| Autoimmune Diseases |
| Grandmother on a vent for an autoimmune disease called myasthenia gravis, bp dropping 90/30 whats going on? |
Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease that affects the neuromuscular junction. Basically her antibodies are blocking the receptors for a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine that is vital f... |
| Can a person with autoimmune disease take immune boosting substances? |
No! Your immune system is already attacking your body. You don't want to stimulate it to attack even more! ... |
| Is autism considered an autoimmune disease? |
Not exactly. Autism is not so much a disease, it is a disorder. The difference is that diseases are something that is caused by an outside effect such as bacteria or virus. Disorders are a result o... |
| Does autoimmune disease mean you have an overactive or possibly even stronger immune system that others? |
No, it just means that your body is attacking its own healthy tissue because it mistakes it for a foreign invader. So, "overactive", maybe, but not stronger. ... |
| I have an autoimmune disease that the doctors have not pin pointed yet. How long do I have to wait to see.... |
They are probably waiting to see how your symptoms develop to indicate which autoimmune disease is more likely. I'm sure your anxious, so here are a few things you might want to ask about (th... |
| Is diabetes an autoimmune disease ? |
No. Autoimmune is when your own system attacks itself and destroys tissue. Diabetes is the lack of insulin or the resistance of the body to use it properly. ... |
| What is an autoimmune disease? |
Autoimmune disease are ones in which the person immune system attacks non-foreign bodies. Most popularly known are MS, rheumatoid arthritis, Lupus and Graves' Disease. Autoimmune diseases at... |
| Is meningitis an autoimmune disease? |
No.
Meningitis is an infection of the lining of the membrane that covers the spinal cord. It can be bacterial, viral, fungal or parasiditic. ... |
| I need answers on an autoimmune disease called mixed connective tissue disorder? |
I hope this site is of some use to you.
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| Can I donate plasma with the autoimmune disease alopecia areata? |
From the info I sent you by email, and what I read, you do not have any of the risk factors they are looking for. in fact no autoimmune disorders where even mentioned, not even autoimmune hepatitis... |
| Why is Sarcoidosis classed as an autoimmune disease rather than a cancer? |
Autoimmunity is the failure of an organism to recognize its own constituent parts (down to the sub-molecular levels) as "self", which results in an immune response against its own cells a... |
| Anyone have the autoimmune disease alopecia areata? |
ur going to be ok ur not the only one that have it. so be strong. my cousin friend has it and she use to cry all the time cuz kids at school tlk so much **** about her but she ok now.. her wigs are... |
| What the parathyroid autoimmune disease? |
Thryoiditis, or Graves disease or hashimotos disease ... |
| Is neuropathy an autoimmune disease?Do you have to have diabetes? How is it diagnosed? What are the symptoms? |
There are lots of types of neuropathy, and there are lots of causes, too. Diabetes is one cause, autoimmune disease is another cause, but there are lots of others as well. Depending on which nerv... |
| Three years ago I had an autoimmune disease called Reiter's Syndrome.? |
Typically HIV itself is without symptoms, until the disease progresses to AIDS where one becomes symptomatic depending on what infectious disease has effected that person. If you have any risk fact... |
| What is an autoimmune disease? Give two examples.? |
An autoimmune disease is a disease caused by the immune system of the patient attacking parts of the body. Type one diabetes, lupus, rheumatic fever, rheumatoid arthritis, etc. ... |
| Does Ulcerative Colitus or Crohn's diseases affect a woman's ability bear children? |
These conditions have little effect on bearing children, but it might be a little harder getting pregnant, as docs recommend waiting until you are in remission. Both of these conditions primarily ... |
| Anyone out there with an autoimmune disease? |
Yes, I have both Celiac Disease and a thyroid problem.
I just take Armour pills for my thyroid problem... it really isn't much of a day-to-day problem. I have an underactive thyroid, so I k... |
| How do autoimmune disease affect fertility and pregnancy? |
I have MS - for a psychotic moment a couple years ago I thought I wanted to have a baby (I got over it pretty fast - but still) I spoke with my neurologist and my GP - both of them said having a ba... |
| What kind of doctor do I see for MGUS an autoimmune disease? |
A diagnosis of MGUS basically just means that there is a particular type of protein in your blood - the "US" part actually stands for "undetermined significance." My understand... |
| How did you know you had an autoimmune disease? |
Hi JAY
Look closely at the suggestions I make below (look at #4 especially), regardless of the health issue. If you do these steps below, you'll give the body time to heal the issue without... |
| If there was a true risk of autoimmune disease from breast implants, how low would it have to be? |
When you're talking about life or death, I don't think I'd even really think about it.
I wouldn't get them. ... |
| If I have one autoimmunne disease(pernicious anemia) am I more likely to have another autoimmune disease? |
Yes, you are more likely to get hypothyroidism and or addison's. I have hypotyroidism and addison's, getting my b12 checked in a few weeks to make sure I don't have pericious anemia.... |
| What are symptoms of MS? Is it a autoimmune disease? |
Symptoms of MS are unpredictable and vary from person to person and from time to time in the same person. For example, one person may experience abnormal fatigue, while another might have severe vi... |
| Can having allergies lead to getting an autoimmune disease? |
Hi Laura J
Here are some ideas on how to heal the issue. You also need to learn about cleansing the body of toxins by doing a colon and liver cleanse to heal for long term.
Cause of Allergies... |
| Is there any treatments for SLE (an autoimmune disease)? |
Based on everything I've read, the only treatments for lupus are anti-imflammatories such as prednisone. A lot of women apparently go into remission after menopause, it is thought to have a h... |
| Find me a doctor the specializes in Autoimmune disease - not Rheumatology in US.? |
Can't vouch for them, but Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center may be a good place to start. Their web address is
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| Could I have an autoimmune disease? |
Your blood test values you report are impossible. I think you would be long since dead if your TSH was 435.
You need to go back to the doctor who did these tests, get the correct results, and ha... |
| If you have a autoimmune disease, why can't you have lasik surgery? |
Any kind of surgery would be risky, because your immune system isn't functioning normally and of course could lead to complications while healing. ... |
| I want a disease? |
Take it from those of us with chronic autoimmune diseases the attention only lasts for maybe a month. After that everyone sees you as a burden and treats you like scum. Employers and schools hate y... |
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