adrenal strength

So what REally hit me the other day, is our adrenal glands.. these are what produce the needed substances to fight inflammation right??

Well, I called a naturpath yesterday, and they made it clear, they will be targeting my adrenal strength,
So, with that said..


can anyone help me find some information on supplements, herbs, foods, etc. that may strengthen our adrenal glands, and maybe create an impact on it so it produces more, basically like prednisone does, without the negetive side effects?

does anyone have thoughts on this or experience etc. thanks people.

     I have no idea what supports adrenal glands but I know for a fact that I cannot eat sunflower seeds.  They do a number on my colon.

Yeah its been one of my theories too.

Perque adreno distress guard. Perque has great products to target certain organs.

Adrenalin, huh? So... can we just watch a lot of action movies and listen to metal music?

I saw a natural med guy/chiro here who let me know about this and tried to put me on DHEA, Pregnenolone, and a few other things. I kind of chickened out and let it fall through. Look up "Hypoadrenia," I even bought a book that seems pretty thorough called "Adrenal Fatigue" by J. Wilson. Bought it on Amazon.

I do think there is something to this. For me, I fairly doubt it is a causative factor behind my UC, but I wouldn't be surprised if it interacts with something that is a causative factor. You bring up a good point, I think the adrenals, or is it cortisol, that acts as an anti-inflammatory like a steroid. I am more interested in how the HPA axis interacts with hormones like prolactin, but I get in over my head quick with the information. Growing up and in college, especially when hungover, I KNOW I am hypoadrenic. I can actually feel the sensation in my kidneys, black out when standing up etc. Well, I had discovered long before I had/knew I had UC, that taking an OTC cold pill made me feel WAY better, very QUICKLY. Also, eating spicy foods and other things that increase adrenaline I assume.

Sometimes with UC, even without drinking, I get the same sensation. I know it is hypoadrenic. So I have started doing things like drinking more vitamin C - I think it helps the adrenals (got that from the book I mentioned). The naturopath also wants me to start eating something for breakfast (besides my cigarettes and Mountain Dew - hey I'm really fatigued you guys know how this is).

Thanks for posting and I hope we get some contributors to the thread - I really believe there is something to this. And I mean even something more than the fact that anyone living with a chronic illness is likely to be hypoadrenic, as chronic illness is a major stressor on the body, hence the stress hormones.

Cortisol levels are tightly regulated in the body so you probably are not going to get it higher than normal no matter what you do unless you are taking pred. Pred does not cause the body to release more cortisol. Pred is similar in chemical structure to natural cortisol so it acts the same in the body. When the body sees its getting more cortisol from pred the body actually produces less because of the tight regulation. That's why people need to wean off pred is because the body is producing less cortisol on pred and you need wean off it so the body can recognize that levels are dropping and start producing more on its own. Otherwise if you wean of it too fast or quit cold turkey it will leave the body deficient in cortisol and cause lots of problems. With all that said. If your body is deficient in the proper nutrients it needs to manufacture adrenal hormones such as cortisol then ingesting the right nutrients will probably work to raise cortisol levels . Because the body is trying to raise cortisol to normal levels but it cant because the building block nutrients to manufacture it aren't available.

I have had some endocrine issues related to my pituitary gland...I had a tumor removed a few years ago...the doc seemed to think it could have been there for a very long time...it was called a prolactinoma... It caused my pituitary gland to produce very high levels of prolactin in my body - I was in the 300 range, which is about where a lactating mother should be - and I am a dude!! It all about diminished my testosterone levels.... A simple blood test and MRI found it. I feel very strongly that this is what could have triggered my UC... I feel that the high levels of prolactin caused other issues possibly with my adrenal glands, etc. that could have lead to a trigger...not 100% sure, but I have a strong hunch..

From what I understand when taking prednisone the adrenal glands stop making it naturally....apparently the body makes about 7.5mg a day...when tapering off, you have to be very careful at low levels so that your adrenal glands can start making it on its own and you are not without it at all...