Autoimmune disease facts

There are 80 to 100 autoimmune diseases and 8% of the world's population is affected. The most common are hashimoto's thyroiditis, sle lupus, sjogren’s syndrome, celiac disease, ankylosing spondylitis rheumatoid arthritis, and multiple sclerosis, type one diabetes disease and crohn's disease

Hashimoto's thyroiditis

• Attacks the thyroid. Inflammation causes a leak resulting in excess thyroid hormones. 

• inflammation prevents thyroid from producing enough hormones = hypothyroidism

Sle Lupus

• An anti-inflammatories disease caused when the immune system attacks itself own tissues effects joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, brain, heart and lungs

Sjogren syndrome

• The body's immune system attacks its own healthy cells that produce saliva and tears. Austin occurs with other disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus.

Coeliac disease 

• An Immune reaction to eating gluten creates inflammation that damages the small intestines lining koma leading to medical complications. Also prevents absorption of some nutrients.

Ankylosing spondylitis

• An inflammatory arthritis affects the spine and large joints like shoulders, elbows, hips and knees.

Rheumatoid arthritis

• A chronic inflammatory disorder affecting many joints including those in the hands and feet. The body's immune attacks its own tissue including the joints

Multiple sclerosis

• The immune system eats away at the protective covering of nerves fullstop disruption the communication between the brain and the body

Inflammatory bowel disease

• Ongoing inflammation of all or part of the digestive tract.

Type 1 diabetes

• A chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin

Crohn's disease

• A chronic inflammatory bowel disease that affects the lining of the digestive tract. Sometimes can cause life-threatening complications.

Why is autoimmune disease becoming more common?

Most scientists believe environmental factors play a key role in this rise human genetics has altered over the past few decades. So something must be changing in the outside world and away that is increasing our predisposition to autoimmune disease.

The Western diet also plays a huge role with processed foods and fast foods with chemicals becoming the norm.