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by Glen Depke, Traditional Naturopath
Addison’s disease is an autoimmune, inflammatory condition of the adrenal glands, resulting in the gradual destruction and inability to make sufficient amounts of adrenal hormones. The most common symptoms of Addison’s disease:
Addison’s disease is an autoimmune, inflammatory condition of the adrenal glands, resulting in the gradual destruction and inability to make sufficient amounts of adrenal hormones. The most common symptoms of Addison’s disease:
- weight loss
- muscle weakness
- fatigue
- loss of appetite
- low blood pressure
- darkening of the skin in many cases, more noticeable on scars, pressure points, lips and mucus membranes
- low blood sugar
- mood changes, depression or irritability
- half of patients experience nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting
- ACTH Stimulation Test
- Insulin-Induced Hypoglycemia Test,
- CT scan of abdomen,
- NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance imaging) scan of head
- Most frequently, it is due to autoimmune process, when immune system attacks adrenal glands
- Tuberculosis as a cause of Addison’s disease is more common in developed countries
- Rarely, adrenal glands can be destroyed by infections, cancer metastasis, amyloidosis, or hemorrhage. When pituitary gland fails to produce enough ACTH, adrenal glands are not stimulated to produce Cortisol and a secondary Addison’s
- food sensitivity
- chronic mental/emotional stress
- standard American diet (SAD)
- high in sugar and processed food
- chronic inflammatory condition
- chronic infection (commonly GI infections)