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Thyroiditis literally means inflammation of thyroid gland due to autoimmune attack. It refers to Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, the most common cause of hypothyroidism in U.S, believed to run in families and associated often with diabetes and celiac disease.

Symptoms include fatigue, depression, modest weight gain, intolerance to cold, excessive sleepiness, dried coarse hair, constipation, dry skin, muscle cramps, increased cholesterol levels, decreased concentration and vague aches and pains. Severe symptoms include puffiness around eyes, slowing of heart rate, heart failure and even coma.

Another less common form of thyroiditis is De Quervain’s Thyroiditis, also known as subacute or granulomatous thyroiditis. It is characterized by painful swelling of the gland. Once inflammation settles down, patients may suffer from hypothyroid problems. The third type of thyroiditis is “Silent Thyroidits”. Being the least common type of thyroiditis, it was detected only in 1970. It is a mixture of Hashimoto’s and De Quervain’s thyroiditis. The fourth type of thyroiditis is called Reidel’s thyroiditis – a rare disease, which physicians believe is a rare tumor involving the thyroid and surrounding tissues. Treatment is done only after diagnosis of symptoms. For more details, visit your physician.

Filed under: Dietary Health Tips, Digestive Health, Sleep Problems on January 25th, 2010