11-15-2007, 04:18 PM
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My Mood:  Points: 224,559.34 Bank: 74,591,384.04 Total Points: 74,815,943.39 |  Have you been diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder?
Here is some info: Quote:
Definition
An autoimmune disorder is a condition that occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy body tissue. There are more than 80 different types of autoimmune disorders.
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Q Attacking Autoimmune Diseases?
Can you offer a rundown on common autoimmune disorders and what supplements/wellness therapies may help?
A Answer (Published 10/20/2005)
Altogether there are about 80 recognized autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), polymyositis, autoimmune thyroiditis, type 1 (juvenile) diabetes, myasthenia gravis, scleroderma, and Sjogren's syndrome. Some other diseases, such as ulcerative colitis and multiple sclerosis, may have autoimmune components. All of these diseases develop when the immune system mistakes the body's own tissues as a threat to health and begins producing antibodies to attack them. Of the 50 million Americans who have autoimmune diseases, 75 percent are women. What distinguishes one disease from another is the target - the thyroid, in the case of Graves' disease, the pancreas in the case of juvenile diabetes, and multiple organs in lupus. You can get information on 60 specific autoimmune diseases from the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association at (www.aarda.org).
| http://www.drweil.com/drw/ecs/ask_dr...l?category=377 http://health.nytimes.com/health/gui.../overview.html http://www.4woman.gov/faq/autoimmune.htm
There are about 80 autoimmune dissorders. I could not find a complete list, but this is the longest list I could find. http://diseases.emedtv.com/autoimmun...seases-p3.html Quote:
Types of autoimmune diseases that affect blood and blood vessels include:
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Pernicious anemia
Polyarteritis nodosa
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Wegener's granulomatosis.
Types of autoimmune diseases that affect the digestive tract (including the mouth) are:
Autoimmune hepatitis
Behçet's disease
Crohn's disease
Primary biliary cirrhosis
Scleroderma
Ulcerative colitis
Celiac disease
Types of autoimmune diseases that affect the eyes include:
Sjögren's syndrome
Type 1 diabetes mellitus
Uveitis.
Types of autoimmune diseases that affect the glands include:
Graves' disease
Thyroiditis
Type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Types of autoimmune diseases that affect the heart include:
Myocarditis
Rheumatic fever
Scleroderma
Systemic lupus erythematosus.
Types of autoimmune diseases that affect the joints include:
Ankylosing spondylitis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Systemic lupus erythematosus.
Types of autoimmune diseases that affect the kidneys include:
Glomerulonephritis
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Types of autoimmune diseases that affect the lungs include:
Rheumatoid arthritis
Sarcoidosis
Scleroderma
Systemic lupus erythematosus.
Types of autoimmune diseases that affect the muscles include:
Dermatomyositis
Myasthenia gravis
Polymyositis.
Types of autoimmune diseases that affect the nerves and brain include:
Guillain-Barré syndrome
Multiple sclerosis
Systemic lupus erythematosus.
Types of autoimmune diseases that affect the skin include:
Alopecia areata
Pemphigus/pemphigoid
Psoriasis
Scleroderma
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Vitiligo.
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