As long as the following 8 things are done well, thyroid patients can also enjoy the joy of the holiday.
STEP 1 Bring adequate medication
It is really annoying to take medicine every day. But it is precisely because of the effect of the medicine that the disease condition can be controlled smoothly. If the medicine is not good, the symptoms of hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism will come back again.
Either because of fatigue, fear of hot sweat, can’t tolerate long distances, enjoy the scenery in the distance; Either because they are listless and have no appetite, they cannot enjoy delicious food with unique flavor. It is also possible that because of his impatience, he has a big fight with his companions, which will affect the harmonious atmosphere of playing.
Therefore, [the medicine cannot be stopped]. Be sure to bring enough medicine.
Some patients may need to take half or even a quarter of the medicine. If you want to break the tablets well in advance, remember to keep them in a clean and dry container to prevent the medicine from being affected with damp, soiling, deterioration or failure.
In addition, methimazole needs to be stored in a dry environment below 25 ℃. Propylthiouracil needs to be shaded and sealed for storage. Levothyroxine needs to be stored in a dry environment below 25 ℃ to avoid light.
2. Bring the prescription and take a picture of the medicine bottle.
In case the medicine is lost, it needs to be dispensed in other places. If you can’t remember that you are taking what medicine, there is nothing the doctor can do.
Therefore, you can take the prescription list with you or take a picture of the medicine bottle and put it in your mobile phone, so you don’t have to panic in case of emergency.
Step 3: Don’t put the medicine in your checked baggage
When taking trains or planes, do not put drugs in checked luggage, but take them with you to prevent loss.
In addition, the temperature and humidity of the place where checked luggage is stored may not be conducive to the preservation of drugs.
Fortunately, thyroid drugs are all solid tablets, and there is no trouble carrying liquid articles through security checks.
4. Set an alarm clock to remind you to take medicine.
Everyone may have some experience, having fun, it is easy to ignore some other things. For example, I missed the meal and the last bus, didn’t read the mobile phone information as often as before, and forgot to take medicine.
You may as well set an alarm clock on your mobile phone to remind yourself to take your medicine on time. In this way, you can play without distractions.
In addition, you can download Dr. Clove App and set [medication reminder]. Remember to ensure that the App message push function is on and the mobile phone is not set to mute mode.
5. Eat well and don’t be greedy.
The seaside is often a popular resort, and seafood is often a popular delicacy.
But hyperthyroidism friends should pay attention to avoid iodine diet, try to avoid seafood food. Dining out, can’t guarantee to eat non-iodized salt, so too salty dishes to eat less appropriate. In addition, hyperthyroidism friends metabolic rate is high, sweating more, remember to supplement more water, appropriate additional meals.
Friends of autoimmune thyroiditis (such as Hashimoto thyroiditis) can relax the standard of eating seafood, as long as they eat less kelp and laver high iodine foods.
Hypothyroidism patients have poor gastrointestinal peristalsis. They should eat more vegetables and fruits to prevent constipation and eat less glutinous rice, bamboo shoots and other indigestible foods. Take levothyroxine tablets on an empty stomach half an hour before breakfast, and do not take it with milk and soya-bean milk.
Friends of benign thyroid nodules do not need to have too many worries, but they should not let go of their bellies, be willful and greedy, and be careful of food allergy and gastroenteritis.
6. Move your legs to prevent edema.
Long-term bus and plane travel can easily lead to swelling of legs, especially for women, the elderly and friends with hypothyroidism.
Don’t wear tight socks, shoes, often change the posture of both legs when sitting, do tiptoe movements, stand up and walk more during the journey, activities, can avoid or reduce edema of lower limbs. It can also prevent venous thrombosis of lower limbs caused by sitting for a long time.
7. Exercise moderately and do what you can.
The condition of hyperthyroidism is not well controlled. Patients with hyperthyroidism heart disease are not suitable for strenuous exercise and should do what they can. According to their own situation, they can choose more tour tools such as battery cars, cruise ships and cableways to avoid long-distance trek and long-distance climbing.
Friends with heart disease should not covet freshness, seek excitement and experience adventure projects in amusement parks and beaches.
Friends with thyroid exophthalmia should remember to wear sunglasses to shield themselves from wind and sand.
8. Reasonable arrangement of follow-up time
Health is the most important thing. Don’t miss the time to go to the hospital for reexamination because of fun. Arrangements should be made in advance before going out.
In particular, patients taking anti-hyperthyroidism drugs should have their liver function and blood routine reviewed every month. Almost all hospitals can do these two examinations. They can also solve the problem on the spot and check in local hospitals if they have no time to get home.