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Processed or canned foods are often low in nutrients but high in preservatives, unhealthy fats, and uncontrolled seasonings. These ingredients can reduce the thyroid’s ability to produce thyroxine, affecting the treatment process. Patients need to supplement fresh, nutritious foods to improve their health and support effective treatment.
4. Processed Foods, Many Additives
Processed or canned foods often contain little nutrition but contain many preservatives, bad fats and uncontrolled spices. These ingredients can reduce the thyroid’s ability to produce thyroxine, affecting the treatment process. Patients need to supplement fresh, nutritious foods to improve their health and support effective treatment.
5. Foods Containing Caffeine
Caffeine can reduce the ability to absorb thyroid tumor treatment drugs, so you should not drink coffee or eat foods containing caffeine within 1 hour of taking the drug. Although not in the group of foods that need to be absolutely avoided, caffeine can cause rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath and affect the patient’s general health. Therefore, it is necessary to limit the consumption of drinks and foods containing caffeine.
6. Alcohol – The Enemy of the Thyroid
Alcohol not only inhibits the production of thyroid hormones but also damages thyroid cells. In addition, this is also a harmful agent to many organs in the body, accumulates toxins and can lead to many serious diseases. Therefore, people with thyroid disease need to stay away from alcohol to protect their health.
7. Iodine-Rich Foods
Both iodine excess and deficiency can cause thyroid dysfunction. If the patient is prescribed radioactive iodine treatment, it is necessary to avoid consuming foods rich in iodine beforehand so as not to reduce the effectiveness of the treatment. After treatment, it is also necessary to control the amount of iodine in the diet, especially foods such as seafood, seaweed, etc.
8. Hard Foods – Not Suitable After Surgery
After thyroid surgery, the digestive system has not fully recovered, so patients need to avoid hard, dry foods such as seeds, raw beans, beef jerky, dried squid, grilled meat, etc. These foods can cause difficulty swallowing, bloating, indigestion and even affect the surgical wound.
9. Limit foods high in gluten
Gluten can irritate the intestinal lining, especially the small intestine, and affect the ability to absorb thyroid hormone replacement therapy. Foods high in gluten include wheat, barley, oats, and processed foods such as lunch meat, sausages, French fries, and beer.
Nutritionists recommend that people with thyroid tumors can still consume a moderate amount of whole grains such as oats and barley to ensure adequate nutrition but not increase the risk of excessive gluten absorption.
10. Avoid spicy and sour foods
Spicy spices such as pepper, chili, and seasoning powder can cause indigestion, affect the digestive system, and damage the lining of the throat. In particular, for people who have just had thyroid surgery, avoiding spicy foods will help stabilize the surgical wound and protect the throat better.
Superfoods to improve thyroid function
Berries
Berries such as strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries are rich in antioxidants, vitamins, and fibre. These nutrients are crucial for combating oxidative stress—one of the major problems with thyroid health. A 2022 study published in Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy reveals that antioxidants can help manage thyroid dysfunction and support the immune system. Blank raspberries are packed with the highest amount of antioxidants, fibre, and very little sugar.
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