Excess of iodine in the body: symptoms, possible causes, treatment characteristics and consequences

Do you have drowsiness, poor performance, depression and irritability? It can be a problem with the thyroid gland. Everything speaks of the lack of one, but very important element. Excess of iodine in the body, like its deficiency, can negatively affect human health. This we now talk, but first - about the element itself.

Microelement in the human body

Iodine synthesizes the thyroid hormone, which causes metabolism, converts food into energy, affects the growth and development of organs.

This microelement is involved in:

• Energy metabolism and regulates body temperature;
• Exchange of proteins and fats, water-electrolyte metabolism;
• Growth processes, neuropsychological development and development of all organs;
• Metabolism and the rate of biochemical reactions.

In addition to all of the above, iodine has a beneficial effect on body oxygen consumption, fat burning, brain work, skin, teeth, nails, hair.

To ensure that the excess iodine in the body does not create problems, you should know that the average daily intake of this trace element should be from one hundred and twenty to one hundred and fifty micrograms, but not more than three hundred micrograms.

In order to get the necessary amount of the organism, it is necessary to include seafood (laminaria, cod, herring, shrimp, etc.), iodized salt, milk, eggs and liver beef, onions, cabbage, carrots. As for vegetables, there is one condition: they must all be grown on soil with a sufficient amount of iodine.

The causes and symptoms of excess micronutrients

The situation, when iodine is too much, is rare. Most often, this problem threatens workers in production, where frequent emissions of the element occur, or those who do not control its administration with iodine-containing vitamins and supplements.

These people have the following signs of excess iodine in the body:

• Changes in appearance: thin hair, which turned gray early, tremor in the hands, intense sweating, weight loss, heat intolerance, constant hunger.
• Health condition: cough, frequent headaches and dizziness, poor digestive tract, conjunctivitis and lacrimation.
• Psychoemotional state: thirst, frequent urination, sleep disturbance, anxiety and irritability.

Symptoms of excess micronutrient can still include elevated body temperature without any inflammatory processes taking place in the body; Eyedropper; Swelling of the thyroid and parotid glands.

If the poisoning is severe, diarrhea and vomiting may occur.

Excess iodine in the body of a woman is still accompanied by a violation of the menstrual cycle, and in the case of pregnancy, it can provoke premature birth and miscarriage.

The forms of the disease and its consequences

Excess iodine in the body causes the disease iodizm. It has two forms: acute and chronic.

Acute poisoning occurs when you consume a large amount of a microelement in a short period of time or accidentally inhale it.

The second form - chronic - develops gradually. It is most often diagnosed in people associated with a particular production, or in those who are misdiagnosed with a drug regimen containing iodine. Chronic stage of the disease is difficult to determine, its symptoms coincide with the signs of other ailments.

If you do not put in time the diagnosis of "excess iodine in the body," the consequences can be unpredictable. When two grams of this microelement hit the body, death occurs.

The consequences of iodism can still be attributed:

• Burns of the mucous membrane;
• Change in the functioning of the liver and kidneys;
• Disruption of the central nervous and cardiovascular systems;
• Swelling of the tissue;
• An allergy.

Diagnosis of the disease

To diagnose "excess iodine in the body," the specialist conducts a survey:

• First, the history of human disease is studied and its analysis is carried out;
• At the second stage the patient's professional activity is studied;
• Then, an external examination of the patient is performed: the doctor checks for lesions on the mucous and acne on the chest and face, determines if the odor of iodine is felt;
• A laboratory examination is scheduled: blood and urine analysis, the ISP-AES method is used.

For accurate diagnosis, additional studies will be performed on different parameters, depending on which organ (thyroid, skin, liver, kidneys, salivary glands), iodine accumulation is detected.

The blood test determines the composition of thyroid hormones, the pituitary gland.

Urinalysis - determines the amount of iodine in urine.

The ISP-AES method helps to determine the amount of iodine on a small part of the nail.

The analysis is carried out on a special instrument. The principle of action is the determination of the wavelength of light that emits a certain trace element.

Treatment

You can not ignore the excess of iodine in the body, treatment should be appointed by a specialist and under his supervision.

Poisoning acute form:

• The skin is washed using a 2% soda solution;
• To wash the stomach use a solution of sodium thiosulfate (five percent) - this drug is used as an antitoxic agent;
• When poisoning with iodine salts, sodium thiosulfate is administered intravenously.

There may be adverse reactions in the form of allergies and blood pressure jumps.

For the treatment of chronic iodism it is necessary:

• Prevent the entry of microelements into the body;
• To refuse work in harmful production;
• Sit on a salt-free diet;
• Mandatory to exclude the use of vitamin complexes and supplements containing iodine;
• If there is a violation of water-salt metabolism, infusion therapy is performed.

Folk remedies for the treatment of iodine are a supplement. In order to neutralize the effect of the microelement, milk, butter, eggs, and kissel on starch are used.

Prophylaxis and prognosis

Prevention of the disease begins with the appointment of medications containing iodine. When you use them, you should drink plenty of alkaline-carbonated water, milk, sodium carbonate. The patient should know that during the period of taking medications with iodine, you should refrain from spicy seasonings and alcoholic beverages. At the first symptoms of intolerance to this element, it is necessary to stop using it.

Children under five years of drugs with iodine can not be prescribed. For the treatment of wounds, it is desirable to use "Iodinol".

As for the forecasts, they are favorable. After following the recommendations of the doctor, the symptoms that signal that there is an excess of iodine in the human body disappear after some time. There may be difficulties with the healing of wounds obtained by contacting iodine crystals with the skin.

Conclusion

Watch your health. Know that any, even the most useful substance, if it is too much, can harm the body. Similarly, it turns out with a trace element, such as iodine. Its shortage, as well as an overabundance, can lead to big problems.