Graves’ disease | What Is Graves’ disease |Cause

Graves’ is an autoimmune disorder that occurs when the body’s immune system
mistakenly attacks the thyroid gland. This can cause the gland to overproduce the hormone, responsible for regulating metabolism.

The disease is hereditary and may develop at any age in men or women, but it is much more common in women ages 20 to 30. Other risk factors include stress, pregnancy and smoking. When there is a high level of thyroid hormone in bloodstream, body’s systems
speed up and cause symptoms that are common to hyperthyroidism. These include:

Graves Disease Symptoms

Anxiety,
Irritability,
Fatigue,
Hand tremors,
Increased or irregular heartbeat,
Excessive sweating,
Difficulty sleeping,
Diarrhea or frequent bowel movements,
Altered menstrual cycle,
Goiter,
Bulging eyes and vision problems.
Fatigue,
Hand tremors,
Increased or irregular heartbeat,
Excessive sweating,
Difficulty sleeping,
Diarrhea or frequent bowel movements,
Altered menstrual cycle,
Goiter,
Bulging eyes and vision problems.

Treatment For Graves’ disease

There is no treatment to stop the immune system from attacking the thyroid gland and causing it to overproduce hormones. However, the symptoms of Graves’ disease can be controlled in several ways, often with a combination of treatments:

β-blockers to control rapid heart rate, anxiety and sweating.
Antithyroid medications to prevent thyroid from producing excessive amounts of hormone.
Radioactive iodine to destroy all or part of thyroid.
Surgery to remove thyroid gland, a permanent option if one cannot tolerate antithyroid drugs or radioactive iodine. Successful hyperthyroidism treatment usually results in hypothyroidism and may require hormone-replacement medication from that point forward. Graves’ disease can lead to heart problems and brittle bones, if it is left untreated.