The pituitary gland makes hormones that are important for your body to function. A tumour in this area of the brain can cause: weight gain. infertility.
Chemotherapy can lead to weight gain by: Causing the body to hold on to excess fluid, called edema. Causing fatigue, making it harder to exercise. Increasing nausea that improves by eating more food.
Benign (non-cancerous) adrenal tumors can cause hormone over-production leading to weight gain. The hormone being over-produced depends on which cell in the adrenal gland it arose from.
Some tumours can cause an increase in weight, perhaps because of their size, and fluid retention or constipation. For other people, it is the treatment which can trigger weight gain. During and after treatment you may be exercising less, and several treatments cause fluid retention and weight gain.
Difficulty swallowing, facial weakness or numbness, or double vision is a symptom of a tumor in the brain stem. Vision changes, including loss of part of the vision or double vision can be from a tumor in the temporal lobe, occipital lobe, or brain stem.
Common symptoms of brain tumours include headaches, feeling or being sick and seizures (fits). These symptoms and the others listed below are often caused by other medical conditions. But if you have any of them, it's important to see your doctor.
Vision problems: Blurred or double vision, loss of peripheral vision, or seeing flashing lights or colours. Seizures: New onset seizures in an adult, especially if they occur without a known cause or with a headache. Weakness or numbness: Weakness or numbness in an arm or leg or on one side of the face or body.
This may be due to menstruation, heart or kidney failure, preeclampsia, or medicines you take. A rapid weight gain may be a sign of dangerous fluid retention. If you quit smoking, you might gain weight. Most people who quit smoking gain 4 to 10 pounds (2 to 4.5 kilograms) in the first 6 months after quitting.
Like Schwartz, many people with chronic neurologic diseases struggle with weight management. Disease progression, medications, and related symptoms and conditions such as depression can contribute to weight loss or gain.
The treatment or type of tumour: Children with a tumour located near the hypothalamus may develop an uncontrollable appetite or hunger. The hypothalamus is a part of the brain that controls eating and appetite. The tumour itself or the surgery to remove the tumour may damage the hypothalamus.
“Hypothalamic obesity” refers to excess weight gain that may follow from an injury to the hypothalamus, a brain region with many important functions. The hypothalamus affects energy intake, by regulating how much we eat, and energy expenditure, by regulating how much energy our bodies use.
Hypothyroidism. If your thyroid (the butterfly-shaped gland in the front of your neck) is not making enough thyroid hormone, you're probably feeling tired, weak, and cold, and gaining weight. Without enough thyroid hormone, your metabolism slows, making weight gain more likely.
Your Slow Metabolism:
When you have a slow metabolism, your body doesn't convert food into energy in sufficient quantities. So most of the food you eat is stored in the form of fats. This is the main reason why some people get fat even though they don't eat much.
From constipation to immune dysfunction, not eating enough can lead to a host of health issues. One of the main reasons that undereating can lead to weight gain is because consuming too few calories can cause your resting metabolic rate to slow down. This means you may burn fewer calories throughout the day.
Symptoms of a brain tumour
seizures (fits) persistently feeling sick (nausea), being sick (vomiting) and drowsiness. mental or behavioural changes, such as memory problems or changes in personality. progressive weakness or paralysis on one side of the body.
Pseudotumor cerebri is a brain condition that causes the same symptoms as a brain tumor: headaches, vision problems, nausea, and dizziness. But it's not a tumor. "Pseudotumor" means "false tumor." It's caused by increased pressure around the brain.
Symptoms of non-cancerous brain tumours
new, persistent headaches. seizures (epileptic fits) feeling sick all the time, being sick, and drowsiness. mental or behavioural changes, such as changes in personality.
The 5-year relative survival rate for people younger than age 15 is about 75%. For people age 15 to 39, the 5-year relative survival rate nears 72%. The 5-year relative survival rate for people age 40 and older is 21%. Experts measure relative survival rate statistics for a brain tumor every 5 years.
In general, diagnosing a brain tumor usually begins with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Once MRI shows that there is a tumor in the brain, the most common way to determine the type of brain tumor is to look at the results from a sample of tissue after a biopsy or surgery.
Brain MRI.
Magnetic resonance imaging, also called MRI, uses strong magnets to create pictures of the inside of the body. MRI is often used to detect brain tumors because it shows the brain more clearly than do other imaging tests.
Several factors can play a role in gaining and retaining excess weight. These include diet, lack of exercise, environmental factors, and genetics.
Coronary heart disease. Stroke. Gallbladder disease. Osteoarthritis (a breakdown of cartilage and bone within a joint).