Sjögren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease. It destroys the glands, particularly the salivary and lacrimal glands.
Sjogren’s Syndrome is an autoimmune disease that can affect the entire body. It is important to follow these healthy lifestyle principles.
Fatigue is one of the most difficult symptoms in Sjögren`s syndrome ( SS) to manage . It is also one of the most common symptoms reporte...
Learn all of the signs of Sjogren’s syndrome, an autoimmune disease that causes dry mouth and dry eyes, as well as other surprising symptoms.
Living with Sjogren's Syndrome Symptoms. The high-maintenance life you live when you have Sjogren's Syndrome fatigue.
This is a summary of a population-based case-control study in Taiwan to investigate the association of amalgam filling and the risk of Sjö...
Sjögren’s Syndrome mimics many diseases, so getting a diagnosis is often difficult. Take my short quiz, see what your score is, and I'll tell you what your score means.
Sjogren’s syndrome is a systemic autoimmune disease that affects the entire body. Along with symptoms of extensive dryness, including dry eyes and corneal infections, other serious complications include profound fatigue, chronic pain, major organ involvement, neuropathies and lymphomas.
Sjögren’s Syndrome mimics many diseases, so getting a diagnosis is often difficult. Take my short quiz, see what your score is, and I'll tell you what your score means.
Sjögren’s syndrome is an inflammatory disease that can affect many different parts of the body.
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Have you ever heard of Sjogren’s syndrome? Most people will say no – and yet it’s suspected to be a very common condition that can affect as much as four million people in America alone; that leads us to assume that worldwide statistics are even more, and that the number could be even higher if […]
As an arthritis advocate and someone who knows people with Sjögren’s, I knew a lot more than the average person does, but I still wondered what Sjögren’s syndrome is. We’re going to look at the definition, the symptoms, the treatments, and more, including, of course, how “Sjögren’s” is pronounced.
We care about your overall health, and we are especially interested on how the condition of your mouth impacts overall health. There are also systemic conditions that affect the condition of the mouth, and one of those is the focus of today’s blog. Sjögren’s Syndrome is a disorder that has huge ramifications for the health…
The June issue of the always excellent Moisture Seekers newsletter by the Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation contains a real goodie this month...
I was told by doctors that I might have lupus, multiple sclerosis, or fibromyalgia. Treatments didn't work. Finally, I got the right diagnosis.
Living Well With Sjogren's Syndrome
Sjogren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease. This means that your immune system attacks parts of your own body by mistake.
Although surveys show that there is not much difference in symptoms and manifestations of Sjögren’s between men and women, the Sjögren’s Foundation recognizes that there are some differences in living, working and thriving with Sjögren’s for men. See below for our latest men with Sjögren’s fact sheet as well as our listing of our Men with Sjögren’s Support Group.
Sjögren’s Syndrome mimics many diseases, so getting a diagnosis is often difficult. Take my short quiz, see what your score is, and I'll tell you what your score means.
Here is the scientific evidence about vitamins for Sjogren's Syndrome (Vitamin D, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Vitamin B, Vitamin C, Vitamin E)
Well this article from News Medical Life Sciences was definitely of interest to me as I have both Fibromyalgia and Sjögren's Syndrome (SS). I was actually diagnosed with SS first and then when some symptoms did not fit with it the rheumatologist said I also had Fibro. You can watch the video or read the transcript below it. Studies have explored the possibility of fibromyalgia and Sjögren's syndrome coexisting in a patient. Researchers have found that fibromyalgia is more common in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome who complain of fatigue as their main symptom. Fibromyalgia is a common and chronic disorder characterized by widespread muscle pain, fatigue, and multiple tender points. Sjogren's Syndrome is a systemic autoimmune disorder with the main tissues attacked are the eye's tear glands and the salivary glands of the mouth. The resulting inflammation and destruction of these glands leads to the symptoms of dry eyes and a dry mouth that characterize the condition. These are just the basic points of both of these conditions and believe me they are both very complex conditions that affect the whole body. Studies have shown that nearly 68% of patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome have fatigue as a major symptom. Fatigue is a common symptom in 12% patients who have both fibromyalgia and primary Sjögren's syndrome as diagnosed by set criteria. In addition patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome also have severe sleep problems that are seen in a large majority of these patients. Fatigue, as well as dryness of the mucous membranes within the mouth as seen in primary Sjögren's syndrome is commonly seen in patients with fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia may present alone or in combination with other diseases like primary Sjögren's syndrome. (This correlates with what I have just found out - people classified as having primary fibromyalgia (PFM) have a defined set of pain, fatigue, cognitive, and psychological symptoms but do not have an inflammatory disorder. People classified as having secondary fibromyalgia (SFM) do have another inflammatory disease such as sjogren's syndrome or rheumatoid arthritis. Read more about this) In patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome fibromyalgia has been found in 44 to 55% patients according to some studies. This information is important because the treatment plan in Fibromyalgia and SS is different and because SS can have serious complications such as lung problems and lymphoma. SS is usually diagnosed by an ANA test - Antinuclear Antibody test and 40% to 70% of patients with SS have a positive ANA test result. This result supports the diagnosis but is not required for diagnosis. The doctor may want to test for SSA and SSB subsets of ANA. Autoantibodies are antibodies created by the immune system that attack the body rather than a foreign object, and they are not found in Fibromyalgia. The early stages of Sjogren's Syndrome are often picked up by an opthalmologist because of dry eyes, blepharitis, or by a dentist because people with SS have a dry mouth which causes many cavities. Often, a rheumatologist, a doctor who specializes in diseases of the joints, muscles, and bones, may diagnose the syndrome. READ FULL ARTICLE Find out more about Sjögren's syndrome. Find out more about Fibromyalgia. I would love to hear from you in the comments below if you have Fibromyalgia and Sjögren's Syndrome too.
April is Sjögren’s Awareness Month, a time for rheumatologists to help educate the public and themselves about Sjögren’s syndrome and its diagnosis. With newly published clinical practice guidelines, Nancy Carteron, MD, encourages rheumatologists to be first responders for this patient population...
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Sjogren’s Syndrome is an autoimmune disease that can affect the entire body. It is important to follow these healthy lifestyle principles.
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Image found here . ::facepalm:: Good grief. I shouldn't be surprised, EVER, by a reader telling me that her physician informed her...
I use Botticelli's Venus as a model to render a more beautiful image of my life with Sjogren's syndrome.
According to the Sjögren’s Foundation and the Cleveland Clinic, muscle pain is a symptom of Sjogren's syndrome. This is also confirmed...
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So, I've got a personal question for y'all. And it's a bit icky. Ickiness hasn't stopped me from posting previously, read this , but cons...
Let me start by telling you something about the name of this disease: It has been called Sjogren's "Syndrome" since Dr. Henrik Sjogren wrote his extensive paper about it. In recent decades, researchers have learned much more about symptoms that even Dr. Sjogren didn't identify, as well as how the disease works. The term "Syndrome"
Fatigue occurs in 70% of people with sjogren's and significantly impacts quality of life. But with so many affected, what can we do abou...
Firstly let me say that Interstitial lung disease is a very rare complication. In a small percentage of people with Sjogren's syndrome...
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