Normally our immune system protects us from various disease producing bacteria and viruses. An auto immune disorder happens when body’s immune system does not recognizes normal healthy cells of our body and attacks them by producing auto antibodies. Thus damaging its own cells resulting into inflammation. An auto immune disorder affects one or more organs. It mostly affects –
Blood vessels
Connective tissues
Endocrine Glands (Thyroid, Pancreas)
Joints
Muscles
Red blood cells
Skin
Etiology
Causes are unknown, but there is a link found between genetic factors along with other factors such as environment and lifestyle.
Symptoms
Mostly depends on type and organ involved. Common symptoms include –
- Fatigue
- Low grade fever
- Joint pains
- Rash
- General weakness or feeling low (malaise)
Types of auto immune disorder
There are more than 80 types of auto immune diseases. Lets read about commonest auto immune diseases.
Rheumatoid Arthritis
It’s a chronic inflammation of joints associated with pain, swelling mostly affecting joints of hands and feet. In severe cases it causes joint deformity.
Lupus
It affects skin, joints, kidneys, brain, heart, lungs. Commonest symptoms are butterfly rash on face, fatigue, joint pains.
Celiac Disease
It affects lining of small intestine causing frequent diarrheas, gases, bloating of abdomen, anemia. It is associated with consumption of Gluten( a type of protein found in wheat, barley rye)
Type 1 Diabetes
Antibodies attacks and destroys insulin producing cells due to this person develops diabetes and requires insulin injections.
Multiple Sclerosis
Immune cells attacks nerve cells causing pain, blindness, weakness, poor co-ordination.
Psoriasis
It’s a skin disease where skin rapidly produces silvery, scaly, plaques looks like dandruff. It is mostly associated with joint problems and pitting of nails.
Grave’s Disease
It’s a auto immune disease of thyroid gland where there is excessive secretion of thyroid hormone (Hyperthyroidism). Symptoms include bulging eyeballs, weight loss, nervousness, increased heart rate, weakness.
Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
In this condition there is destruction of normal thyroid cells resulting in Hypothyroidism. Symptoms are fatigue, constipation, weight gain, depression, dry skin.
Vasculitis
In this condition there is thickening of blood vessel wall causing thickening, weakening and narrowing. There is decreased blood flow to organs damaging them.
Myasthenia Gravis
In this disease there is weakness of muscles of body. Difficulty in walking, speaking, breathing.
Sjogren Syndrome
There is dryness of mouth and eyes.
Pernicious Anemia
There is decrease in production of red blood cells due to body’s incapability of absorbing vitamin B12.
Alopecia Areata
There sudden loss of hairs in round patches.
Investigations
- CBC
- Anti nuclear antibodies(ANA)
- C- reactive protein
- ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate)
- Urinanalysis
- Auto antibody test
Treatment
There is no cure for auto immune disease in allopathy. We can control the disease by-
- Taking pain killers, anti inflammatory drugs, immuno suppressive drugs or steroids.
- Avoiding junk and processed food.
- Exercising regularly
- Hormone replacement ( thyroid, insulin)
HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT
We can cure auto immune disease by giving constitutional remedies in early disease condition. In chronic and advanced cases homeopathy offers palliative treatment without any side effects.
Following remedies can be considered for treatment-
Phosphorus
Psoriasis, joint pains. Oversensitive to touch. Causations include strong emotions, rains, loss of vital fluids, stress. Skin better rubbing. Hemorrhagic tendency. Chilly, thirsty. Desire for cold food. Symptoms aggravated by change of weather, thunderstorm.
Arsenic
Lot of scaling and itching of skin. Discharges offensive, lot of burning pain. Restless and anxious personality. Excessive weakness and exhaustion of limbs obliging to lie down. Stiffness of joints. Better by external heat.
Lycopodium
Skin lesions thick, rough, indurated, difficult to remove. Lots of cracks. Causations are strong emotions, anger, contradiction. Burning better by cold application. Gaseous complaints with skin problems. Numbness, also drawing and tearing in limbs especially while at rest or at night. Lot of apprehensive anxiety. Afraid to be alone. Extremely sensitive.
Causticum
Intensely sympathetic, oversensitive, long lasting grief, sudden emotions. Arthritis. Tendons contracted, fibrous deposits in joint, cracking in joints. Numbness and paralysis of single parts. Heaviness, weakness
Guaiacum
Pain shifts from one joint to another. Highly offensive odor from body. Pains aggravated touch, pressure. Burning type of pain.
Gaultheria
Acute joint pains. Neuralgias, renal inflammation. Severe gastritis with prolonged vomiting
Rhamnus Californica
Rheumatism with muscular pain. Rheumatic heart condition .Legs painful, walks like a drunken man.
Actaea Spicata
Small joints are affected .Tearing, tingling pain. Slightest exertion causes swelling of joints. Fearful personality, gets startled easily, confusion of mind. Fear of being alone, fear of death.
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