What kind of disease is Graves' disease?

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Graves' disease is toxic diffuse goiter. Is an autoimmune disease, many patients will appear hypermetabolism and goiter phenomenon, so it is called toxic diffuse goiter. Tell you about me.

What kind of disease is Graves' disease?

What kind of disease is Graves' disease? Patients with Graves' disease, or toxic diffuse goiter, cannot eat seafood. Seafood contains a lot of iodine, which is a big taboo for patients.

Patients are very easy to cause vitamin deficiency, and Graves disease itself will cause leukopenia, so patients should eat more foods containing vitamins to increase vitamin supplement.

Due to the low total number of white blood cells and granulocytes in patients, it is easy to be infected, so patients should learn to prevent infection of various bacteria, and can not do strenuous exercise such as mountain climbing and swimming. We should have more rest. Must cooperate with the doctor's treatment, take medicine on time, in order to recover faster.

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In the diet must also control the salt intake, do not eat spicy food such as coffee, strong tea, you can eat more cereals such as cereals, oats or soybeans, you can drink more water or milk, but do not drink carbonated drinks.