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...the condition
“...ITP has two basic origins: an autoimmune attack against platelets (primary or autoimmune ITP) and a bone marrow disorder (secondary ITP)...”
...the condition
“Ankylosing spondylitis is an autoimmune disease which affects collagen structures, specifically the joints between the vertebrae of the spine...”
...relationship to
Bacterial Dysbiosis
“...In an autoimmune reaction to excessive amounts of Klebsiella, the immune system attacks the spine...”
...related topic
“...Antibody activity normally fights infection but can be damaging in allergies and a group of diseases that are called autoimmune diseases.”
...as a treatment
“...As an immune system enhancer, astragalus root may also be a promising treatment for HIV and for autoimmune diseases such as lupus...”
...the condition
“Autoimmune diseases result from the body's immune system mistaking the tissues its own body for foreign invaders, and attacking them...”
...recommendation
Hydrochloric Acid (Trial)
“Clinicians report that 50% of patients with autoimmune disease are also hypochlorhydric (have low stomach acid).”
...recommendation
Gluten-free Diet
“Some doctors have found that a higher than normal percentage of patients with autoimmune disorders are allergic to gluten/gliadin and dairy products...”
...recommendation
Therapeutic Fasting
“...He has an entire chapter in his book, Fasting and Eating for Health, dedicated to the subject of autoimmune disease. He is convinced that fasting with subsequent dietary changes is a much superior approach to autoimmune disease than conventional treatments.”
...recommendation
Test for DHEA
“Some doctors report finding that a high percentage of patients with autoimmune disorders are also deficient in DHEA, and should be tested.”
...recommendation
Test Copper Levels
“In cases of autoimmune disease, where therapy is often less than satisfactory, copper insufficiency should be investigated until additional studies confirm any link...”
...the condition
“...Bacterial antigens may elicit dysfunctional immune responses which contribute to autoimmune diseases of the bowel and of connective tissue.”
...as a treatment
“...cells (e.g. sickle cell anemia, thalassemia); Conditions that cause excess and/or premature destruction of blood cells (e.g. malaria, drug side-effects, toxins such as alcohol or lead, and certain autoimmune disorders); Disorders that prevent the body from producing a sufficient amount of blood, for example anemia due to deficiency of iron, vitamin B or folate, and certain types of cancer (e.g...”
...our question about
Vegetarian, vegan or raw-food diet
“There has long been suspicion that components of meat and dairy were absorbed intact through the human digestive tract, triggering autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and childhood diabetes as our bodies try to fight off these foreign substances...”
...the condition
“...Restrictive cardiomyopathy is usually due to a connective tissue disease, cancer, or an autoimmune condition...”
...the condition
“...This is true regardless of whether the injury results from a cut, burn, bruise, infection, or even an autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis...”
...the condition
“...Some ways to help prevent or slow down the onset of chronic renal failure include ... reducing autoimmunity activity...”
...the condition
“...When Hashimoto's disease occurs with adrenal insufficiency and type 1 diabetes mellitus, the condition is called type 2 polyglandular autoimmune syndrome (PGA II)...”
...relationship to
Gluten Sensitivity / Celiac Disease
“People with celiac disease are more likely to develop Autoimmune Thyroid Disease (ATD) than the general public, and the reverse is also true...”
...recommendation
Selenium
“Three months of supplementation with 200mcg selenium daily reduced thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPOAb) but had no effect on Tg antibodies (TgAb) in a well-controlled study of 70 women with autoimmune thyroiditis...”
...recommendation
Gluten-free Diet
“Some doctors recommend the complete avoidance of gluten/gliadin and dairy products when this allergy is suspected in cases of thyroiditis or other autoimmune disease.”
...recommendation
DHEA
“Some doctors report finding that a high percentage of patients with autoimmune disorders, such as thyroiditis, are also deficient in DHEA, and should be tested.”
...recommendation
Hydrochloric Acid (Trial)
“Some doctors report that 50% of patients with autoimmune disease are also hypochlorhydric (have low stomach acid).”
...relationship to
Hyperthyroidism
“...The association was most pronounced in autoimmune disorders (Graves' disease and autoimmune thyroiditis), although there was still a strong association for non-autoimmune thyroid disorders.”
...relationship to
Buerger's Disease
“...Recent work suggests that Buerger's disease may be a reaction to tobacco of persons with a specific genetic type or an autoimmune disorder with immune cell sensitivity to some collagen types, which are constituents of blood vessels.”
...the condition
“...Autoimmune hepatitis is caused by a problem with the immune system...”
...the condition
“Collagen vascular disease is a class of autoimmune disease that affects collagen...”
...the condition
“...Other risk factors include: age (men over 45, women over 55); diabetes; family history of heart disease; a history of preeclampsia; a history of an autoimmune disease; ethnicity; Exertion and excitement can trigger a heart attack in those at risk...”
...relationship to
Sjogren's Syndrome
“...researchers published their research findings in the journal Immunity that chronic cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection can lead to the development of Sjogren's syndrome, the second-most common autoimmune disease. Some 50-80% of people in developed countries are infected with CMV, which is usually not a problem, but combined with a certain genetic background, chronic CMV can trigger...”
...recommendation against
Melatonin
“On the basis of theoretical ideas about how melatonin works, some authorities specifically recommend against using it for depression, schizophrenia, autoimmune diseases and other serious illnesses, and in pregnant or nursing women...”
...the condition
“...DH is related to celiac disease since both are autoimmune disorders caused by gluten intolerance, but they are separate diseases...”
...the condition
“...Both are thought to be autoimmune diseases, in which the body's immune system attacks the muscles...”
...as a treatment
“...In over 2,500 medical references regarding this substance, there are some excellent articles on the prevention of cancer, arteriosclerosis, autoimmune diseases such as lupus, chronic fatigue syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, hypercholesterolemia, depression, and osteoporosis...”
...the condition
“...Causes of central DI include surgical removal of the hypothalamus, tumors of the hypothalamus or the pituitary gland, infection of the pituitary gland, autoimmune damage of the pituitary gland, and familial disease of the pituitary gland...”
...the condition
“...This sort of diabetes is sometimes called Slow Onset Type 1 or Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA)...”
...relationship to
Autoimmune Tendency
“Type 2 diabetes is in the process of being redefined as an autoimmune disease rather than just a metabolic disorder.”
...as a treatment
“...use it for all sorts of inflammatory conditions, from people with rheumatoid arthritis to people with chronic low back inflammatory-type symptoms, silicon immune toxicity syndromes and any kind of autoimmune process." Chronic pain patients often have to apply the substance for 6 weeks before a change occurs, but many report relief to a degree they had not been able to obtain from any other...”
...the condition
“...Damage to nerve cells in such cases is caused not by the viral infection, however, but most likely by an autoimmune reaction, in which the body's immune system attacks its own brain tissue...”
...the condition
“...hypertension); Sclerosing cholangitis; Wilson's disease; Biliary atresia; Cystic fibrosis; Hemolytic anemias Thalassemia; Hemoglobinopathies; Hemolytic anemia due to G6PD deficiency; Idiopathic autoimmune hemolytic anemia; Immune hemolytic anemia; Cancers Leukemia; Lymphoma; Hodgkin's disease; Other causes Sarcoidosis; Sickle cell splenic crisis; Banti's syndrome; Felty syndrome...”
...relationship to
Autoimmune Tendency
“Reports of autoimmune markers in MCS patients, like most MCS data, are inconsistent...”
...the condition
“...All other forms are called non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and are caused by conditions including the following: Other causes include ... Inherited or autoimmune liver disease...”
...as a treatment
“...also suggest that fish oil may be helpful in Raynaud's phenomenon (a condition in which a person's hands and feet show abnormal sensitivity to cold temperatures), psoriasis, sickle-cell anemia, the autoimmune disease lupus, and a form of kidney disease called IgA nephropathy...”
...the condition
“...Laboratory Findings ... Intrinsic-factor antibodies occur in many cases of autoimmune chronic gastritis that result in pernicious anaemia...”
...as a treatment
“...Glutamine is a "brain food"; it helps build and maintain muscle; useful in weight loss and bodybuilding; used to treat arthritis, autoimmune diseases, fibrosis, intestinal disorders (such as Crohn's disease, irritable bowel disease, ulcerative colitis), lupus, connective tissue disease and tissue damage from radiation...”
...the condition
“...Celiac disease is considered an autoimmune disorder because the body's own immune system causes the damage...”
...the condition
“...Some theories suggest an autoimmune mechanism, in which the patient's defense system of antibodies and white blood cells are triggered into damaging the nerve covering or insulation, leading to weakness and abnormal sensation...”
...the condition
“...Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia includes any of a large group of anemias involving autoantibodies against red cell antigens...”
...as a treatment
“...administering small doses of histamine is meant to balance out the parts of the immune system that stimulates allergies or auto-immunity, and the parts of the immune system that keep the allergic or autoimmune reactions under control...”
...the condition
“...from bracelets and clothes or scratching, vibration, exercise; Secondary urticaria: infections (e.g. hepatitis B virus, candida albicans, streptococcal bacteria), collagen vascular diseases, autoimmune diseases or other metabolic disorders, cancer, psychological, hypothyroidism, polycythemia vera, protoporphyria (even without excessive sun exposure)...”
...relationship to
Autoimmune Tendency
“Some forms of chronic hives have an autoimmune origin which means, in about 30% of patients, that the immune system is producing antibodies against normal substances in the body and triggering the release of histamine by mast cells...”
...as a treatment
“...Therapeutic use of heat may help treat this chronic pain condition, characterized by musculoskeletal aches, Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that can cause joint pain and inflammation (arthritis), stiffness, tenderness in soft tissues, general fatigue and sleep disturbances...”
...the condition
“...There is a genetic predisposition to autoimmune disorders and infections and stress play a part...”
...relationship to
Autoimmune Tendency
“The leading cause of hyperthyroidism is Graves' disease, which is an autoimmune disorder.”
...recommendation
Selenium
“...On June 22, 2001 Dr. Barbara Gasnier reported the findings at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society in Denver, Colorado that selenium supplementation may prevent progression of autoimmune thyroid disease, especially during the onset of the disease...”
...recommendation
Hydrochloric Acid (Trial)
“Some doctors report that 50% of patients with autoimmune disease are also hypochlorhydric.”
...recommendation
Gluten-free Diet
“Some doctors recommend the complete avoidance of gluten/gliadin and dairy products when this allergy is suspected in cases of Graves' disease or other autoimmune disease.”
...recommendation
Test for DHEA
“Some doctors report finding that a high percentage of patients with autoimmune disorders, such as Graves' disease, are also deficient in DHEA, and should be tested.”
...the condition
“...Caused in almost all cases by autoimmune disease, the result is that the immune system goes awry and begins gradually to destroy the thyroid gland...”
...the condition
“...The inability to respond adequately with a Th1 response can result in chronic infection and cancer; an overactive Th2 response can contribute to allergies, various syndromes and play a role in autoimmune disease. In end stage illnesses, both arms of the immune system fail...”
...as a treatment
“...Immune suppression dampens an abnormal immune response in autoimmune diseases or reduces a normal immune response to prevent rejection of transplanted organs or cells...”
...the condition
“...Furthermore, a compromised gut barrier with poor mucosal immune function causes inflammation, and can lead to autoimmune and neurodegenerative disorders...”
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“...Rheumatoid Iritis: An autoimmune (rheumatoid factor) inflammation of the iris...”
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...recommendation
Bacteria / Pathogen Testing by PCR
“An Autoimmune/Arthritis Disease Panel (Blood) can test for the presence of Mycoplasma fermentans, Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV).”
...the condition
“...The presence of these antibodies can indicate primary biliary cirrhosis, chronic active hepatitis, and certain other autoimmune disorders...”
...relationship to
Chronic Thyroiditis
“Approximately 10% of lupus patients have thyroid antibodies, and autoimmune thyroiditis occasionally coexists with SLE.”
...recommendation
MSM (Methyl Sulfonyl Methane)
“"MSM has been shown to be clinically helpful in lupus and may be beneficial in other autoimmune disorders as well...”
...recommendation
Test for DHEA
“DHEA is almost always low in patients with autoimmune conditions such as SLE.”
...the condition
“...Between 50 and 75% of patients with pernicious anemia have antibodies to IF, and 93% have antibodies to parietal cells which means this is another autoimmune disorder. Intrinsic factor and hydrochloric acid are produced by the parietal cells in the stomach; both are needed in order to release B12 from foods...”
...as a treatment
“...On the basis of theoretical ideas about how melatonin works, some authorities specifically recommend against using it for depression, schizophrenia, autoimmune diseases and other serious illnesses, or by pregnant or nursing women...”
...relationship to
Multiple Sclerosis
“...Mercury has long been linked to autoimmune diseases such as MS because of its affinity to attach to collagen tissue, which is the most common protein in the body...”
...the condition
“...An increased number of monocytes in the blood (monocytosis) occurs in response to chronic infections, in autoimmune disorders, in blood disorders, and in cancers...”
...recommendation against
Melatonin
“On the basis of theoretical ideas about how melatonin works, some authorities specifically recommend against using it for depression, schizophrenia, autoimmune diseases and other serious illnesses, and in pregnant or nursing women.”
...the condition
“...These immune cells incorrectly recognize myelin as a 'dangerous substance' and produce inflammatory substances that damage it; this is why MS is considered to be an autoimmune disease. After the demyelinization (destruction of myelin) has taken place and the fragments have been cleared away, multiple scars (or 'sclera') are left behind in the brain and spinal...”
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Calcium-2AEP
“Calcium EAP protects the myelin sheath from damage by an autoimmune response. Dr. Nieper has found an EAP deficiency state in people with immune dysfunctional diseases, and says that all cell membranes in such people are defective...”
...the condition
“...However, muscle pain can accompany many other conditions such as infectious disease, autoimmune disease, parasitosis and other problems...”
...the condition
“Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease characterized by fatigue and varying degrees of episodic weakness of the voluntary muscles...”
...relationship to
Autoimmune Tendency
“About 5-10% of patients with myasthenia gravis also have other autoimmune diseases.”
...recommendation
Hydrochloric Acid (Trial)
“Stomach acid levels are generally lower in patients with autoimmune diseases. Inadequate digestion can add to the immune system malfunction.”
...recommendation
Test for DHEA
“DHEA is almost always low in patients with autoimmune conditions such as myasthenia gravis.”
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Gluten-free Diet
“Autoimmune diseases in general have a higher prevalence of gluten intolerance...”
...recommendation
Dairy Products Avoidance
“Autoimmune conditions such as Myasthenia Gravis can be greatly affected by what we eat...”
...recommendation
Essential Fatty Acids
“Essential fatty acids have been shown to suppress autoimmune attacks in general and to help protect myelin sheaths...”
...as a treatment
“...Arthritis: The different types of arthritis ailments can be attributed to autoimmune disorders, infections, the result of wear and tear on the joints or inflammation...”
...the condition
“...This may be related to having an autoimmune condition, such as...”
...the condition
“Oral lichen planus is an autoimmune inflammatory condition affecting the mucous membranes of the mouth...”
...the condition
“...Rheumatoid Arthritis is an inflammatory autoimmune disease in which the body's natural defenses against foreign agents (antibodies & lymphocytes) attack healthy joints...”
...the condition
“...Occasionally an under-active thyroid condition called Hashimoto's autoimmune thyroiditis, known as HAIT or, simply, thyroiditis has been associated with a range of anxiety symptoms including panic attack...”
...relationship to
Chronic Thyroiditis
“Hashimoto's autoimmune thyroiditis has been associated with a range of anxiety symptoms including panic attack.”
...recommendation
Test Thyroid Function
“Hashimoto's autoimmune thyroiditis has been associated with a range of anxiety symptoms including panic attack.”
...the condition
“...Other possible causes include chest trauma (for example after a serious car accident or heart surgery), bacterial infection (especially tuberculosis), autoimmune disease, kidney failure, hypothyroidism, cancers such as breast or lung cancer, some cancer treatments (radiotherapy, chemotherapy), and side-effects of other medications such as penicillin...”
...the condition
“...The underlying medical conditions that can cause pleurisy are numerous and include ... Autoimmune conditions such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and autoimmune hepatitis...”
...the condition
“...It may be aggravated by injury or irritation (cuts, burns, rash, insect bites), and it may be severe in immunosuppressed people (such as with chemotherapy for cancer, or with AIDS) or those who have autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis...”
...the condition
“...Stress, hormonal changes, genetic predisposition, and autoimmune problems are among the factors thought to be associated with some skin rashes...”
...relationship to
Sjogren's Syndrome
“Sjogren's is an autoimmune disease sometimes misdiagnosed as retinitis pigmentosa...”
...related topic
“A long-term, destructive connective tissue disease that results from the body rejecting its own tissue cells (autoimmune reaction).”
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Your lymphocyte count
“Autoimmune problems such as rheumatoid arthritis can cause reduced lymphocyte counts.”
...recommendation
Therapeutic Fasting
“...Fasting can cause regression of some autoimmune and inflammatory disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis...”
...recommendation
Bacteria / Pathogen Testing by PCR
“An Autoimmune/Arthritis Disease Panel (Blood) can test for the presence of Mycoplasma fermentans, Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Epstein Barr Virus (EBV).”
...the condition
“Scleroderma is a rare, chronic autoimmune disease that causes skin to thicken and tighten...”
...the condition
“...If the anemia is the result of autoimmunity, managing it may include avoiding suspect medications, treating related infections and taking immunosuppressive drugs, such as corticosteroids...”
...the condition
“Alternative names: Sjögren's (pronounced SHOW-grins), SS Sjogren's Syndrome is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system attacks moisture-producing glands and causes dryness in the mouth and eyes...”
...our question about
Eye moistness or dryness
“"Dry eye" is a symptom of certain autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and Sjogren's syndrome, in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks the tear ducts and saliva glands.”
...the condition
“...The disorder's cause is unknown, although evidence is pointing increasingly to the fact that it is an autoimmune disorder. Stiff person syndrome is a rare progressive neurological disorder...”
...relationship to
Lupus, SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)
“...Although most women who suffer recurrent miscarriages do not have clinical signs of SLE, many exhibit autoimmune phenomena which is similar to that seen in SLE patients.”
...recommendation against
Melatonin
“On the basis of theoretical ideas about how melatonin works, some authorities specifically recommend against using it for depression, schizophrenia, autoimmune diseases and other serious illnesses, and in pregnant or nursing women.”
...as a treatment
“...Note that celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder, which is not the same as having gluten sensitivity...”
...as a treatment
“...Dysregulation of the immune system may result in autoimmune diseases, allergies, infections or tumors...”
...as a treatment
“...Conditions responding to fasting include: Headaches, hypoglycemia, diabetes, autoimmune diseases, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, acne and eczema, tinnitus, vertigo, fibromyalgia, glaucoma, cervical dysplasia, chronic neck and back pain, polymyalgia rheumatica, and many...”
...as a treatment
“...Lower thymic hormone levels in the blood are associated with depressed immunity, and are typical of the elderly, individuals with chronic infections, autoimmune disorders, cancer and AIDS patients...”
...related topic
“Inflammation of the thyroid; there are several forms of thyroiditis, including chronic or Hashimoto's thyroiditis (also called autoimmune or chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis), subacute thyroiditis, and painless or postpartum thyroiditis...”
...recommendation
Test for DHEA
“DHEA can be a factor in autoimmune problems, which some consider ulcerative colitis to be.”
...recommendation
Hydrocortisone
“Ulcerative colitis is both an autoimmune disorder and sensitive to stress...”
...as a treatment
“...Chronic recurrent polyarthritis; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic retinopathy; Keloids; Migraine; Raynaud's disease; Psoriasis; Inflammatory disease Acne; Allergic gastritis; Arthritis; Autoimmune thyroiditis; Bursitis; Boils; Mastitis; Osteomyelitis; Pancreatitis; Periodontitis; Peritonitis; Rhinitis, sinusitis; Septicemia; Diseases due to inadequate peripheral circulation...”
...related topic
“...It can be caused by metabolic diseases, medications, infectious diseases, autoimmune disease, or physical sensitivity...”
...the condition
“...Examples include ... Autoimmune disease, where the body is attacked by its own immune system...”
...the condition
“...The body may destroy its own tissue (an autoimmune reaction)...”
...relationship to
Yeast / Candida Infection
“...[Autoimmunity as a factor in recurrent vaginal candidiasis and the minor vestibular gland syndrome...”
...the condition
“...Such conditions include, but are not limited to, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, autoimmune disorders in general, primary chronic polyarthritis, chronic candidiasis, cancer, neurodermatitis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, food and other allergies, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome...”
...relationship to
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
“Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is more common among people with inherited immune deficiencies, autoimmune diseases, or HIV/AIDS, and among people taking immunosuppressant drugs following organ transplants.”
...relationship to
Autoimmune Tendency
“Prolonged large doses of zinc may, by lowering manganese levels, increase susceptibility to autoimmune reactions.”