How to self-check thyroid nodules? Dietary adjustments can help!

The number of people suffering from thyroid nodules is increasing year by year. Once you have this disease, it is difficult to treat. Therefore, patients with thyroid nodules should know how to conduct self-examination and what they should pay attention to in their diet in daily life?

Examination of thyroid nodules:

First, feel it. Soft nodules are mostly benign, while hard nodules should be treated with high caution even if they are small.

The second is a B-ultrasound scan, which reveals a single thyroid nodule with unclear boundaries or invasion of the surrounding area, many small calcifications, and abnormal blood flow, indicating the possibility of malignancy;

Third, do a thyroid puncture cytology examination, which has the highest accuracy. At the same time, if the nodule is found to grow rapidly in a short period of time, be highly alert to the possibility of cancer. Hoarseness, shortness of breath, etc. are also signs of cancer.

The above is an introduction to the examination of thyroid nodules. For a disease like thyroid nodules, its occurrence brings great harm to our body, and the nature of nodules caused by different causes is also different. If not treated in time, it will also lead to thyroiditis and thyroid tumors. Therefore, patients still need to do a timely examination and treatment in time.

The dietary precautions for thyroid nodules are as follows:

1. For patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis accompanied by nodules, iodine intake does not need to be strictly controlled, but consuming large amounts of high-iodine foods will also increase the damage to thyroid follicular cells and antibody production, aggravating the destruction of thyroid cells. Therefore, it is not advisable to consume large amounts of high-iodine seafood.

2. Nodules are high-functioning adenomas that can secrete thyroid hormone. In terms of diet, iodine should be strictly avoided because iodine is one of the raw materials for the synthesis of thyroid hormone. Excessive iodine intake will increase the synthesis of thyroid hormone, thereby aggravating the patient's hyperthyroidism symptoms. Therefore, it is not advisable to consume too much iodine, which is also a dietary taboo for thyroid nodules.

3. Non-functional nodules. These nodules have no effect on thyroid function. The diet can be based on less iodine. It is recommended to eat less carrots, cabbages and other foods, because these two foods will promote the growth of thyroid nodules, and eating more is not good for patients.

4. Eat more foods high in iodine, such as kelp, laver, lobster, scallops, jellyfish, sea cucumber, lobster, turtle, etc. Eat more foods that have the effect of dissolving swelling, including water chestnuts, rapeseed, mustard greens, kiwis, etc. Eat more foods that enhance immunity, such as shiitake mushrooms, mushrooms, fungus, walnuts, coix seeds, red dates, yams and fresh fruits. These are dietary taboos for thyroid nodules.

5. Avoid smoking, drinking, spicy food, such as green onion, pepper, chili, cinnamon, etc. Avoid fatty and fried food.