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How do folk cope with having 3 auto-immune conditions/ Mine are T1D, underactive thyroid and dermatitis herpetiformis.
I have had Raynaud's for as long as I can remember and never thought of it as an autoimmune disease so just looked it up.T2, under-active thyroid and Raynards. Just have to live with it.
Interesting that you give the diagnosis dermatitis herpetiformis as that appears to be a manifestation of coeliac disease. I hope for your sake that you're following a gluten free dietHow do folk cope with having 3 auto-immune conditions/ Mine are T1D, underactive thyroid and dermatitis herpetiformis.
Interesting that you give the diagnosis dermatitis herpetiformis as that appears to be a manifestation of coeliac disease. I hope for your sake that you're following a gluten free diet
I'm not really sure - everything I've seen implies that the skin condition is a dead giveaway of underlying coeliac, though admittedly I mostly skimmed the search results. What scares me is that maybe the solution hasn't been made plain.Its the same treatment but very different diagnosis it seems?
I'm not really sure - everything I've seen implies that the skin condition is a dead giveaway of underlying coeliac, though admittedly I mostly skimmed the search results. What scares me is that maybe the solution hasn't been made plain.
Was listening recently to an interview with someone who was labelled many times in childhood as having "failure to thrive" but didn't seem to get diagnosed with coeliac until much later - seems insane when the diagnosis of "failure to thrive" is synonymous with coeliac. The woman went through years of suffering as a result
And both with the same cause an AI reaction to gluten.Its the same treatment but very different diagnosis it seems?
And both with the same cause an AI reaction to gluten.
Hashimoto's, Sjögren's and T2 right here. Every one of them was a blow, but T2 was the only one that sent me spiralling into a deeper depression. (No doubt partially caused by my bloodsugars being what they were at the time). I just take it one day -or hour- at a time, and do whatever I need to... Prioritise what gets treated first. I do have to say that going keto for the T2 also made a difference for my Sjögren's, (less inflammatory foods) but I don't know if that's an option for a T1.How do folk cope with having 3 auto-immune conditions/ Mine are T1D, underactive thyroid and dermatitis herpetiformis.
(And I cope by trying to do things that make me happy. Like going out on the weekends to things where i can photograph my little heart out, but where it's not a disaster if I leave quickly because my body gives out. It's easier to carry all these burdens if you're kind to yourself in the meantime.)How do folk cope with having 3 auto-immune conditions/ Mine are T1D, underactive thyroid and dermatitis herpetiformis.
Snap, T1 Hypothyroid and coeliac.
just get on and do it really. I need routine to remember my tablets but gluten free is a way of life now.