Diarrhea : Diarrhea or diarrhœa is the condition of having three or more loose or liquid bowel movements per day.
In many cases of diarrhea, replacing lost fluid and salts is the only treatment needed. This is usually by mouth – oral rehydration therapy – or, in severe cases, intravenously. While antibiotics are beneficial in certain types of acute diarrhea, they are usually not used except in specific situations. Medications such as loperamide (Imodium) and bismuth subsalicylate may be beneficial
Acromegaly : Acromegaly is a long-term condition in which there is too much growth hormone and the body tissues get larger over time.
Acromegaly occurs in about 6 of every 100,000 adults. It is caused by abnormal production of growth hormone after the skeleton and other organs finish growing.
Excessive production of growth hormone in children causes gigantism rather than acromegaly.
The cause of the increased growth hormone release is usually a noncancerous (benign) tumor of the pituitary gland. The pituitary gland, which is located just below the brain, controls the production and release of several different hormones, including growth hormone.
Symptoms
• Body odor
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Decreased muscle strength (weakness)
• Easy fatigue
• Excessive height (when excess growth hormone production begins in childhood)
• Excessive sweating
• Headache
• Hoarseness
• Joint pain
• Large bones of the face
• Large feet
• Large hands
• Large glands in the skin (sebaceous glands)
• Large jaw (prognathism) and tongue
• Limited joint movement
• Sleep apnea
• Swelling of the bony areas around a joint
• Thickening of the skin, skin tags
• Widely spaced teeth
• Widened fingers or toes due to too much skin growth, with swelling, redness, and pain
Other symptoms that may occur with this disease:
• Excess hair growth in females
• Weight gain (unintentional)
The following medications may be used to treat acromegaly:
• Octreotide (Sandostatin) or bromocriptine (Parlodel) may control growth hormone release in some people.
• Pegvisomant (Somavert) directly blocks the effects of growth hormone, and has been shown to improve symptoms of acromegaly.