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What Causes Constipation And Dry Skin While Having ADHD?
I have a 6yo daughter, she has a HO ADHD,gen.anxiety and IGA def. we just had some blood work done and was told her TSH is 7.4 her free T4 is only slightly low her cholesterol is 176 which is under 200 but high for a 6 yo she has gained 25 lbs in a year has chronic constipation and has soem dry skin issues but only on her ears? what does all this mean?
Thu, 8 Sep 2016
a TSH of 7.4 , gaining weight , and having a dry skin is very suggestive of hypothyroidism, which means that her thyroid gland is not producing enough thyroxine which is a very important hormone and had various functions in the body ,
repeating the thyroid function to make sure of the diagnosis and sending antibody tests for the thyroid is important
according to the results diagnosis can be confirmed and medications will be prescribed accordingly
I hope this helps
repeating the thyroid function to make sure of the diagnosis and sending antibody tests for the thyroid is important
according to the results diagnosis can be confirmed and medications will be prescribed accordingly
I hope this helps
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