My throat hurts and my neck is swollen. What's going on?

Colds, fevers or getting angry can all cause sore throats. In fact, there are other diseases that can also cause sore throats, which may be accompanied by other symptoms. Many people don’t know why they have a sore throat and swollen neck. There are many diseases that cause these symptoms, including a disease called goiter, which also causes these symptoms. Goiter is generally caused by iodine deficiency or insufficient iodine. Let’s learn about it together.

1. Iodine deficiency. The thyroid gland is located on both sides of the human larynx and trachea. Its main function is to use the iodine taken from the diet to synthesize and secrete thyroid hormones to regulate and promote the body's metabolism and growth and development. Under normal circumstances, because the thyroid gland is very small and is surrounded by muscles and skin, it is generally not visible from the outside. Only when the body does not take in enough iodine from the diet, the thyroid gland cannot get enough "raw materials" and is unable to synthesize enough thyroid hormones. In order to meet the needs of the body's metabolism and growth and development, the thyroid gland will actively proliferate and hypertrophy, leading to the enlargement of the thyroid gland.

2. Simple goiter in adolescence. Adolescents are in a period of rapid growth and development, and the body's need for various nutrients increases, resulting in relatively insufficient iodine intake, causing thyroid enlargement.

3. Insufficient iodine. Goiter is caused by the iodine deficiency in the body not being corrected in time as people age. If not treated in time, the condition will not only become more and more serious, but may also endanger the next generation.

4. Enlarged thyroid gland in women. Women's need for thyroid hormone increases during puberty and menstruation (including pregnancy and lactation). If the iodine supply in the diet is insufficient, it will affect the synthesis of thyroid hormone and cause thyroid enlargement. Another reason why women are more susceptible to goiter is that during puberty, the increased secretion of estrogen in women's bodies causes the iodine content in the thyroid gland to decrease, resulting in enlargement of the thyroid gland.

5The causes of thyroid enlargement are as described above. Long-term insufficient iodine intake can directly induce goiter, so everyone should pay attention to the intake of iodine in their daily diet. I hope the above content can help everyone. Finally, I wish you all good health. It causes liver qi stagnation, liver depression and spleen deficiency, dysfunction of metabolism, and endogenous dampness and phlegm, which lead to illness. This is also one of the causes of thyroid enlargement.