Autoimmune Diseases
Your body's immune system protects you from disease and infection. But if you have an autoimmune disease, your immune system attacks itself by mistake. Autoimmune diseases can affect many parts of the body. These diseases tend to run in families. Women - particularly African-American, Hispanic-American, and Native-American women - have a higher risk for some autoimmune diseases. more...
Autoimmune Diseases Discussions
I was given the fantastic news that my body doesn't like itself anymore. I don't know when it had a falling out, but all I can say is the course of action to remedy this disease is CRAZY. Taking meds that have more side effects and the restrictions on my daily life, because of the meds, no driving, no salt, no sugar, and little fat in my diet, very little sun. Bathing in skin moisturizer, moodiness, mental confusion, can't work, but expected to continue cooking for family, and cleaning. Which I guess ...
by seeare, 1 replies, updated 8 days ago.My hubby & I are seeing a marriage counselor. She has seen him 5 times and me twice. She wants to work with my immune doc to suggest Neuronton. I'm not anxious or depressed. Been there, done that, knows what it feels like and I've told her this. I don't know what my hubby has said when I'm not there & they won't tell me. I've gone on line and read about this med, and it definitely sounds like it'd give me lots of probs. I had trouble with my thryroid but couldn't take meds for it (too high, then t...
by ls52, 2 replies, updated about 1 month ago.Has anyone experience with the autoimmune blistering disease of pemphigus? Course of treatment? Longevity? Encouragement?
by gettingbetter, 2 replies, updated 2 months ago.Start a new topic about Autoimmune Diseases
What is Autoimmune Diseases?
Your body's immune system protects you from disease and infection. But if you have an autoimmune disease, your immune system attacks itself by mistake. Autoimmune diseases can affect many parts of the body. These diseases tend to run in families. Women - particularly African-American, Hispanic-American, and Native-American women - have a higher risk for some autoimmune diseases. There are more than 80 types of autoimmune diseases, and some have similar symptoms. This makes it hard for your health care provider to know if you really have one of these diseases, and if so, which one. Getting diagnosed can be frustrating and stressful. In many people, the first symptoms are being tired, muscle aches and low fever. The diseases may also have flare-ups, when they get worse, and remissions, when they all but disappear. The diseases do not usually go away, but symptoms can be treated.
