Under dehydrated conditions, the cells may lose up to 28% or more of their water volume. This certainly undermines all cellular activities, whether they occur in skin cells, stomach cells, liver cells, kidney cells or heart cells.
In Addison's disease, the adrenal glands don't make enough of a hormone called cortisol, or less often, a related hormone called aldosterone. That's why doctors sometimes call the illness ''chronic adrenal insufficiency,'' or hypocortisolism.
Addisonâs disease is a rare, chronic condition brought about by the failure of the adrenal glands which produce essential hormones such as cortisol.Lifelong, continuous treatment with steroid replacement therapy is required.ddisons Disease. Addisonâs disease is a rare, chronic condition brought about by the failure of the adrenal glands which produce essential hormones such as cortisol. Lifelong, continuous treatment with steroid replacement therapy is required.