An overactive thyroid gland can be treated with iodine therapy. In iodine therapy, patients are given a radioactive form of iodine through a capsule. The radioactive iodine irradiates the thyroid gland from the inside, causing the thyroid gland to work less hard.

Sometimes the treatment dose of the radioactive iodine is so great that patients must stay in the hospital in isolation for several days. The Divi "Iodine Therapy" explains what iodine therapy is and why one must remain in isolation in some cases. It also discusses in detail the rules of life after this treatment.