If hypothyroidism is diagnosed directly during pregnancy, then Levothyroxine in a full replacement dose should be administered immediately.

Surgical treatment for AIT is used in exceptional cases. For example, the question of surgical intervention is raised with a significant volume of the thyroid gland, when life-threatening conditions arise due to mechanical compression of the trachea and esophagus.

An indicator of correctly selected conservative therapy is the long-term maintenance of the TSH level within the physiological norm.

Despite the fact that there is no specific treatment for autoimmune thyroiditis yet, modern medicine successfully copes with this disease, helping patients to maintain good health and performance for decades.

If you find this endocrine pathology in yourself, you should entrust your health into the hands of a qualified specialist who will carry out regular medical supervision, and in case of manifestation of hypothyroidism, he will prescribe effective drugs.

Neoplasms in the thyroid gland are most often diagnosed by chance, since they do not manifest themselves for a long time. , read on.

What can be seen on an ultrasound examination of the thyroid gland and what diseases are diagnosed using this examination, see the page.

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What do we know about the thyroid gland? Everyone immediately comes to mind the concept of Graves' disease. In fact, there are much more thyroid diseases, and not all of them are reduced to the formation of a goiter on the neck, their symptoms are much more extensive. Today we will get acquainted with the most "incomprehensible" of them - autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT).

Autoimmune thyroiditis: signs, causes and mechanism of AIT

For the first time, the world learned about its existence at the beginning of the 20th century thanks to the works of the Japanese doctor Hashimoto (Hashimoto). The Japanese described the characteristic symptoms he identified in 4 test patients.

Due to this, this disease received his name and became known as Hashimoto's thyroiditis.

Autoimmune thyroiditis - what is it. Signs, photo

Hashimoto saw under a microscope in the tissues of the thyroid gland accumulations (infiltrates) of affected lymphocytes, plasma cells and connective tissues (focal fibrosis). And in 1956, when medical science took a big leap forward, antibodies to the gland's own proteins were found in the blood of patients. And thyroiditis began to be called "autoimmune".

The main signs of Hashimoto's thyroiditis are visible under a microscope:

• the presence of dead cells in the tissues of the thyroid gland (lymphocytes and plasma cells)
• proliferation of connective tissue (focal fibrosis)
• detection of antibodies to thyreglobulin (AT TG) in the blood

What does "autoimmune" mean? If the word "immune" is more or less clear, then "auto" can be translated from Latin as "own". As a result, we get some process directly related to the immune system of our own body. With the concept of "thyroiditis" everything is also quite simple: "thyroid-" is associated with the Latin name of the thyroid gland (looking thyroid), and "-it" means inflammation.

In case of damage to the body by autoimmune thyroiditis, antibodies - substances designed to protect the body from harmful agents, cease to "recognize" their own organ and begin to "attack" thyroid cells.

As a result, the necessary cells are destroyed, and connective tissue takes their place. The production of hormones weakens, and the patient develops a state of hypothyroidism (the prefix "hypo-" indicates a decrease).

This process is clearly seen in the photo:
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We can conclude: autoimmune thyroiditis is hypothyroidism, which arose as a result of a malfunction of the immune system and the production of antibodies against the thyroid gland's own cells. This leads to a decrease in the functions of the gland - hypothyroidism and premature aging of the body, as well as a malfunction of the human hormonal background.

Here are some photos of patients with this disease - in varying degrees of development and damage to the thyroid gland:

Photo of the initial stage - slight reddening of the skin in the area of ​​​​the gland:

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As you can see from the photo, the disease tends to slowly progress, destroying the thyroid gland first, and then the whole body. With atrophic thyroiditis, the change in the gland is not externally displayed.

Causes: what causes the disease

There are enough reasons that provoke the occurrence of Hashimoto's thyroiditis. What factors influence the trigger mechanism of autoimmune thyroiditis? Among them are:

• damage to the immune system: poor ecology, indiscriminate use of drugs, malnutrition, etc.
• long-term stressful conditions: shocks, anxieties and experiences
• hereditary endocrine diseases in the family: not only AIT, but also diabetes mellitus, Basedow's disease
• excess of iodine ingested with food or drugs
• uncontrolled use of interferon and other antiviral drugs, especially in the treatment of acute viral infections and even for prophylactic purposes

However, not everything is so bad. A number of prominent representatives of medicine believe that the autoimmune process is a reversible phenomenon.
In the initial stages, as the patient's condition improves, after the excess load on the gland cells is eliminated, the content of antibodies in the blood gradually decreases. And the thyroid gland begins to work normally. Therefore, it is so important to diagnose thyroiditis in time.

Stages and symptoms of the development of autoimmune thyroiditis

There are several stages in the development of AIT. Each stage has its own symptoms. Let's talk about them briefly.

1. hyperthyroidism observed in the initial stage of development of AIT and lasts from a month to six months. During this period, a large amount of thyroid hormones T3 and T4 is observed in the blood.

Why this happens: antibodies in large quantities destroy thyroid cells and hormones that the cell managed to synthesize before its destruction enter the intercellular space. They get into the blood.
What symptoms occur:

• pain in the region of the gland
• high levels of hormones cause nervousness and irascibility
• soreness and swelling in the throat, as if something were in the way
• before going to bed - a lump in the throat
• excessive sweating
• rapid pulse
• menstrual cycle failure

2. Euthyroidism characteristic of the second stage of development of Hoshimoto's goiter. It is very similar in symptoms to the state of a healthy person: the amount of hormones in the blood has leveled off, the inconveniences listed above have disappeared and the person often calms down - nothing bothers. But this is very misleading.

During this period, neoplasms appear in the gland in the form of cysts and nodes, which gradually increase in size. The thyroid gland continues to be asymptomatically destroyed by the immune system. It can change size: increase, decrease or remain unchanged. Sometimes there is a slight redness in the area of ​​​​the location of the gland - in front of the neck.

3. Hypothyroidism— the third stage of AIT development. It is characterized by a significant reduction in the production of thyroid hormones, which are so necessary for normal metabolism and maintaining the state of the body in terms of high energy and a beautiful appearance.

The main symptoms of autoimmune thyroiditis at the stage of development of hypothyroidism:

• despondency, feeling of hopelessness
• susceptibility to depression
• performance deterioration
• possible memory lapses
• impotence, weakness, slowness and fatigue
• metabolic disorders: excess weight and the appearance of edema, poor thermoregulation of the body
• dry skin and areas with its roughness - on the knees and elbows (hyperkeratosis)
• bad hair and brittle nails
• cysts form on the female reproductive organs and in the mammary glands
• unbalanced menstrual cycle
• early menopause
• there is a breakdown in the entire metabolism of the body
• shortness of breath with any physical exertion
• possible heart failure, bradycardia
• atherosclerosis at a fairly young age

The earlier the disease is detected, the easier the treatment. This must be remembered and, at the slightest suspicion, undergo the prescribed tests and diagnosis.

Autoimmune thyroiditis treatment of this disease can be started only after a thorough diagnosis. As practice shows, in the early stages, autoimmune thyroiditis does not manifest itself in any way. That is, the disease does not have its own specific symptoms.
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Therefore, autoimmune thyroiditis is diagnosed by the following factors:

• the amount of antibodies to thyroglobulin and TPO proteins (thyroid peroxidase) exceeds the norm
• fibrosis of the thyroid gland

In order to exclude other diseases of the thyroid gland and make an accurate diagnosis, not only a clinical examination (examination and palpation) is necessarily carried out, but also tests are given:

• for antibodies to thyroglobulin and TPO
• on hormones T3, T4 and TSH

Sometimes they resort to a biopsy: a piece of the thyroid gland is taken for research; thus exclude the diagnosis of nodular goiter. To find out the size of the gland and the presence of nodes, an ultrasound is done. Also, the endocrinologist will definitely find out from the patient whether any of his relatives suffer from autoimmune diseases.

In patients with increasing fibrosis symptoms of hypothyroidism develop. The thyroid gland is changing. According to the type of lesion of the gland, two forms of thyroiditis are distinguished:

• hypertrophic - the thyroid gland is enlarged, patients feel a lump in the throat, difficulty swallowing, and sometimes breathing
• atrophic - the gland, on the contrary, is reduced or its size is within the normal range

Just as there are no specific symptoms of AIT, there is no specific treatment. Doctors have not yet found methods that can effectively block the autoimmune process and the subsequent development of hypothyroidism.

Traditional method of treatment of AIT

Modern medicine offers two ways to tame a formidable disease - this is hormone treatment and surgery. Replacement of thyroid hormones with synthesized hormones is preferable to surgery.
At increased function thyroid doctor prescribes non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that block the production of antibodies. With an integrated approach to treatment, vitamin complexes and remedies that correct immunity are also used.

If the function of the thyroid gland is depressed ( lowered), synthetic hormones are prescribed for its treatment.

Hormone therapy and anti-inflammatory drugs

At the stage when hypothyroidism has already developed, doctors prescribe the following hormonal drugs:

• Levothyroxine
• Thyroidin
• Triiodothyronine
• Thyreotom
• Thyreocomb

The most common treatment is Levothyroxine. The dosage is selected for each individually. The clinical efficacy of the drug is a decrease in the symptoms of hypothyroidism, observed 3-5 days after the start of administration. Replacement therapy can last several months, years or a lifetime.

Since the disease progresses slowly, therapeutic measures initiated in time effectively slow down the process. And over time, a long-term remission is achieved.

The use of such drugs reduces goiter, prevents thyroid insufficiency and lowers the level of its hormones. At the same time, blood lymphocytes are neutralized, which are capable of provoking the destruction of the thyroid gland.

The dosage is determined strictly individually.
If thyroiditis is subacute, then the inflammatory process is first removed. As a result, swelling and pain are reduced. Your doctor may prescribe a steroid drug called prednisolone. The duration of treatment depends on the nature of the disease.

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can also reduce progressive processes in the thyroid gland. In parallel, they will create an immunosuppressive effect. But all this works only with a mild form of the disease.

With the proper approach to treatment, recovery occurs after a short time. But there are protracted cases and even relapses.
If the disease passes without symptoms, then it must be remembered that it occurs spontaneously and it is necessary to block its development.

Surgical way to solve the problem

There are times when surgery is needed. The doctor prescribes surgical intervention only in exceptional cases: when the disease is combined with a large goiter. It can put pressure on the neck organs and interfere with breathing. The same situation occurs with the rapid progression of goiter or the absence of results during six months of treatment.
Surgery on the thyroid gland is possible in two cases:

• if a large goiter has developed, squeezing neighboring organs
• if there is a suspicion of a malignant tumor of the gland against the background of AIT

Complete removal gland (thyroidectomy) is used in extreme cases. For example, if the thyroid gland is completely affected by fibrosis. It is possible to remove one of the affected lobes. More often performed partial removal of the affected tissue (resection) with preservation of the active part of the gland.

Treatment of autoimmune thyroiditis with computer reflexology

The method of computer reflexology makes it possible to completely restore the thyroid gland and its functions without hormones and operations.

The essence of the method is to use the knowledge of oriental medicine, that the nervous, immune and endocrine systems are one whole. Almost all thyroid diseases begin with primary failure in the immune system and not in the endocrine.

The ability to influence negligible doses of direct current on biologically active points, and through them the autonomic network of nerve endings - on the human brain restores the function of the thyroid gland (regardless of whether it is lowered or increased).

What it gives in practice:

• nodular formations and cysts gradually resolve
• hormonal failure stops and the background of thyrohormones normalizes, the body itself begins to produce hormones in the right amount
• makes it possible to completely stop taking hormonal drugs (if taken)
• menstruation is restored in women and it is possible to give birth to a healthy child

As a result, there is a gradual restoration of the immune system, which means that the main cause of autoimmune thyroiditis is eliminated.
I suggest watching a video from Gavrilova's private clinic, which tells about such treatment.

An excellent method of restoring many functions of the body. Unfortunately, this is an alternative medicine and it is not widely used. Used in private practice.

Nutraceuticals or dietary supplements - Endorm treatment

Recently, a lot of reviews about the treatment with Endorm have appeared on the Internet. Endorm is a new non-hormonal herbal remedy.

According to the manufacturers, an active substance, Albinin, was synthesized from the medicinal plant Potentilla white, which normalizes the production of hormones and restores not only the functioning of the thyroid gland, but also its structure.
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The drug is also effective for the treatment of autoimmune thyroiditis. But, like any dietary supplement, Endorm is not perceived by traditional medicine as a medicine.

Treatment of autoimmune thyroiditis with homeopathy

If you do not want to take hormones for the rest of your life and suffer from their side effects, then turn to homeopathy. According to experts practicing the classical teachings of Hahnemann, homeopathy seems to have been created for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. Since classical homeopathy does not treat a specific disease, but heals the body at a subtle level, restoring the immune, endocrine and other systems.

Homeopaths believe that traditional medicine does not even try to treat autoimmune thyroiditis, but only diagnoses and prescribes doses of hormones. Doctors do not care what the patient feels: whether he suffers or not. The main thing for them is to cure the disease, not the person himself.

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Homeopathy heals the body at all levels: physical, emotional, and mental. Since one can speak of complete healing only if the pathological processes in the body and psychological barriers in the head are eliminated.

Especially detrimental to the body surgical treatment. After removing the nodes from the thyroid gland, you can expect their appearance in other organs, for example, in the uterus or chest in women. After all, all processes in our body are interconnected. If there are problems with the functioning of the thyroid gland, then there is a high probability of a pathology of the reproductive system and vice versa.

Homeopathic treatment is strictly individual. Each patient chooses his own drug in accordance with his constitutional type. There are no "tablets for the thyroid gland", "pills for the head."

There is no universal scheme for the treatment of autoimmune thyroiditis. And the choice of drug depends on the expressed symptoms and characteristics of each person. But one selected homeopathic remedy will act on the body in a complex way.

How quickly will recovery come? Despite the fact that the drug begins to act immediately, it can take years for a complete cure.

It depends on the stage of AIT and the duration of previous hormonal therapy. For some, this will seem like a long time. But remember that conventional medicine believes that autoimmune thyroiditis is incurable. Homeopathy, without surgery and hormones, even in an advanced case, will help alleviate unpleasant symptoms and stop the further development of the disease.

The best effect when using homeopathy is observed in patients whose disease period does not exceed 3 years. A year later, their thyroid antibody tests are negative. And recurrence of AIT is not observed.

There is an interesting program for the cure of autoimmune diseases, developed by the academician of the EAEN, the chief immunologist of the Irkutsk region Gorodisky B.V. I will cite the most important points from his speeches. I believe that this information will be useful for patients with autoimmune thyroiditis.
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We are on the rise in autoimmune diseases

The immunologist believes that these diseases are like an iceberg - we see only a small part, the rest of the diseases are hidden and have not yet shown themselves, but the process has long been launched. And in the near future there will be a big surge in these diseases.

This is evidenced by the high level of registered antibodies against almost every organ or organ system.

Cause of outbreak

The main reason for this surge is the involution of the adrenal glands, their atrophy, which will lead to an increase in autoimmune diseases.

These are not diseases of the thyroid gland, joints or pancreas - this is a serious systemic disease of the whole organism, which is based on the sixth degree of pollution and damage to the body.

The mechanism of the onset of the disease, the factors that affect it

Here there is a complex mechanism of violations - between the onset of the disease and its clinical manifestation, 8-10 years can pass.

The process has been going on for a long time, thyroid cells are being destroyed, antibodies have been working for destruction for a long time, but we don’t even know about it until the number of damaged cells reaches a critical amount, and the body is simply no longer able to produce thyroid hormones or any others. The clinical picture of an autoimmune organ lesion begins to appear. If at the beginning of the disease it is possible to correct the work of the gland, now it is much more difficult.

What is characteristic of an autoimmune disease at the stage of clinical manifestation:

1. 6 degree of pollution of the body
2. severe disorders of the pineal gland
3. interhemispheric asymmetry, reaching up to 70% - 70% of the hemisphere do not understand each other and cannot work as a paired organ
4. Disturbances in the hypothalamic region, as a result of which the immune system, the autonomic nervous system suffer, metabolism and thermoregulation are disturbed.

The immune system has decided to destroy its own body - how does this happen? The development of autoimmune diseases is influenced by various factors, which we will discuss below.

What factors can cause autoimmune diseases

Hoshimoto's thyroiditis is a complex systemic disease. Its development can provoke any of the following factors.
1. Failure in the ratio of cells of the immune system. The mechanism is the same as with allergies - the balance between the cells of the immune system - helpers, killers and suppressors is disturbed. How it works in practice:

1. There are few or no T-suppressors, which means that they cannot slow down the process of destruction and maintain immunity.
2. Cells that produce immunoglobulins begin to produce them against their own tissues, and not against microbes, as is normal. They produce them against cells of the heart, liver, cells of the pancreas or thyroid gland.
3. Antibodies sit on the cells of these organs, killers rush to them and begin to destroy them.

This is how the autoimmune process develops. And try to stop him!

2. Enzyme disorders- a prerequisite for autoimmune diseases. In the development of an autoimmune disease, the gastrointestinal tract is of great importance. The body lacks enzymes- after 40 years, we have only 20% of the necessary enzymes. There is nothing left to digest food. You need to eat less meat, heavy foods that require a large amount of enzymes for their digestion. There are enough enzymes in green leafy vegetables. They should be consumed with meat. We eat meat and potatoes. Therefore, we accustom ourselves to eat meat with enzymes - with a lot of greens.

This is an extremely important factor. And it is difficult to influence it - many damages to the human genetic apparatus at the genome level occur at the enzymatic level. Outwardly, this manifests itself in increased pigmentation or depigmentation of the skin, the appearance of some nodules on the bones that were not there before. And the reason is that some gene has turned off, the enzyme is not formed - a metabolic disorder begins.

Therefore, enzymatic disorders are of great importance. Everything is built on enzymes today, any process depends on their presence. There are 40 thousand enzymes in our body. Mankind has studied only 4 thousand.
Micronutrients are also important. They take part in the synthesis of enzymes.

3. Streptococcus, as the cause of the destruction of membranes in cells. Its chemical composition is very similar to all the basement membranes on which cells sit inside the vessels, in the joint, in the heart, and in the kidneys. Immunity, seeking to deal with streptococcus, begins to destroy all basement membranes. Where did streptococcus come from? With tonsils and tonsillitis. Glomerulonephritis is formed in the kidneys, protein, red blood cells appear - a real inflammation occurs.

Streptococcus is present in the body of many people. It is in the tonsils, in the blood, in the joints - it is everywhere! And in the treatment of autoimmune diseases, the first thing to do is to remove it. For this stop eating sweets. Streptococcus loves him very much. Sweet in the body with an autoimmune disease should not be. We refuse muffins, sweets and chocolate, otherwise there will be no effect from the treatment.

Highly effective curative fasting- during fasting, we lose weight due to the fact that microbes die. They are not fed. And they are dying by the billions. Already on the second day of fasting there is an intense intoxication. The body gets really bad. Microbes die by the kilo. It is possible to help the body eliminate toxins faster by increasing water intake and doing enemas or taking appropriate preparations such as chitosan.

4. Silicon deficiency in the body. It is important to take care of a sufficient amount of silicon in the body. It is important for the normal functioning of the pineal gland, which is made of silicon. In its absence or shortage, metabolism in the body is disturbed, joints are destroyed, the charge of cell membranes changes from negative to positive (normally, cell membranes are negatively charged).

It is silicon that gives a negative charge to the membrane - the outer surface of the cells is lined with sialic (or silicic acids - this is the same thing). Proteins combined with silicon give sialic acids. No silicon means no negative charge on cell membranes.

Who loves to eat silicon? Microorganisms love it. Trichomonas, streptococcus eats silicon with great pleasure. We almost always miss him physically. It is necessary to eat foods that contain silicon:
celery and horsetail - they are the leaders in its content, there is it in asparagus, Jerusalem artichoke, bell pepper, potatoes and other vegetables. In cereals, rice, oats, millet and barley are in the lead.
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As you can see, any of these factors can affect the start of the onset of the destruction of the body. Autoimmune diseases are serious diseases that have many different mechanisms of occurrence. Involved here:

Therefore, alternative medicine believes that no nonsteroidal drug or hormone therapy can cure this serious disease. Only remove the symptoms, and the process of destruction will continue.

Meat with thyroiditis - is it possible or not?

Also in autoimmune thyroiditis some aspects of nutrition are important associated with protein intake.

Denatured protein is considered the most harmful at this moment, in simple terms - boiled (baked) meat, especially - taken after 14.00. In the body there is a lack of enzymes for their digestion.

There is another factor. As soon as we have eaten meat, sausage or other product with denatured protein, the level of leukocytes (cells that protect our body) rises in human blood to 200, 300 and more thousand, when the body normally contains 6-10 thousand of them. Why are there so many of them? The body tries to protect itself from poorly digested protein when it has not been broken down into amino acids. This is especially bad if a person is taking immunosuppressive drugs that inhibit the release of white blood cells from the bone marrow.

Therefore, people with an autoimmune disease can take meat from 7 am to 9 am, and then from 12 pm to 2 pm, according to the biorhythms of the stomach and pancreas. Many recommend during the treatment of exacerbations, switch to vegetable protein- walnut, pine nut, especially Brazil nut. By eating 4 brazil nuts, you can get your daily dose of selenium. It is especially recommended for men with sexual dysfunctions.
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Food foil for AIT

To alleviate the condition, it is possible to use food foil (it has a powerful anti-inflammatory effect), it gives the effect of an energy blanket, which the Germans often use to relieve pain.

We wrap the neck (gland area) with foil at night, fix it - and in the morning it will be in holes. The condition will improve a lot.

How to get rid of streptococcus

Banal will help remove streptococcus tincture of calendula from the pharmacy - he is very afraid of her. It can be used not only externally, but also internally, both for adults and children. Dose - 1 drop per year of life. For an adult, 40 drops three times a day are enough, for small children - 1-2 drops.

For adults, we drip on water, for children - on crackers and dry it naturally for three hours so that the alcohol evaporates. You can do it for the future and work with the child in this way, saving him from streptococcus. Calendula works better than any antibiotic.

You can also buy at the pharmacy a natural broad-spectrum antibiotic Citrosept, obtained from grapefruit seeds by Norwegian scientists. Apply according to instructions.

Streptococcus is afraid of incense kerosene. A tincture of walnuts on kerosene of a special fraction, which can be bought at a pharmacy or an online store, works well. It's called Todikamp.

Application and local, and inside. It is recommended 1 drop per 2 kg of weight 1-3 times a day 30 minutes before meals, but start with 5 drops (there is an instruction when buying). It can be added to the ointment or the drug itself can be applied to the pharynx, to the joints - its habitats.
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It is also necessary to remove the connective tissue that has formed scars as a result of long-term chronic inflammation. Enzyme preparations will help with this.

Therapeutic fasting for autoimmune thyroiditis

Why is the autoimmune process supported? Because antigens with decayed thyroid cells circulate in the blood. Such patients are collected in private clinics, where they are treated by fasting. In two weeks, rheumatoid arthritis, autoimmune thyroiditis and other diseases disappear.

Why this happens: we did not start eating protein, new antigens ceased to be created in the blood, and the body coped with that load - it utilized all the old cells that circulated in the blood. Thus, the inflammatory process stopped - in just two weeks.

Therefore, today there are good clinics that treat autoimmune diseases, no one practically uses anti-inflammatory drugs anymore. Patients are either put on starvation or fed with amino acids and given enzyme preparations. That's all treatment. Next is the restoration of the affected organ or system.

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For those who, after reading the last paragraph, decided to start a hunger strike: this is not a simple hunger strike, it is a therapeutic one with the introduction of certain substances that will help stop the destruction of the body. Such a hunger strike is carried out under the guidance of a specialist - otherwise your hemoglobin will drop, there will be bile stasis, an exacerbation of the pancreas and other troubles.

Hirudotherapy

Leeches have proven themselves well in autoimmune processes - hirudotherapy. Leeches introduce into the body about 200 drugs, 6 very strong proteolytic enzymes, hirudotherapy greatly increases our electromagnetic field (in 40 minutes it sometimes increases tenfold).

These are the steps that will lead to the most effective results.. The cure of the autoimmune process will be better if you use the device that was invented by Gorodisky Bogdan Vladimirovich. This CEM TESN device can perform almost all the described measures to restore an organ affected by an autoimmune disease. Features of therapy with the use of the CEM TESN apparatus - an EHF device - can be found by clicking on the link.

Autoimmune thyroiditis of the thyroid gland: treatment with folk remedies

Phytotherapy for autoimmune thyroiditis cannot replace the main treatment - doctors say so. The practice of alternative medicine says otherwise. But a professional phytoimmunologist should work here.
It is used in periods when the course of AIT goes into the following states:

• eutheriosa - the level of thyroid hormones is normal
• subclinical hypothyroidism - the level of hormones T3 and T4 is normal, and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) is slightly elevated

Herbal medicine with phyto-collections

In this case, with the help of herbs, you can try to influence the mechanism of the occurrence of autoimmune aggression.

For these purposes, immunomodulating plants containing an iodine compound - diiodotyrosine are applicable:

• watercress officinalis
• gorse dyeing
• Iceland moss and other lichens: parmelia, cladonia

It should be noted that algae (fucus and kelp), rich in iodides, are contraindicated in the treatment of AIT, as they can provoke further development of the disease. The main principle of herbal treatment for this disease is to avoid herbs and foods that increase the iodine content in the body, causing an overabundance of it.

Also, as a support for immunity, you can use decoctions, which include:

• meadowsweet (another name is meadowsweet)
• sweet clover
• powerful immunomodulator - echinacea

In thyroiditis, herbal medicine is more often used to relieve individual symptoms. So, with constipation, flaxseed, Icelandic moss, nettle, soapwort, mountaineer, marshmallow and mullein are added to decoctions. Strong laxative herbs (buckthorn, senna) are drunk separately.

The fees must include medicinal plants that help reduce blood viscosity and cholesterol:

• mountain arnica
• burdock roots
• oat grass
• dandelion roots
• viburnum
• raspberry
• coltsfoot
• peony evasive
• sweet clover

And you can not do without tonics. These include medicinal fruits and herbs growing in the Far East, Altai and Siberia: aralia, eleutherococcus, rosea rhodiola and ginseng.

Also, with autoimmune thyroiditis, the following are used: an aquatic plant - duckweed, knotted boletus and common cocklebur. But do not forget, although herbal medicine sometimes works wonders, such treatment should not be taken as a panacea.

Herbal oil extracts

Oil extracts are used for topical application - light rubbing in the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe gland. They do it very simply: they take in equal proportions a crushed grass mixture or a mono-plant and the same amount of vegetable oil. Extraction lasts a month in a warm and dark place. You can shake. After a month, we express the oil and do a pleasant massage of the thyroid gland at night, lubricating the neck with oil externally.

Most Helpful calendula oil- It is great for reducing inflammation. Also used oil string and celandine.
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Juice treatment

Traditional medicine advises daily use of beetroot, carrot, lemon juice. Other mixtures of juices are also used. See below for their recipes:
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We always start with a small dose - two teaspoons, and in the absence of negative phenomena - we increase their intake.

New research scientists on the connection between the intestine and the brain in autoimmune diseases

Each of us from birth has a certain set of microorganisms. Few of us realize how dangerous altering the gut microbiota can be.
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Almost 80% of autoimmune diseases are caused by this change in the gut microflora. There is a direct connection between the gut microbiota and the brain, between the microorganisms of our entire body and our behavior. It turns out that microbes throughout the body are responsible for some of the differences that exist between people.

For example, what microorganisms live on our skin determines whether mosquitoes will bite us. Microorganisms on the skin secrete substances that mosquitoes react to. What microbes are found in our intestines depends on how toxic some painkillers will be to the liver, how effective medicines will be for the heart.

The totality of all human microorganisms is, in fact, a separate organ in the human body.
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Microbes have a number of functions:

• they help us digest food
• they help train our immune system
• they help us resist disease
• they influence our behavior

As part of the Human Microbiome Project (HMP), the National Institutes of Health (USA) has spent $173 million to study the microorganisms that live inside and outside of humans. They created a map of the settlement of various microorganisms in the human body and conducted a series of experiments to change the microbiota by moving from one person to another.

There have been a number of studies where a change in the microbiota led to the disappearance of a number of diseases. First, the experiments were carried out on mice, and then on human volunteers.

The gut microbiota is often affected by pathogens. Microorganisms alien to a given individual begin to intensively produce foreign signal proteins, leading to a "war" of the immune system.

Various autoimmune diseases occur in exactly the same way, only the strains of pathogens are different. Everything is solved by transplanting the intestinal microbiota, that is, they take its microorganisms from a healthy person and transplant them to patients with autoimmune diseases. Experiments have shown that a person is able to recover very quickly ...

Almost fantastic! Truth? But watch this video and a lot becomes a reality! There is not specifically about autoimmune diseases, but there are a lot of examples with experiments on transplanting the intestinal microbiota or vaginal flora. I just couldn't help but share.

Another interesting fact is that if you are healthy, then even a bad microflora, pathogenic, will be under the control of a healthy biomass of microorganisms and the disease will not be able to develop. There are microbes, but they are suppressed.

In this article, we reviewed autoimmune thyroiditis treatment with traditional methods of modern medicine, the possibility of using homeopathic medicines and herbal medicine from the arsenal of folk remedies, and most importantly, recommendations from alternative medicine about the factors that affect the development of the disease and its treatment. You learned about the mechanism of AIT, its signs and diagnostic methods.