Are you experiencing autoimmune inflammation?
In an autoimmune based illness, the immune system mistakes part of your body, like your joints or skin, as foreign and releases proteins called auto antibodies that attack healthy cells. Autoimmune conditions can range from skin conditions such as psoriasis, to rheumatoid arthritis and Lupus, all the way to Chronic Lyme disease and CIRS.
The early symptoms of many autoimmune diseases to look out for:
The Role of GI Inflammation
If you are experiencing one, or multiple, of these symptoms, you may have also noticed signs of gastrointestinal inflammation occurring simultaneously - this may even be the key to stopping your autoimmune inflammation.
Gastrointestinal inflammation is a complex biological response to different stimuli such as pathogens, allergens, cellular damage from heavy metal exposure, or chemical irritants. Patients who present with GI inflammation might often have identical symptoms to that of an autoimmune condition. This may be because the cause of the GI inflammation is feeding their autoimmune condition.
Three Pathways to GI Inflammation:
Each of the above pathways can feed into each other so it is best to investigate all of the possible causes of GI inflammation in order to stop systemic inflammation. Getting to the root cause of your autoimmune condition requires first examining the possible causes of the inflammation in your gastrointestinal tract and eliminating those contributing factors.
If you need medical guidance on healing your GI inflammation, please make an appointment and we will begin this arduous journey together.