Sjogren’s syndrome often accompanies other immune-system disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus and hashimoto's thyroid.
We did a small informal survey on facebook asking Sjogren's sufferers if they had other autoimmune conditions as well as Sjogren's. Seventeen women responded. This is what they said:
4 had Hashimoto's thyroiditis, an underactive thyroid condition.
1 had Graves disease, an overactive thyroid condition.
3 had a type of myositis.
4 had Rheumatoid Arthritis RA.
3 had Lupus.
2 had Celiac disease.
1 had Diabetes.
2 had Scleroderma.
1 had Ankolysing Spondylitis AS.
6 had Raynaud's disease.
6 women had 3 or more autoimmune conditions. Some mentioned other conditions that were not immune related diseases.
Did not know this, my specialist did not mention it. I am 45 and have just been diagnosed with Sjogren Syndrome and thank god for your blog
ReplyDeleteTHANKS JOSIE FOR TAKING TIME TO COMMENT AND SO GLAD I AM HELPING SOMEONE BUT SORRY TO HEAR THAT YOU HAVE SJOGREN'S SYNDROME
ReplyDeleteThank you for simplifying some of the research. It is overwhelming for a lot of us to research the things that the doctor's do not inform us about. Doctor's still don't understand the complexities of this disease, and are too busy, and overbooked to take the time to learn, and inform their patients.
ReplyDeleteI have sjogren's, hashimoto's and psoriasis.
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ReplyDeleteI have recently been diagnosed with Sjögren's & they think lupus. My sister has Graves, my dad died from scleroderma and his grandfather died of Systemic Sclerosis (scleroderma) so in my family it's definitely hereditary. Autoimmune disorders seem to overlap & I think it's impossible for doctors to diagnose you 100% with the correct immune disorder :(
ReplyDeleteMy physician is suspecting celiac based on my low iron that is not responding to oral formula along with my abdominal symptoms,however my blood tests came back negative for that, he pushed me into gluten free diet & only few months later I was diagnosed with sjogren's.. do you think I have to go & look it back?? Or just continue with my diet
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