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Autoimmune Diseases

Ask or answer questions about AI diseases including diabetes Type 1, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren's syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Graves' disease, and Raynaud’s phenomenon on this forum.

are these things related to arthritis or lupus?

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I have my blood tests back, and it shows a speckled ana test of 640, neg for rf, and varying crp results. All other results appear normal. My symptoms are sore finger joints, sore shoulders, back pain in general and tiredness. I also get headaches regulary, bad leg and foot cramps and I bruise...

by User avatar Guest

Lupus Test Time

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I'm currently being tested for lupus, I'm curious as to how long it takes for the test to come back? I've been waiting a week now, could this mean that its taking longer to do the test because of the positive factor? I do have a lot of the symptoms of lupus! Thanks Julie W

by User avatar JulieW14138

Assisted suicide man walks free

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Gillian March, from Caterham, Surrey, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis back in 1984 and when life became too hard for her, her husband David March gave up his work in advertising to care for his wife after her illness led to her being confined to a wheelchair. He started working as a...

by User avatar Heidi Miller, LDN

vasculitis leg pain

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Hello, good people. Lately, I have been experiencing some leg pain. At first, I didn’t know what it was. Doctor suspected it was some problem with the circulation. However, it seems I have vasculitis. I was wondering if this is possible. Can you tell me something more? I would appreciate it.

by User avatar sloane1936138668

how can crohn's disease be prevented

I went to this medical conference a while back and one of the speakers mentioned crohn's disease prevention. I was under the impression that crohn's disease was a disease that struck people seemingly at random, but I am apparently wrong. I'm a journalist, not a doctor, so I am now left with lots of...

by User avatar gilbertina596138670

confused by family

all my life my family has told me that I have Guillain–Barré syndrome, now I got curious the other day when we were talking about it. So I decided to look into it and it's symptoms are nothing like what my doctor and my mother have told happened. my question is when I was was a very young child I...

by User avatar wanting an answer130656

coeliac birthday cake

My niece has been diagnosed with coeliac last year, and her birthday is coming up in a month. I have always been the one to make birthday cakes for family members, as baking is a great hobby of mine! But this one is going to be a bit more of a challenge! Can anyone give me some coeliac friendly...

by User avatar ginni917142766

What Could It Be?

I woke up 8 months ago and my eyes were filled with hundreds of translucent and orange-colored really massive floaters after about 10 days of severe pressure headaches that would not go away. Other symptoms include severe burning in lower back and down arms and legs, headaches in back of head,...

by User avatar zah70032

narcolepsy drug treatments

I did read once that many people who suffer from narcolepsy don't take any kind of medication at all, but that those who suffer from more severe forms of the disease need to take drugs to help control their symptoms. Can anyone tell me what drugs treatments are currently available for narcolepsy...

by User avatar rollo842138675

Itchy skin and the pill

Ok so I put my 15yr old on the pill 5 months ago mostly because of the terrible painful periods. Anyway the first pill Chloe made her aggressive and break out in acne. So the 3rd month she trialled the Diane pill, within the fiorst 2 weeks her mood was better and the acne went away. So we went back...

by User avatar Bet65