Is hyperthyroidism contagious?

Hyperthyroidism is a very common disease. Such a disease is very harmful to human health, and the treatment of such a disease requires a long time. However, the choice of method is very important for the treatment of such a disease. Many people don’t know how to treat such a disease. Drugs are the best choice and are very helpful in stabilizing the patient’s disease. Is hyperthyroidism contagious?

Many people don’t know much about hyperthyroidism, so if hyperthyroidism is contagious, you can get detailed consultation. Experts also have some introductions on this, so that we can have a good understanding of this disease and know how to treat the disease.

Is hyperthyroidism contagious?

Hyperthyroidism is a very harmful disease. Investigations have found that many patients do not receive timely treatment at the beginning of the disease, and only become anxious when the situation becomes very serious. After becoming anxious, they do not learn about hyperthyroidism in detail. Many people do not do a good job of daily health care, which makes hyperthyroidism difficult to cure. Some patients are asking, is hyperthyroidism contagious? Let's learn more about it below!

Hyperthyroidism is not contagious in nature. However, the cause of hyperthyroidism has a lot to do with mood. The occurrence of hyperthyroidism is mostly due to depression and anger damaging the liver, liver failure to release, and poor qi movement. People with hyperthyroidism are also easily excited, irritable, worried, insomnia and nervous, talkative and hyperactive, and occasionally have emotional expressions such as indifference, taciturnity and depression. Therefore, if you stay with people who have severe hyperthyroidism and a bad temper for a long time, you may also be infected with hyperthyroidism.

Dietary principles for patients with hyperthyroidism:

1. High calorie: It depends on the clinical treatment needs and the patient's eating habits. Generally, it is 50%-70% higher than normal. Each person can be supplied with 3000-3500Kcal of calories per day.

2. High protein: Generally, each person needs 1.5-2g of protein per kilogram of body weight per day.

3. High vitamin: mainly supplement B vitamins and vitamin C.

4. Appropriate amount of minerals: mainly potassium, magnesium, calcium, etc.

5. Avoid iodine: Iodine is an important element for the synthesis of thyroid hormone. Within a certain limit, the amount of thyroid hormone synthesized increases with the increase of iodine dosage. If the dosage exceeds the limit, the synthesis and release of thyroid hormone will be temporarily inhibited, so that the patient's symptoms will be relieved quickly, but this inhibition is temporary. If high-iodine foods or medications are taken for a long time, the thyroid gland will "adapt" to the "inhibitory" effect of iodine, the synthesis of thyroid hormone will be accelerated again, the accumulation of thyroid hormone in the thyroid gland will increase day by day, and a large amount of accumulated thyroid hormone will be released into the blood, causing recurrence or aggravation of hyperthyroidism. At the same time, many tests for hyperthyroidism patients, such as iodine uptake rate and I131, require iodine abstinence before treatment.

Through the above introduction, we have a good understanding of whether hyperthyroidism is contagious. During the treatment of this type of disease, patients should also have a reasonable diet, which will be of great help to improve all aspects of the body. This approach can also avoid the occurrence of other diseases and greatly improve the hyperthyroidism.