Friday, March 30, 2007 9:30 PM
Isn't there a saying that a picture is worth a thousand words?!? well..lets look at these pictures first... don't you feel sorry for them and realise how fortunate you are?
stop fussing over your appearances for a while and just think of all the poeple in the world with this disease. how do you think they feel? they probably don't care about how their appearance, suffering from the pain, they just want it to be cured.
many people might think that these pictures potrays people cancer(as shown from some results) but it is not!!
....actually these pictures shows people suffering from a disease known as GOITER!
Goiter is actually characterized by an enlargement of the entire thyroid gland or of one of its two lobes(as shown from the pictures above) The most common cause for goitre in the world a deficiency of iodine in the diet. Without enough dietary iodine, your thyroid can't make and release enough of the two essential iodine-containing hormones such as thyroxine and T-3. Thus it enlarges!
Goiter symptoms include:
- Enlargement of your thyroid gland, resulting in swelling of your neck
- A tight feeling in your throat
- Coughing
- Difficulty swallowing (due to compression of the oesophagus/gullet)
- Difficulty breathing (due to compression of the windpipe)
Goiters usually occur within groups of people living in geographical areas with iodine-depleted soil, usually regions away from the sea coast. People in these communities might not get enough iodine in their diet. however, the modern use of iodized table salt in the U.S. prevents this deficiency=)
DID YOU KNOW???
Some Famous Goiter sufferers were President George H. W. Bush and his wife Barbara Bush!
George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993.