Cushings Disease and Syndrome Causes Puffy Face, Fatigue, Bruising Symptoms for Treatment

Does your face appear round and puffy, feel more fatigued than usual or notice you’re bruising more easily than you use to? You may be suffering from Cushing’s disease or syndrome.

Cushings syndrome is caused by exposure to too much cortisol, a hormone made and secreted by your adrenal gland. It is also known as the stress hormone and is a natural steroid.

Cushing’s syndrome can be a result of your own body making too much cortisol or orally taking too much synthetic cortisone medication daily, over a long period of time.

Cushings disease is caused by a tumor in your adrenal glands or elsewhere in your body. Certain types of tumors secrete a hormone that has the potential to cause too much cortisol production by your adrenals.

Cortisone-like drugs are commonly used for treatment of inflammatory diseases, such as:

Inhaled steroid medicines and steroid skin creams don’t cause Cushing’s syndrome. Oral steroid medicines taken for short periods or every other day for longer periods usually doesn’t cause Cushing’s syndrome either.

Cushing’s syndrome is not common, and some of its symptoms include:

Your treatment depends on why you have too much cortisol roaming around in your body. If the cause is taking oral synthetic hormones, then a lower dose may control your symptoms. On the other hand, if it is tumor caused, then surgery may be needed.

Good news is that in most cases, Cushing’s syndrome can be cured.

These oral synthetic steroids talked about here are not the same as anabolic steroids, which have other adverse side affects on your health.

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