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Have the establishment really been pushing against these ideas that hard? Molecular mimicry seems to be a rather old idea, but I'm thinking that the push back i

Have the establishment really been pushing against these ideas that hard? Molecular mimicry seems to be a rather old idea, but I'm thinking that the push back is maybe more about what to do with this idea treatment wise. You've definitely done more research and reading in this area, so perhaps you could expound on how the establishment is being slow?

treeman79 7y ago
Extremely hard. I was given a preliminary diagnosis for an auto immune (Sjogrens) because among other weird symptoms I put down that antibiotics would resolve symptoms for several weeks. Doctor had noticed that people with Sjogrens often did better on antibiotics. He informed to find a rhumotogist that understood this. I can’t find any locally, and mentioning it gets me dismissed. They have been taught that it’s nonsense and they refuse to listen. Bringing in research just annoys them.
- phnofive 7y ago
  First time I’ve heard of someone else with this experience - do your symptoms fluctuate with infections as well?
- JamesBarney 7y ago
  Mind linking to the research between Sjogrens and antibiotics?
- emmelaich 7y ago
  antibiotics can relieve symptoms in that they reduce inflammation.
snapetom 7y ago
For Alzheimer's, yes, they have pushed hard. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21911225 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21911225 TFA looks at one researcher who was looking at antivirals. She has constantly gotten papers rejected and turned down for funding.
ClumsyPilot 7y ago
I don't know much about this issue, but there is precedent where a doctor who discovered that stomach ulcers were cause by bacteria could not get any recognition for years. He ended up making a broth with the infection, and purposefully infecting himself to demonstrate his findings. Only then he was believed. https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/the-doctor-who-drank-infectious-broth-gave-himself-an-ulcer-and-solved-a-medical-mystery https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/the-doctor-who-drank...

treeman79 7y ago

Extremely hard. I was given a preliminary diagnosis for an auto immune (Sjogrens) because among other weird symptoms I put down that antibiotics would resolve symptoms for several weeks. Doctor had noticed that people with Sjogrens often did better on antibiotics. He informed to find a rhumotogist that understood this. I can’t find any locally, and mentioning it gets me dismissed. They have been taught that it’s nonsense and they refuse to listen. Bringing in research just annoys them.

phnofive 7y ago
First time I’ve heard of someone else with this experience - do your symptoms fluctuate with infections as well?
JamesBarney 7y ago
Mind linking to the research between Sjogrens and antibiotics?
emmelaich 7y ago
antibiotics can relieve symptoms in that they reduce inflammation.

snapetom 7y ago

For Alzheimer's, yes, they have pushed hard. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21911225 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21911225 TFA looks at one researcher who was looking at antivirals. She has constantly gotten papers rejected and turned down for funding.

ClumsyPilot 7y ago

I don't know much about this issue, but there is precedent where a doctor who discovered that stomach ulcers were cause by bacteria could not get any recognition for years. He ended up making a broth with the infection, and purposefully infecting himself to demonstrate his findings. Only then he was believed. https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/the-doctor-who-drank-infectious-broth-gave-himself-an-ulcer-and-solved-a-medical-mystery https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/the-doctor-who-drank...