ADDISON’S DISEASE- Ayurvedic Treatment, Medicines, Yoga, Diet, Pranayama

Addison’s disease manifested if the adrenal glands secrets too few hormones. Hormones are the signaling molecules that regulate the physiology of the body. These are also known as chemical messengers. Hormones are secreted from the endocrine glands.

 

  • SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ADDISON’S DISEASE
  • CAUSES OF ADDISON’S DISEASE
  • PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF ADDISON’S DISEASE
  • DIAGNOSIS OF ADDISON’S DISEASE
  • TREATMENTS FOR ADDISON’S DISEASE
  • PROGNOSIS OF ADDISON’S DISEASE
  • COMPLICATIONS OF ADDISON’S DISEASE
  • ADDISON’S DISEASE AND AYURVEDA
  • NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF ADDISON’S DISEASE
  • PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF ADDISON’S DISEASE
  • SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF ADDISON’S DISEASE
  • LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ADDISON’S DISEASE
  • AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF ADDISON’S DISEASE
  • CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR ADDISON’S DISEASE
  • AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR ADDISON’S DISEASE
  • AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR ADDISON’S DISEASE
  • COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR ADDISON’S DISEASE
  • HOME REMEDIES FOR ADDISON’S DISEASE
  • DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR ADDISON’S DISEASE
  • YOGA FOR ADDISON’S DISEASE
  • RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF ADDISON’S DISEASE

 

 

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ADDISON’S DISEASE

  • Weight gain
  • Nausées
  • Vomissements
  • Excess sweating
  • Anorexie
  • Fatigue
  • Low blood pressure
  • Low blood sugar
  • Skin darkening
  • Faiblesse
  • Dizziness
  • Dehydration
  • Irregular menstruation

 

CAUSES OF ADDISON’S DISEASE

  • Genetic factors
  • Surgical removal of adrenal glands
  • Metastasis in adrenal glands
  • Certain infections like tuberculosis
  • Injury to adrenal glands

 

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF ADDISON’S DISEASE

Due to the above-mentioned causes, the adrenal gland produces fewer hormones (cortisol and aldosterone) leads to the symptoms of Addison’s disease.

DIAGNOSIS OF ADDISON’S DISEASE

  • Diagnosis through clinical features
  • Blood tests – to measure the level of hormones
  • Échographie
  • ACTH stimulation test
  • CT scan

TREATMENTS FOR ADDISON’S DISEASE

  • Hormone replacement for hormone deficiency
  • Treatment for underlying pathology

 

PROGNOSIS OF ADDISON’S DISEASE

  • Addison’s disease is manageable with medications. If it is untreated leads to complications.

COMPLICATIONS OF ADDISON’S DISEASE

  • Addison’s disease affects the normal physiology of the body, hence it may become lethal

ADDISON’S DISEASE AND AYURVEDA

  • In Ayurveda Addison’s disease is managed based on the symptoms.

NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF ADDISON’S DISEASE

  • Excess consumption of ununctuous, cold, incompatible food
  • Suppression of natural urges.
  • Janma krita – congenital
  • Hyper or hypo functioning of agni
  • Medodhatu kshaya
  • Rathri jagarana – awakening at night

 

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF ADDISON’S DISEASE

  • Fatigue
  • Faiblesse

 

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF ADDISON’S DISEASE

Hyper or hypo functioning of jataragni affects dhatu agni leads to symptoms of Addison’s disease. The Adrenal gland and Kidney (Vrikka) together form the Moolasthana (origin or governing site) for Medovaha Srotas (channels carrying nutrition). Medas (adipose tissue) being Pruthvi (earth elements) and Jala (water elements) predominant area, Kapha dosha will be dominant in this area. There will be the involvement of Apana Vata (type of vata) also in this area. The Lakshana or symptoms of patients often shows the possibility that there is Vata Prakopa (vitiation of Vata) and Kapha Kshaya (decreased kapha).

LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ADDISON’S DISEASE

  • Ksheena – weakness
  • Sthoulya – weight gain
  • Agnimandyam – anorexia

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF ADDISON’S DISEASE

  • Yapya roga – symptoms are manageable with Ayurvedic medicines

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR ADDISON’S DISEASE

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR ADDISON’S DISEASE

  • Kanchanara guggulu – for glandular diseases (grandhi roga)
  • Treatment for mandagni
  • Treatment for sthoulya

 AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR ADDISON’S DISEASE

  • NASYA-Ksheerabala

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR ADDISON’S DISEASE

Internal administration for grandhi roga and symptoms of ADDISON’S DISEASE

 

HOME REMEDIES FOR ADDISON’S DISEASE

  • Faire de l'exercice régulièrement
  • Take an appropriate quantity of fluids

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR ADDISON’S DISEASE

  • Évitez les aliments qui provoquent un déséquilibre du dosha, comme les aliments froids et secs, difficiles à digérer. Le déséquilibre du dosha aggrave les symptômes.
  • Take proper rest.
  • Avoid more oily foods, junk foods
  • Consommer une alimentation équilibrée

 

YOGA FOR ADDISON’S DISEASE

  • Nadi Shuddi Pranayam

Le patient doit être assis dans une position méditative, la tête et la colonne vertébrale droites, le corps détendu. Le patient doit fermer une narine (par exemple la narine gauche s'il utilise la main droite et vice versa) avec le pouce et expirer complètement par l'autre narine. Il devra à nouveau inspirer profondément par l'autre narine tout en continuant à fermer la narine opposée avec le pouce.

 

  • Savasana – relaxes the body and mind

RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF ADDISON’S DISEASE

  1. Adrenal Insufficiency -An Ayurvedic View

http://interscience.org.uk/images/article/v8-i2/6ijahm.pdf