Question regarding Autoimmune disorders?

I'm 21 yrs old and i have celiac disease but i also get shingles quite frequently as well as canker sores in my mouth. Not only that but I also have vitiligo *not sure of spelling but i lose pigment in my skin. Now i know all these can be caused by problems with your immune system and i feel they are all connected somehow but doctors always kind of shrug it off cause I appear healthy but I don't feel healthy. Everyday I wake up i just feel bad in general. Really the only time I have felt healthy is when i've been put on steriods when i get shingles really bad. I was just wondering if anyone on here had any suggestions for me.

Hang in there Buddy! When I first got vitiligo there was nothing being done to find the cause. Now there is a whole host of knowledge about it. I suspect that there could be connections between at least some of your conditions. I have found that the Harvard Medical School site is extremely informative and I bet you will too . You might try it and see if you can find something to support your views.

Go buy Dr. Joel Fuhrman's book "Fasting and Eating for Health". There's a whole chapter on autoimmune disorder--everything your regular doctor doesn't know or doesn't believe. It will tell you what to do.

Your autoimmune disorders are certainly connected. It's a well known fact that the incidence of autoimmune disease is much higher in people with another autoimmune disease.

I'm a little confused about your medical history, and I'm curious if everything you present has been diagnosed by a doctor. Perhaps you should visit a Rheumatologist in your area, as they specialize in autoimmune disease and can tell you much more than perhaps your general practitioner can.

If you feel bad, and you feel better on steroids, its not in your head. Visit a rheumatologist, they will connect the autoimmune dots.