1st Summer Tip: Is it possible to sunbathe in case of thyroid diseases?
Sometimes doctors use unfounded hypotheses and fictional canons. For example, many patients endocrinologists prohibit not only sunbathing, but even offer to cover the neck from the sun's rays.
Concerned by such recommendations, patients postpone a trip to the south or pick up clothes with a collar and long sleeves. Are such recommendations correct? Is tanning harmful to thyroid disease?
Be moderate in your desire to tan. And ... do not smoke (especially on the beach).
Immediately answer. Patients with benign diseases of the thyroid gland can get a moderate summer tan. Do not be afraid of the summer sun, but remember about the dose of ultraviolet radiation that causes skin reactions - redness (erythema).
The universal formula for the majority of patients is as follows: IT IS POSSIBLE TO BURN AS WELL AS HEALTHY BUT OBSERVE INDIVIDUAL CARE. Since each person has only his sensitivity to light and its ultraviolet spectrum, it is important not to overdo it when seeing the first words of the formula.
The best is gradualness! Sunbathe in small doses.
Remember that with tanning (irritation with ultraviolet) the body receives thermal energy. Try not to overheat! After each sun bath cool in the shower or in a natural reservoir (sea, lake, river). It is important to drink enough water.
First of all, you can sunbathe and is useful for people experiencing chilliness and having cold limbs. Especially with hypothyroidism or eutiresis.
Sunburn is permissible in case of small hypertreatus, but it is necessary to be very careful with common sunbaths with thyroid toxicity. In the latter case, it is better to sunbathe in the shade.
Low tan from the sun - the best tan for beauty and health of the body.
CONTRAINDICATIONS for general tanning is nodular hyperthyroidism and an actively increasing volume of the thyroid gland.
Under no diseases of the thyroid gland is it necessary to cover the neck! Leave your neck open, but use hats.
Remember the "golden" tanning time: from 8.00 to 10.30 and from 17.30 to 20.00. In these hours the sun is the most gentle.
For individual advice, please contact our Clinic (try to explain the key circumstances of your clinical case more accurately), and we will always show you how best to treat you in a particular case.