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Hashimotos Disease
Hashimoto’s Disease is the most common thyroid disorder, and causes the thyroid organ to stop producing sufficient amounts of hormones. This is called Hypothyroidism.
The hormones that are produced by the thyroid have many tasks, and when these tasks are not completed, many different kinds of symptoms emerge. Some of the more common ones include: tiredness, depression, weight gain, and intolerance to the cold.
Because of the fact that the symptoms of Hashimoto’s Disease can be so vague, it has sometimes been referred to as the ‘great masquerader’.Click Here for a huge list of symptoms that can be a sign of this disease.
This also means that a lot of people think that they merely have a cold, or a Doctor may convince them that another illness is occurring. Therefore there are a large percentage of untreated thyroid disorder sufferers. In the United States alone there is an estimated 13 million undiagnosed sufferers. For more details read this article go here.
For a disease that can be treated so easily, if left untreated, Hashimoto’s disease can cause all kinds of discomfort and pain. For more information check out The Thyroid Foundation of America or Thyroid Australia
Russ Egan
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