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How do you know you have an autoimmune disease? Did those doctors diagnose you with one and then proceed not to take you seriously?
by CogitoCogito 4y ago
How do you know you have an autoimmune disease? Did those doctors diagnose you with one and then proceed not to take you seriously?
- minsc_and_boo 4y agoYou typically show symptoms of autoimmune attacks, like neuropathies, elevated WBCs in blood/CSF, protein in CSF, inflammation biomarkers, etc. What becomes difficult is determining what triggers the autoimmune attacks, as it could be based on diet, stress, or any range of indeterminable factors. Providers typically are able to eliminate most of the known autoimmune diseases, but for determining a new one, you need a research team and many years.
- dangero 4y agoMy issues respond to immune system suppression drugs that are ill advised for long term use like Prednisone.