Question 1

hi, i'm allison. currently i'm having problems with my private area. there is brown discharge and i don't have any infections. help me understand?

Accepted Answer

Brown discharge: Brown discharge is usually just old blood being cleaned out of the uterus.

Question 2

hello, my name is allison. im 30 years old. quite often, ill get lightheaded then my vision goes dark and im completely still, almost like i cant move. ill have these neck spasms also and it last just seconds. my head also hurts a bit?

Accepted Answer

: You need to see a doctor in person for a thorough physical exam.

Question 3

what is addison's?

Accepted Answer

Insufficient hormone: Addison's disease is a disorder that occurs when your body produce insufficient amount of a hormone called cortisol and possibly another called aldosterone.  There are many causes for this.  You will need blood work and possibly imaging studies to make the diagnosis.

Question 4

what is addison's disease?

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Adrneal failure: Rare but very serious, and often missed for a long time especially if the person is considered to suffer emotional illness. The adrenal cortex fails to make the cortisol that one needs to stay perky; nausea and weight loss are only the beginning. President kennedy suffered from it. Patients need to carry a medical alert and a cortisol needle.

Question 5

what foods contain allicin?

Accepted Answer

Garlic : Garlic contains allicin which has antiinfective properties.

Question 6

is addison's disease painful?

Accepted Answer

Maybe GI pain: Addison's disease, or primary adrenal gland insufficiency, is a condition where the adrenal glands don't make enough cortisol, aldosterone, and adrenal androgens. These hormones control blood pressure, appetite, fluid balance, stress response, among others. The classic symptoms of severe addison's are extreme fatigue, dizziness, nausea/vomiting, pallor, salt craving, weight loss, skin darkening.

Question 7

what exactly is addison's disease?

Accepted Answer

Addison's: In addison's, the adrenal gland is destroyed by your immune system.  It is an autoimmune disease. Without the adrenal gland, critical hormones such as cortisol and aldosterone are lacking. Addison's can be lethal. Fortunately, if detected, it can be treated with replacement hormones.

Question 8

what are the tests for tolosa-hunt?

Accepted Answer

Tolosa hunt: Mri of head, CSF exam, blood count, thyroid function tests, serum protein electrophoresis, and occasionally biopsy.

Question 9

is addison's disease a rare disease?

Accepted Answer

Not rare: Addison's disease affects about one in every 20, 000 people. It affects an equal number of men and women, and can affect people of all ages. Addison's disease, also called primary adrenal insufficiency, is much less common than secondary adrenal insufficiency, which is a similar disease that's caused when the pituitary gland fails to send the right stimulating signals (acth) to the adrenal glands.

Question 10

what are the symptoms of tolosa-hunt?

Accepted Answer

Tolosa Hunt: Inflammation of the nerves within the cavernous sinus or superior orbital fissure  causing deficiencies in movement of eye muscles, facial numbness, headaches and pain behind the eye.

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Hi, i'm allison. currently i'm having problems with my private area. there is brown discharge and i don't have any infections. help me understand?

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Hello, my name is allison. im 30 years old. quite often, ill get lightheaded then my vision goes dark and im completely still, almost like i cant move. ill have these neck spasms also and it last just seconds. my head also hurts a bit?

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What is addison's?

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