1 Rest or lie down for 15 minutes after a meal to decrease movement of food from the stomach to the small intestine. This decreases the severity of symptoms. 2  Avoid sweets and sugars. They aggravate the dumping syndrome.  Avoid very hot or cold foods or liquids, which may increase symptoms in some patients.
The purpose of your thyroid gland is to make, store, and release thyroid hormones into your blood. These hormones, which are also referred to as T3 (liothyronine) and T4 (levothyroxine), affect almost every cell in your body, and help control your bodyâs functions.
However, many do not realize how important the thyroid is to other functions of the body as well. Thyroid hormones assist the body in making use of vitamins, the proper growth of body tissues, the use of other hormones of the body, and the regulation of energy. Various diseases can affect the thyroid gland. Most commonly, the results are either the production of too much thyroid hormone (hyperthyroidism), or not enough (hypothyroidism). Even a normally healthy thyroid can begin to malfunction, producing, among other things, weight gain and loss of energy.