You are eating roughly the same food, sleeping enough, yet the weighing scale keeps moving up. At the same time, you feel unusually tired, reach for a sweater when everyone else is comfortable, and struggle to get through the day. It is easy to blame stress, poor sleep or getting older. But when several of these symptoms appear together, your thyroid may deserve attention. An underactive thyroid, also called hypothyroidism, can slow several body processes and cause symptoms such as fatigue, feeling unusually cold and unexplained weight gain. These signs do not prove a thyroid problem, but they are worth discussing with a healthcare professional.
