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| Conflict In Auto Immune Disease Treatments! | |
© By Lena Sanchez
In this century autoimmune diseases are running
rampant! Just as many reasons for those disease
are rampant. Soem of the most prominent are;
GUILLIAN-BARRE SYNDROME, an ascending paralysis
in the entire body, is thought to be caused by an
autoimmune attack on the nerves. Some believe a
recent viral infection or vaccination may be responsible
for this autoimmune reaction. There is no true effective
treatment; yet again nutritional supplementation is
giving very good responses.
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS In which the immune system
attacks the myelin sheath around the nerve and causes
an inflammatory response. Taking a long time in most
cases to diagnose leaving the patient in conflict and
living with fear and the unknown. Aspartame products
have been traced to being one of the biggest instigators
of MS yet is being denied by the traditional medical
world.
Last but not the least, as it probably affects the most
People - FIBROMYALGIA
FMS (fibromyalgia syndrome) is a widespread
musculoskeletal pain and fatigue disorder for which
the cause is still a mystery. Fibromyalgia means
pain in the muscles, ligaments and tendons--the
fibrous tissues in the body. FMS was once called
fibrositis, and fibromyositis implying that there
was inflammation in the muscles, but current research
proved that inflammation does not exist.
What does exist is;
CHRONIC PAIN- The pain of fibromyalgia has no boundaries.
People describe the pain as deep muscular aching, burning,
throbbing, shooting and stabbing.
FATIGUE- This symptom can be mild in some patients
and yet incapacitating in others.
SLEEP DISORDER - Most fibromyalgia patients have
an associated sleep disorder.
IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) - Constipation, diarrhea,
frequent abdominal pain, abdominal gas and nausea
represent symptoms.
CHRONIC HEADACHES - Recurrent migraine or
tension-type headaches are seen in about 50%.
TMJD (Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome) -
This syndrome causes tremendous face and head pain in
one quarter of FMS patients.
MCS (Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome) -
Sensitivities to odors, noise, bright lights, medications
and various foods is common in roughly 50%.
ALSO - Painful menstrual periods (dysmenorrhea),
chest pain, morning stiffness, cognitive or memory
impairment, numbness and tingling sensations, muscle
twitching, irritable bladder, the feeling of swollen
extremities, skin sensitivities, dry eyes and mouth,
frequent changes in vision, dizziness, and impaired
coordination can occur.
KNOWN FACTS:
Patients who are suffering from any autoimmune
condition have significantly more free radicals to handle.
And the key to preventing oxidative stress is balance.
You want to have enough antioxidants on board to
handle the number of free radicals the body is producing
by attacking itself. People who are suffering from any
autoimmune disease have a tremendous more amount of
oxidative stress (imbalance in the number of free radicals
to antioxidants) than the average person not afflicted.
CONFLICT IN TREATMENT for autoimmune
conditions arise with different points of view in treatment.
One viewpoint is that the immune system has to be destroyed
in that particular area (nerve) so as not to cause further
problems. Nerve blocks are used.
Another is; Very high amounts of antibiotics or other
anti-inflammatory drugs are used, creating even more
free radicals, compounding the problem.
Still another point of view is to try and rebuild and
re-energize the immune system, by giving it all the
antioxidants it can take.more than the basic amounts.
That ensures optimum doses of all the nutrients required
in a form that the body can metabolize immediately.
Moreover they are balanced and complete...so no guessing
is required.
The University of Missouri (Columbia) researchers analyzed
49 fibromyalgia studies and concluded that exercise, relaxation,
and other non-drug treatments are more effective than drugs for
the condition. Patients are often given antidepressants, muscle
relaxants and NSAIDs such as ibuprofen. Patients in non-drug
therapies reported fewer pain symptoms and less fatigue, less
IBS, less confusion and mental exhaustion.
I concur with Columbia, that is exactly how I choose to
Treat my 30 year bout with FMS, but only after twenty years
of letting doctors use me as a guinea pig of sorts. Then I turned
to nutritional, antioxidant, herbal treatments and exercise and
finally found relief!
The majority of autoimmune diseased people choose to follow
the traditional medical worlds modes and most have already or
will end up in a wheel chair, with very little relief on prescribed
medications.
This conflict will continue throughout but my hope is that a few
will wake up and see that relief lies in natural treatment and not
chemical!
***Lena Sanchez a happy retired Medical Office
Nurse/Administrator/Consultant who took charge of her life 12
years ago found pain relief and committed to helping others
do the same. Editor of "A Natural Environmental
Health Facts & Your Home Business Coach" Ezines
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Author of Three How-To health building books
available at http://www.antibiotic-alternatives.com
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