Fascinating article about the autoimmune epidemic

[jensequitur]

"45 percent of patients with autoimmune diseases have been labeled hypochondriacs in the earliest stages of their illnesses."

http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/80129/

[TiredPT]

Bump

[cjacks]

Jen

Thank you so much for this great article .  Its one of many that I want to copy and hand to all of my doctors.  I would if I thought they would read it    :( .  .       1 in 9 women will get an autoimmune disease  ! ! !    WOW  ,  that's staggering .    And on average it takes FIVE years to get a correct dx.

The best of luck to all of us .     Jo

[jensequitur]

Yes, I have two autoimmune diseases - vitiligo and MS.  It's interesting to know I'm not the only one with multiple autoimmune problems.

[gollie]

Yes thank you, it is very interesting, and abit alarming but
not suprising after all I have seen on the form here. and All
the limboland stuff.
                                            Gollie

[Want to feel well!!!]

Thank you for posting the link to the article.  Interesting to say the least!