Question 1

what are autoimmune diseases?

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Self-immunity: These are problems in which your immune system is making antibodies against your own tissues. See your doctor to start the evaluation for what the specific problem is and how best to deal with it.

Question 2

what is an autoimmune disease ?

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Body against itself: In some instances the body responds in an aberrant way and destroys its own cells and tissues.  The response may consist of auto-antibodies, as in hemolytic anemia, lupus, or abnormal cells, as in hashimoto; usually both components are involved.

Question 3

what do autoimmune diseases attack?

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Any part of the body: Autoimmune illness happens when a person's immune system mistakenly targets her/his own cells, tissues, organs. Because of this, at least eighty, and probably many more, diseases are actually considered autoimmune in origin. The disease doesn't attack. It's the attack that caused the disease.

Question 4

can you die from autoimmune disease?

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You can but unusual: Autoimmune disease can be fatal, but  some are  not  even symtpomatic and most can be controlled. We need to categorize you, be certain we  agreee  with the diagnosis, and see  what  teh best  therapy would be. We can not cure diseases in this category but we can help control this. Death can occur if severe  involvement of vital organs occur - most are  internal organs like heart, brain and lung.

Question 5

what might case autoimmune diseases?

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Excess immune stimul: A manifestation of excess immune stimulation which leads to inflammation of your tissues- myelin in ms, joints in ra...
The immune stress can be environment edible, infectious...
Chronic stress leads to compensatory changes in adrenal, thyroid & other hormones wreaking metabolic havoc in your system. 
Plus other stressors contribute- poor diet, lack of sleep...
Genetics play roll.

Question 6

are autoimmune diseases very common?

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Yes.: Most people with hypothyroidism have the disease hashimoto's thyroiditis.  When you add psoriasis, colitis to the diseases ra, spondyloarthritis, type 1 diabetes, and onward, you have a majorpercentage of american's having an "autoimmune disease.

Question 7

what can cause an autoimmune disease?

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"cellular confusion": Many diseases can be classified as autoimmune (rheumatoid arthritis, celiac disease, multiple sclerosis, etc) immune system is designed to protect us from outside infections, toxins, and is programmed to recognize foreign objects.  Sometimes body parts are mistakenly identified and our white blood cells attack our organ systems.  Genetics, the environment, prior infections may trigger this error.

Question 8

what exactly is an autoimmune disease?

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Difficult: The tissues in the body respond to an antigen that acts like a foreign body causing symptoms.

Question 9

i've got autoimmune diseases. now what?

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WHAT TYPE?: I will be happy to give more specific answers, but autoimmune diseases range from rheumatoid arthritis to thyroid problems. I hope your physician gave you a more specific answer as to what type of illness you have? Or do have an abnormal blood test?

Question 10

how does someone get autoimmune disease?

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Very little.: I would like to say we can vaccinate things away.  But little is still known about the causation of ra, sle, and sjorgren's.  We understand more the causation of psoriatic arthritis and spondylitis, but still do not have the final answers.  Close, but no cookie!

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