Symptoms Of Connective Tissue Diseases
Connective tissues are a group of tissues that hold the body together and maintain its shape by providing cohesion and supporting it. They hold all the cells of our body together and provide tissues the elasticity required to return to their original position. Connective tissues comprise proteins like collagen and elastin and also contain some white blood cells or mast cells. Autoimmune connective tissue diseases, or ACTD, are a group of diseases having the common symptom of itching. Itching is medically known as pruritus, and autoimmune itching due to connective tissue disease is painful and can have a massive impact on a patient’s life. Pruritus or autoimmune itching can have different amounts of severity and may occur despite not having an
Naturally Healing Leaky Gut
How to heal a leaky gut? Keep in mind that the best plan is not the plan touted by the best doctor. It’s the plan that addresses the root cause(s) for YOU. The best plan must consider what led you to be here. It’s not a simple quick-fix. The longer you’ve had your problem, the more time and effort it will take to fix it. Start With Some Of The Tips Right Away You may have a leaky gut if you have digestive complaints. But it doesn’t stop there. Skin problems (hives, eczema, rosacea), joint and muscle pain, brain fog, fatigue, depression, anxiety, migraines, headaches, and infertility all can be triggered by gut inflammation. There are 4 general steps to heal leaky gut: Remove problem
Autoimmune Disease vs Immunodeficiency
The key difference between autoimmune disease and immunocompromised is that an autoimmune disease occurs when the immune system erroneously attacks the normal healthy cells in the body, while immunocompromised occurs when the immune system fails to respond to an infection or disease adequately. The immune system is a biological network of processes that protects people from diseases. It detects and responds to pathogens such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses. The immune system is mainly categorized into two systems as the innate immune system and the adaptive immune system. Nearly all organisms have some kind of an immune system. Autoimmune disease and immunocompromised are two conditions caused due to defects in the immune system. What is Autoimmune Disease? An autoimmune disease is a condition
Diagnosing An Autoimmune Disease
In general, autoimmune diseases tend to arrive unpredictably, disguised as other conditions, offering only confusing clues as to what they are. Why Are Autoimmune Diseases So Mysterious? One reason is that the list of what’s considered to be autoimmune is long and ranges from the very common to the extremely rare. Did you know? The following are all autoimmune diseases: Celiac disease Diabetes type 1 Multiple sclerosis (MS) Psoriasis Inflammatory bowel disease While very different, all these disorders have one thing in common: they occur when a person’s immune system decides to attack healthy body cells. Instead of fighting infection with antibodies, the body produces autoantibodies. The body is essentially fighting itself. Where and how this self-attack occurs determines the disease and its symptoms. But
Leaky Gut: What To Eat. What To Avoid
Leaky gut is a condition that creates gaps in the lining of the intestinal walls. These gaps allow food particles, bacteria, and waste products to seep directly into the bloodstream. Eating foods that positively influence intestinal bacteria and inflammation can help relieve symptoms. Leaky gut describes how easily substances such as food, nutrients, and bacteria can pass through the intestinal wall. The intestinal wall consists of epithelial cells. Tiny gaps between these cells allow water, ions, and other nutrients to flow from the intestines into the bloodstream. Usually, food and waste particles cannot pass through these gaps. In leaky gut syndrome, however, inflammation and bacterial imbalances in the gut cause these gaps to expand. This allows harmful substances to leak into the bloodstream. In
Why Am I Having Autoimmune Flare-Ups?
Autoimmune Research: What Do We Know So Far? Depending on your autoimmune condition (there are thought to be 151 of them including rheumatoid arthritis and coeliac disease), autoimmune flare-up symptoms could be anything from overwhelming fatigue, joint pain and lack of coordination, to a severe rash or stomach upset. Autoimmune diseases of all types are on the increase. They involve the body's immune system turning on itself, and the reason they happen is becoming clear. The immune system is designed to fight against infection but, since we have eradicated many of the infections that we used to encounter, our immune cells, which are programmed to fight, are bored and on the look-out for combat elsewhere. Ironically, it's our healthy modern lifestyle that can