Autoimmune Diseases | Causes | Types | Symptoms | Prevention and Treatment

Timestamps:
00:00 - What is Autoimmune Diseases
01:05 - Symptoms of autoimmune disease
01:28 - Causes
01:53 - Types
04:15 - Prevention
05:13 - Treatment


⛛Autoimmune diseases

Autoimmune is a state of disease where a person’s immune system attacks the healthy cells of the body unknowingly. In this , the immune system releases certain proteins termed autoantibodies that damages the healthy cells.

⛛The symptoms include

✔️ Overweight or fatigue
✔️ Joint pain
✔️ Regular fever
✔️ Various skin issues
✔️ Swollen glands
✔️ Constipation or other digestion issues

⛛The Various types of autoimmune diseases

There are many types of autoimmune diseases, even more than 100. Although some of them cannot be studied in a single article, the majority of them are

✔️ Hashimoto’s thyroiditis – this disease attacks the human cells to create thyroid hormones in the body leading to hypothyroidism.

✔️ Psoriasis – this disorder causes damage to healthy skin cells of the body by the immune system leading to dry, reddish, unhealthy and itchy patches on the skin.

✔️ IBD – this digestive disorder is caused due to swollen stomach and guts due to certain environmental triggers.

✔️ Graves disease – this disease also produces too much thyroid hormone in the body through the thyroid glands.

⛛What are the various causes of autoimmune diseases

Though , the special cause is not known as there are large variety of autoimmune diseases , some of the common causes found are -

✔️ Infections
✔️ Sudden exposure to harmful environmental toxins
✔️ Diabetes
✔️ Fatigue or obesity
✔️ Genetics
✔️ Smoking and alcoholism

⛛How to prevent autoimmune diseases

Diseases and disorders can be prevented by eating a healthy diet , regularly exercising and meditating and changing or replacing other bad habits from a good ones . Like quitting smoking , alcoholism , avoiding fast food , street foods and other toxins.

⛛What are certain myths created regarding autoimmune diseases

1. If I have autoimmune disease , it simply I don’t have a immune system

No , the fact is the immune system damages your body not your body damages your immune.

2. Being pregnant is very harmful if one is suffering from any autoimmune disease

Complication risk may increase in some of them but this is also truth that some autoimmune disorders ease the journey of pregnancy.

⛛Treatments for autoimmune diseases

1. Insulin injections
2. Anxiety medications
3. Rashes creams
4. Itching pills
5. IIG