Very true!
Posted by Dekrator48 (Member # 18239) on :
Very good article and absolutely true.
Thanks for sharing!
Posted by Lymedin2010 (Member # 34322) on :
+1
Modern medicine is getting a LOT of things wrong though!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
It's really bad to have several auto-immune problems and then have to go to several doctors for it. No one knows what the heck to do!
I hear that having more than one auto-immune illness is quite common.
Posted by Rumigirl (Member # 15091) on :
I've been dx'd with 4 or 5 for Pete's sake!! Of course, all long, long before being dx'd with the TBD's that I have had for my whole life. Yeesh. And this stuff has all been permanent damage long ago.
On top of that, you take one med for one thing, and it makes another worse, and on and on it goes.
I've been saying this for years about the infections being a cause. The body doesn't attack itself for no good reason! Of course, there are all the other reasons to attend to, too. Enough to keep us busy for quite a while!
They are still doing research into meds that disable, for instance, the microglia in the CNS, the CNS's immune system. Oh, great, so then you can die within a few years of treatment or of cancer, etc., as has happened with MS patients, etc. Really smart---not!
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
hoping to read when health allows
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
Bottom line for anyone who has read it??
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Kam....
This was my point... and I believe the point of the article:
" Under our current medical system, autoimmune diseases are not recognized as diseases of the immune system as a whole. Instead they are seen as diseases of particular organs. Unfortunately, that means that there isn't a unified branch in conventional medicine to treat autoimmune conditions.
With cancer for example, we have cancer specialists called oncologists who treat many different types of cancers no matter which organ system they involve. Yes, there are some subspecialties within oncology, but they typically still fall under one main oncology umbrella.
If, on the other hand, you are suffering from an autoimmune disease, you will see a specialist who focuses on the organ system that is being affected: a rheumatologist for rheumatoid arthritis; an endocrinologist for Hashimoto's and diabetes,
a gastroenterologist for celiac, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's; a dermatologist for psoriasis; and so on. If you have multiple autoimmune conditions, as many people do, you will see several different specialists."
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Also ...
5 Underlying Causes of Autoimmune Disease
1. Gluten Intolerance
Gluten has been linked to more than 55 diseases and is damaging to the gut, causing symptoms that are not always digestive in nature but rather neurological such as pain, cognitive impairment, sleep disturbances, behavioral issues, fatigue and depression — a vague collection of symptoms present in many autoimmune conditions.
2. Leaky Gut
In order to absorb nutrients, the gut is somewhat permeable to very small molecules. Many things including gluten, infections, medications and stress can damage the gut, allowing toxins, microbes and undigested food particles — among other things — directly into your bloodstream. Leaky gut is the gateway for these infections, toxins, and foods like gluten to begin to cause systemic inflammation that leads to autoimmunity.
3. Toxins
Toxic molds (mycotoxins) and heavy metals such as mercury are the two main toxins I see in those with autoimmune conditions. Mycotoxins are very volatile compounds produced by toxic molds that wreak havoc on the immune system.
We are exposed to heavy metals like mercury in different ways: mercury amalgam fillings in teeth, fish consumption, and the environment. Mercury is toxic to our bodies and can be one piece of the puzzle for those with autoimmune diseases.
4. Infections
Scientists have long suspected that infections from bacteria, viruses, and other toxins were likely to blame for the development of autoimmunity. And while they have not been able to identify one single culprit, they have found strong correlations between a number of bacteria and viruses.
5. Stress
Stress disrupts immune function through several distinct pathways. Stress is the body’s response to a threat — a wound, injury, or infection. Chronic stress (the kind we face in this day and age) leads to longterm inflammation that never really shuts off, creating autoimmune disease. Once the autoimmune response is in place, immediate stress only exacerbates it.