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Educating others on autoimmune diseases
Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Nov 21, 2016 | Replies (61)Comment receiving replies
Hi @user_chc4f6529, I moved your message to this discussion, so you can meet other people talking about autoimmune diseases.
It can be tough to talk with a family member who is convinced by their opinion. It is best to stick to the facts. Fibromyalgia is not related to sexual orientation or AIDs. It is, however, more common in women than men. And people with other rheumatic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis or lupus, may be more likely to develop fibromyalgia. You can read more about fibromyalgia from Mayo Clinic here: http://mayocl.in/29AFgtP.
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Thank you!!
Thanks Alyse. I guess my question is if you died from an autoimmune disease does that mean she died of AIDS? Because the doctors said they didn't know which one she died from? I know you don't die from fibromyalgia because my mom, my sister and I all have it.
AIDS and autoimmune diseases are 2 completely different entities. No known relationship. An autoimmune disease is the result of your immune system mistaking 'self', your own tissue, for an infection or invader. AIDS is a syndrome that is the result of an infection which destroys your immune system.
Maybe I confused you. Maybe you were referring to AIDs as in Auto Immune Diseases and not AIDS as in Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Anyways, similar acronym, totally different problems.
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Fibromyalgia is more common in people with rheumatic and/or connective tissue diseases? Its a pain syndrome of unknown etiology. These other diseases provide plenty of opportunity for pain on their own. If you have been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease probably better to root cause that as the source of pain while treating the fibromyalgia pain symptoms.