Thyroid hyperactivity in 3 months of pregnancy

Many pregnant women in their third month of pregnancy will have high thyroid levels. There are many reasons for this, including increased estrogen levels, excessive psychological stress, or iodine deficiency. This situation has a great impact on pregnant women and fetuses, and people need to take timely measures to deal with it. The following is a detailed introduction on what to do if your thyroid gland is high during the third trimester of pregnancy.

Why does thyroid gland increase during pregnancy?

1. Increased estrogen levels

After a woman becomes pregnant, the estrogen level in her body will increase, which will have a certain inhibitory effect on the function of the thyroid gland, so it will reflexively cause a slight increase in thyroid-stimulating hormone.

Tips:

If the high thyroid-stimulating hormone is caused by increased estrogen levels, this is a normal physiological phenomenon. Expectant mothers do not need to worry too much and just need to pay attention to rest and diet. In daily life, we should pay attention to the combination of work and rest and balanced nutrition.

2. Iodine deficiency

If a pregnant woman's diet is iodine deficient for a long time, it will lead to insufficient raw materials for synthesizing thyroid hormone, which will cause high levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone.

suggestion:

Pregnant women with high thyroid-stimulating hormone who suffer from hypothyroidism caused by iodine deficiency need to use appropriate amounts of kelp and laver, and can use iodized salt, iodized soy sauce, iodized eggs and bread to add iodine. When cooking, be careful not to put iodized salt into boiling oil to prevent iodine from volatilizing and reducing the iodine concentration. Protein supplements can be obtained from eggs, milk, various meats, and fish; plant proteins can be complementary, such as various soy products, soybeans, etc. Providing animal livers can correct anemia, and a variety of vegetables and fresh fruits should also be provided.

3. High pressure

High levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone are also called hypothyroidism, which itself is also an endocrine disease. If the pressure from work and life before pregnancy is too great, it will seriously affect the central nervous system, and the central nervous system will stimulate the thyroid gland, which will lead to hypothyroidism.

Treatment measures:

In daily life, you must eat less salt, eat mild foods, and avoid cold foods. Among meat foods, dog meat, venison, mutton, beef, etc. are warm and nourishing in nature, and are suitable for patients with hypothyroidism to eat in winter.

From the perspective of modern medicine, when protein intake is insufficient, thyroid function tends to be low. Supplying sufficient protein and calories can improve thyroid function. Among vegetables, leeks and mountain gourds can warm the yang and strengthen the spleen. Among fruits and melons, walnut meat can nourish the kidneys and warm the yang. Patients with hypothyroidism should eat more of them. However, it is better to eat less cold and raw foods such as watermelon, cold drinks, bitter melon, chrysanthemum tea, etc.