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What is Goiter? How to manage it? What are the precautions to be taken? What are the signs and symptoms? What is the cause of this disease? How to treat it? How can homeopathy help you? All of this answered, in this post and of course our doctors always there to help you. Just fill in your details in the form down below and we will answer all your questions for FREE!

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What is Goiter?

Goiter is a condition where the thyroid gland becomes enlarged. Some people experience a small amount of swelling while others can have considerable swelling that constricts the trachea and causes breathing problems.

What are the types of Goiter?

There are two main types of goiter:
• Non-toxic goiter can occur for no known reason or when the thyroid gland is not able to produce enough thyroid hormone. It is not associated with hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism. It can be diffuse or multinodular.
• Toxic nodular goiter: It is associated with hyperthyroidism. It involves enlarged thyroid gland that contains small, rounded growth called nodules.

What are the Risk factors?

Common risk factors for goiters include:

• A lack of dietary iodine. 
• Being female. 
• Your age. Goiters are more common after age 40.
• Medical history. A personal or family history of the autoimmune disease increases your risk.
• Certain medications. Some medical treatments, including the heart drug and the psychiatric drug, increase your risk.
• Radiation exposure. 

What are the Causes of Goiter?

There is number of factors that can cause your thyroid gland to enlarge. The most common are:

• Iodine deficiency. Iodine is necessary for thyroid hormones production.
• Autoimmune disorders: Graves’ disease(hyperthyroidism), Hashimoto’s disease (hypothyroidism)
• Multinodular goiter
• Solitary thyroid nodules
• Thyroid cancer
• Pregnancy. During pregnancy, human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) Hormone may cause your thyroid gland to enlarge.
• Inflammation. Thyroiditis is a condition that can cause pain and swelling in the thyroid.

What Are The Signs and Symptoms of Goiter?

Following are the most common symptoms:

• Visible swelling in the neck
• Tightness in throat
• Dysphagia, cough and, hoarseness
• Difficulty breathing in severe cases

Symptoms of the underlying cause may be present.

What are the Investigations for Goiter?

• Thyroid Function Test
• Ultrasonography
• Radioactive Iodine Scan
• MRI
• Fine needle aspiration biopsy

What is the treatment for goiter?

• Medications-for the underlying cause.
• Surgery- total or partial thyroidectomy
• Radioactive iodine.

What is the Homeopathic treatment for Goiter?

-Iodium
-Spongia
-Nat Mur
-Fucus Vesiculosus
-Lycopus
-Calcarea Carb

For more information, you can visit YourHormones and NHS.