Hyperthyroidism patients can eat iodized salt, what are the precautions in the diet
Suggestions: In the daily food, kelp, seaweed, sea cabbage, sea fish, shrimp, crab, shellfish rich in iodine. Excessive iodine is unfavorable to the condition, manifested as follows: (1) aggravate hyperthyroidism: because iodine is the main raw material for the manufacture of thyroid hormones, long-term use of iodine can aggravate hyperthyroidism, and even iodine-derived hyperthyroidism can occur. (2) adverse to the treatment: eating too much iodine, but also may make the thyroid tissue hardening, resulting in prolonged illness, affecting the anti-thyroid drug therapy, iodine overdose to engage in the thyroid drug treatment of hyperthyroidism prolonged, the cure rate declined, oversupplementation of iodine after hyperthyroidism with the cure of the antithyroid drug drug down to 20% to 35%. Therefore, patients with hyperthyroidism should avoid eating iodine-containing foods such as kelp, seaweed, sea fish, and iodine-containing traditional Chinese medicines such as seaweed and kombucha should be prohibited. Patients should consume non-iodized salt. If the salt is iodized, the iodized salt should be fried at high temperature for a period of time, so that the iodine can be volatilized. 3. Patients with hyperthyroidism should pay attention to the following during the medication and diet: (1) Avoid spicy food: hot pepper, raw onion, raw garlic; (2) Avoid seafood: kelp, shrimp, scallop fish; (3) Avoid strong tea, coffee, tobacco and alcohol; (4) Keep the mood calm, anti-labors.