When to see an endocrinologist?
The endocrine system is one of the key regulators of the processes occurring in the body. Many will be surprised to learn that the endocrine system regulates not only weight and reproductive capacity, but also blood pressure, digestion, sleep, bone strength, mood, and more. The manifestations of endocrine diseases are bizarre and diverse.
Recently, more and more scientific studies have been devoted to functional changes in the work of the endocrine organs, that is, they occurred not as a result of an illness, but due to sleep disturbances, excessive stress, unbalanced nutrition, insufficient physical activity, and the consumption of endocrine disruptors. In a broad sense, any state of ill health, the presence of other chronic diseases entails disruptions in the work of the endocrine system, which further aggravates the state of affairs. Sometimes the situation looks like a snowball, when the root cause of the event pulls a whole train of endocrine disorders. For example, in a man with Gilbert's disease and biliary dyskinesia, fat-soluble vitamins and other nutrients are not fully absorbed, because of this, parathyroid hormone rises, which leads to premature osteoporosis, and testosterone is not produced enough, as a result of which it is difficult to gain muscle mass, he experiences weakness and drops mood.
