If you've noticed skin problems and swelling more often, it's time to pay a little more attention to your health and make an appointment with an endocrinologist for a possible hormone disruption.
This is reported by the Dr. Evin website.
Modern man is always short of time. Unfortunately, health is often the last thing we pay attention to - at the stage when things are already quite bad.
Very often even serious pathologies of the hormonal system do not have vivid symptoms. There seem to be signs that something is obviously wrong with the body, but we try to either self-medicate or hope that everything will go away on its own. But the endocrine system is interconnected with the whole body, and you can not ignore problems with it. The earlier you deal with the root cause of ill health, the better chance you have of correcting the situation.
Here are some clear signs of problems with the endocrine system.
- Weight gain due to enlarged breasts and abdomen. The arms and legs often remain thin, making the figure look disproportionate. This sign often indicates a malfunction of the adrenal glands. In the same diagnosis, purple streaks may appear on the person's abdomen and thighs.
- Edema without other obvious causes is a frequent sign of hypothyroidism or hyperprolactinemia.
- Eyebrow hair loss - this happens in hypothyroidism.
- Darkening of the skin, especially in the groin and armpit area. This sign signals insulin resistance.
- Dry skin on feet, elbows, shins. Flaking indicates insulin resistance or hypothyroidism.
- Hypertension, and in case this condition is caused by thyroid hyperfunction, conventional treatment does not help to lower blood pressure.
- Abrupt weight loss without obvious reasons, often even against the background of increased appetite - a frequent signal of type 1 diabetes mellitus.
What should you do if you notice one of these signs? Do not put off visiting a doctor for a long time. It is better to start with an endocrinologist. There is a possibility that all these symptoms are caused by other reasons, but only a complete examination can help to identify them.
It is also recommended to find out, how menstruation before menopause appears.
