Patients with hyperthyroidism are not recommended to stay up late after drinking iodine 131.
The precautions after taking iodine 131 treatment include resting as much as possible for a short period of time, avoiding strenuous exercise, heavy physical labor and staying up late, avoiding mental stimulation such as quarrelling and anger, and eating iodine-rich foods such as seaweed and seaweed. Infections, such as colds, should also be prevented to avoid triggering thyroid crisis.
Staying up late may have an adverse effect on the thyroid function, and then aggravate the original disease, long-term stay up late will also reduce the body’s immune function, easy to induce the occurrence of infections, and may cause endocrine disorders, so the patient with hyperthyroidism, iodine 131 treatment is not recommended to stay up late, should pay more attention to rest.
If you are not sure about the precautions to be taken after taking Iodine 131, you can consult a specialist.