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- TrevorBradley, on 05/13/2008, -0/+13Digg here if you have an autoimmune disease
My digg counts as the first +1, I have Crohn's Disease:( - albundy, on 05/13/2008, -1/+7The worst part of autoimmune disease is that frequently you get more than one. I have Graves and psoriatic arthritis.
- knownas542, on 05/13/2008, -0/+5I was told for 10 years that I had Chron's Disease when it turns out I have Celiacs Disease. Please dear god make sure that you have your doctor do the blood work to screen for it. Once I started following a gluten free diet I pretty much wanted to smack all of my old docs over the head for making me go through all that crap for so many years. Autoimmune diseases suck but being misdiagnosed sucks more.
- priegog, on 05/13/2008, -0/+4Is it ok if I dugg you even tho I don't have one of those diseases (yet)?
- TrevorBradley, on 05/13/2008, -0/+3If you've not used Remicade/Humira before, you might be very, very happy. These drugs work fantastically. The biggest common complaint is that they have a limited lifespan after which they don't seem to work.
I had 5 great years on Remicade almost symptom free.. eventually the beneficial effects wore off. I tried Humira shortly thereafter and it similarly didn't "hold". Beneficial effects lasted a few days at best.
If TNF-a class drugs are new for you, you may have many awesome years ahead while you wait for the next generation of drugs to come out. Good Luck! - TrevorBradley, on 05/13/2008, -0/+3I'm digging up all these poor people getting dugg down. Let us have our thread, people...
- TrevorBradley, on 05/13/2008, -0/+4There are two diagnostic tests... a colonoscopy which should confirm or reject UC, and a barium x-ray with small bowel follow through, which should confirm or reject Crohn's. If both come up negative, you might be looking at IBS (which unfortunately is a catchphrase for "it's not autoimmune, we don't know what's happening other than the nervous system is misfiring, we think")
- TrevorBradley, on 05/13/2008, -0/+3The word you're looking for is "fistula". Let's hope the healthy diggers don't come down this far the discussion tree though... :)
- TrevorBradley, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2IMO, UC is worse. There can be longer term complications, greater incidences of colon cancer, etc. A colonoscopy should eliminate or confirm a UC diagnosis.
Medical treatment has gotten a lot better in the last 10 years. There are some very effective, though expensive meds out there right now. Best make sure you have medical coverage. (I'm glad I'm in Canada).
Good Luck! - TrevorBradley, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2I have a good friend with RA. I hope the newer treatments are helping.
Actually all the new RA drugs also appear to be effective for Crohn's and vice versa. Remicade was approved for Crohn's then RA, Humira the other way around... - Triticum, on 05/13/2008, -0/+4Good luck...these diseases suck but there are ways to live with them. I've had uc for almost 20 years now, since I was 10.
- priegog, on 05/13/2008, -0/+4Yup, good luck mate. But don't worry, today's treatments for either of them make them completely brearable, and surgery is becoming more a last-resort measure than the standard treatment.
- TrevorBradley, on 05/13/2008, -1/+3Because this article is relevant to a lot more of us than you'd imagine...
- Triticum, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2Did anybody read the original report? I'm curious to know about the expression patterns of the different ITAMs and if the different paralogs are associated with different autoimmune diseases.
- ktk1336, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2Dugg, I have type 1 diabetes
- bootie, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2You really need to research a drug called Tysabri, it is around 70% effective and the only side effects are drowsiness after the once a month infusion and maybe a short headache. The vast majority of patients on it have been in remission since they started it or have had very very short relapses. It is also used to treat MS and is the most effective treatment out there for that. If you want to read a great blog about a Tysabri patient check out Laurens' at http://lauren-livingwithms-aolcomlglbgl2003.blogsp ...
- OhGigi, on 05/13/2008, -0/+3Dugg, Crohn's also. About to start Humira.. cross your fingers for me :)
- nienhulm, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2Dugg. Not because I've got an autoimmune disease, but because I've got several friends who each have autoimmune diseases. Not an easy thing to live with.
- Triticum, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2I would say that which is worse depends on how severe of a case you have. You could make a case for Crohn's being worse (IMbiasedO it is) because it can affect the ilium as well as the colon, and therefore can not be totally cured by surgery. I had my colon totally removed, and aside from minor complications 15 years down the road, I have lived a normal life. Ultimately, either one will affect the rest of your life to some degree, regardless of periods of remission, availability of medicine, or surgical procedures. It's a ***** disease (pun intended) but there are much worse ailments you could be stricken with. Just keep a positive attitude and make sure you have a good, well-read doctor and you'll be fine.
- TrevorBradley, on 05/13/2008, -0/+3I'm still trying to figure that out myself. I know I have Crohn's, but have been feeling wiped out beyond what the Crohn's has explained. I started Imuran (an immunosupressant) about 4 weeks ago and have started feeling better. It's making me think I might have some 2nd auto-immune disorder that's undiagnosed. My specialist is going to love to hear that theory the next time I visit. :|
- kkthxbye, on 05/13/2008, -0/+1Thanks a lot, i have been trying to say that to myself. But i know a kid, he got it while he was 8, has suffered for 4 year, 1 of them with his poo comming out of the side (called Stomi in Denmark, don't know the english word). But yeah, i'm hoping for the very best.
- ktk1336, on 05/13/2008, -0/+1Majmera & Eleece - correct on both counts. Type 2 diabetics are basicly wearing out their pancreas (the organ that produces insulin) with consistant carb overload. Type 1 diabetics do not produce insulin because their auto-immune system has seen their pancreas as a foreign entity & has attacked, shutting down the beta cells.
- kkthxbye, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2Thanks, i hope for the best. There are just so many horror stories about it on the net, and i can't seem to stop reading them. One thing i have been wondering, what's worse: UC or Crohn's?
- kkthxbye, on 05/13/2008, -0/+4I might have Crohn's too, or ulcerative colitis. I am going in for my final test this week :( Really scared actually.
- BoneheadFarker, on 05/13/2008, -0/+1It could still all be Crohn's related. I remember going through my first major flare-up and having absolutely no energy at all. Remember that it does affect serotonin levels in the body too, so depression and constant fatigue are very possible.
Good luck with the Imuran...mine is starting to lose effectiveness. And Remicade is the only other option I've been given. Not looking forward to the possible anaphylactic shock... - eleece722, on 05/13/2008, -0/+1Type 2 diabetes is often tied to obesity. So the growing rate of obesity, especially in the US, is making type 2 diabetes more common. There is too much glucose in the blood,whereas as Type 1 diabetes patients are not getting enough glucose to their cells . Obese individuals with type 2 diabetes can even alleviate their diabetes by eating well and getting more exercise. Unfortunately it's not the case for type 1 diabetics, because their body is attacking the cells that make insulin.
- majmera, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2Most common form of Diabetes is Type 2 and not Type 1 that this article mentions. It seems like the symptoms might be same, but the causes of the 2 are fairly different. Type 1, as the article states is more an auto-immune problem while type 2 is not.
- kkthxbye, on 05/13/2008, -0/+1I'm going in for the colonoscopy, my doctor thinks that it is most likely UC.
Yeah i've heard about IBS, but at least that does not seem to require sugery. - Czechxican, on 05/13/2008, -3/+3For I second I thought this said Mr. T´s cells fight autoimmune diseases. I was like first Comas and now this?
- Triticum, on 05/13/2008, -1/+1Because Obama wrote it? No, then it would have 2000+ diggs.
Dugg for actual science on Digg. Would Digg again for personal relevance. - ayeroxor, on 05/15/2008, -1/+1Damn, SciOps gots a bury brigade?!
- Humzaseo, on 07/08/2008, -0/+0This is very usefull info about autom immune disease. If this autoimmune system does not work properly causes many diseases like thyoride and vitiligo as claimed by http://www.antivitiligo.com/vitiligo/
- ayeroxor, on 05/13/2008, -1/+1who the ***** are you replying to?
- Innominate227, on 05/14/2008, -0/+0me too
- bela17, on 05/14/2008, -0/+0hahahahaha...same here :)
- SunAlex, on 09/06/2008, -0/+0very useful info. Everybody must care about his immune system.
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http://search.ashtech.info/health - inactive, on 05/13/2008, -2/+2I think you read way too much into that description
- ayeroxor, on 05/13/2008, -2/+1Unless you only have one T-Cell, the apostrophe goes after the S.
- inactive, on 05/13/2008, -4/+2Mr T. pitties your autoimmunity, foo!
- ayeroxor, on 05/13/2008, -3/+2It's probably just Xenu ***** with your thetans.
- lukemandese, on 05/13/2008, -4/+2I didnt know cells were that complex
- ayeroxor, on 05/13/2008, -4/+1Damn. How creepy is it to have a disease named "graves"
- inactive, on 05/13/2008, -8/+3How on Earth did this digg become popular?
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