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Condition

Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

Autoimmune inflammation of the thyroid, the most common cause of an underactive thyroid.

Affects Thyroid

See a clinician

Some causes of hashimoto’s thyroiditis need medical care, not self-treatment. Seek help for any of these:

  • A rapidly enlarging, hard, or fixed neck lump, or trouble swallowing/breathing
  • Severe symptoms — very slow heart rate, low body temperature, or confusion

What may help

Remedies studied for hashimoto’s thyroiditis, ranked by strength of evidence.

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    Selenium nutrient

    Lowers thyroid (TPO) antibody levels in studies; whether it changes the disease course is unproven.

Treatment is thyroid-hormone replacement, guided by blood tests. Selenium lowers thyroid antibody levels in studies, but whether that changes the disease course is unproven.