Autoimmune conditions
The many forms of Autoimmune diseases
My disclaimer: This material is provided as general medical information and is not intended as advice for individual patients; please contact your physician for specific recommendations and be complete in your own research. Thank you.
As I understand it, the symptoms of the body's response to an Autoimmune disease is similar in nature: Inflammation, hightened pain and sensitivity to outside stimulation. Autoimmune conditions vary depending on where in the body the disease manifests itself. It seems to me the mechanism that cause these symptoms are related also.
Some examples of such conditions (and the part of the body affected) are:
Arthritis - Joints and related connective tissues
Some related links:
Ivanhoe's Medical Breakthroughs
Articles compilations
Lupus - Skin, Joints or many organs at once
Chron's Disease - Lower GI Tract
Nasal Allegeries - Sinus Tract; Here is info about Sinusitis
Asthma - Lungs
Uveitis - Interior of eye, Retina
Iritis - Iris itself
Some definitions
A sounding board on the subject
Iritis.org
Multiple Scelorsis - Nerve fiber linings
Some MS links:
Dave Q's "Natural Recovery" to MS
"New" therapies: Alternatives treatments to the above conditions.
The Road Back Foundation - the very promising antibiotic therapy
CMO: Cerasomal-cis-9-cetylmyristoleate - a cure? e-mail them
Fibromyalgia (FM): A misunderstood cousin to the above conditions.
Click here for a good book related to FM.
Here are some links to related to this condition:
(I will post Alternative/Complementary ones as I find them)
Basic definitions
A bit more technical definitions
Fibromyalgia Alliance of America, P.O. Box 21990, Columbus, Ohio 43221-0990 [FAX (614)457-2729]
Colorado
Health Net
A helpful description from the Self-Help publication
These references have links to many other conditions:
InfoMedical Dictionary
Rheumatology Links - Also includes links to conditions not listed here
These are my miscelleaneous references, for completeness:
Pick your poison, the drug I take - Methotrexate
Delicious Magazine - A natural living e-zine
