Iodine supplementation depends on the nature of the disease

Generally, it is desirable in patients with thyroid disease, iodine is not strict.


Thyroid gland itself may occur a number of diseases, physical diseases, and sometimes other systems can also affect thyroid function, so generally speaking it is desirable in patients with thyroid disease, iodine is not strict. Because some thyroid diseases may require substantial additional iodine, and some only need regular intake of iodine in the diet can be, there is still some thyroid diseases, you need to strictly limit the intake of iodine, be conducive to recovery following illness.

Need iodine needed for thyroid diseases in iodine collectively referred to as iodine deficiency disorders, and only to add iodine to completely control the disease.

Without iodine treatment of disease do not need to add a large number of iodine is generally just a normal diet can be. This situation is most common thyroid diseases, such as the thyroid (nodules), all kinds of thyroiditis, primary hypothyroidism and so on, through drugs or surgery, supplementary iodine iodine tablets or fast food, right little effect on treatment. Patients to a normal diet, do not have to worry about what impact the treatment of iodine.

Need to ban the majority of hyperthyroidism iodine is not iodine, and iodine need for fasting, it is best consumed non-iodized salt, so as not to affect the treatment of diseases. Ban iodine mainly refers to the iodine content of the drug or do not eat iodine-rich foods, such as kelp, seaweed and other marine plants, amiodarone, iodine tablet-like western medicine, or contain seaweed, oysters, like Chinese medicine. Second, the iodine medium fish, shrimp, crab and other marine animals, we should try to eat less.