There are several autoimmune diseases that will cause positive ANA results...PBC, Sjogren’s, RA, etc. Not a lot is known about what causes autoimmune diseases, triggers may be infections and toxins, including mercury. I did have my metal fillings removed more than 25 years ago, but tested positive for ANA about 1.5 years ago and have PBC, Raynaud Syndrome, and Sjogren’s. Certainly removing toxins from our body, eating well, etc. is important, but we may never know what caused our illness. I’ve had an impeccable diet, eating organic, no sugar, no red meat, etc. for decades and I have three autoimmune diseases.

If you haven’t had a full panel of labs to find out if you have other autoimmune issues you might consider doing this. Many are related and ancillary to each other. For me anyway, neuropathy is new and is assumed to be caused by Sjogren’s, with which I was only recently diagnosed. Since most of us will not find cures it’s a matter of treating our wide range of symptoms, which, I’m discovering vary depending on the disease and may require seeing multiple specialists.