Category: autoimmune-disorders

Autoimmune disorders can affect every inch of your body, from your nerves and joints to your eyes. But with more than 80 different autoimmune disorders in existence, it is difficult to catalog all the possible impacts on your vision. You need to be informed about the risks that your specific autoimmune disorder poses to your… Continue reading Vision Problems and Autoimmune Disorders – Autoimmune Disorders Center -Everyday Health

The body reacts in a variety of ways to autoimmune disorders, which cause a person’s immune system to attack its own tissues. Depending on the condition, an autoimmune disorder can affect a variety of organs, joints and muscles, or other bodily tissues. One tissue that’s commonly affected by autoimmune disorders is the skin. There are… Continue reading Autoimmune Skin Disorders – Autoimmune Disorders Center – Everyday Health

Autoimmune disorders can affect virtually every part of the body, and blood and blood vessels are no exception. “These are relatively uncommon disorders,” says Alex Limanni, MD, a rheumatologist with Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. “However, in their most severe forms, they can be life-threatening.” Common Blood-Related Autoimmune Disorders Here are some of the… Continue reading Autoimmune Disorders That Affect the Blood – Autoimmune Center -Everyday Health

Autoimmune disorders occur when the body’s own immune system mistakenly starts attacking healthy tissue. More than 80 different types of diseases are believed to be autoimmune, according to the National Institutes of Health. Because there are so many conditions under this umbrella, symptoms can vary and may affect organs and tissues throughout the body. Autoimmune… Continue reading Autoimmune Disorders of the Joints and Nerves

Everyone gets an upset stomach from time to time — but if you're constantly experiencing discomfort in your gastrointestinal tract, it could be a sign of something more serious. Millions of people in the United States have one or more autoimmune digestive disorders, which are conditions that occur when the body's immune system wrongly attacks… Continue reading Autoimmune Digestive Disorders – Autoimmune Disorders Center – Everyday Health