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I made sure I put this comment in the Sjogrens forum and not the dry eye forum--because I've had several incidents of this just recently. I've heard it a million times about the eyes, but this is more serious, dealing with autoimmune disease.
If we know little about dry eyes, it's even worse about autoimmune stuff. Not a week goes by without someone suggesting to me..."you need to take *******, or you should try ###### oil, this $$$$$$ will help your autoimmune, +++++ will give your autoimmune a boost, that's what you need."
I have finally decided that my answer to all comments (well meaning, but still wrong) is that "I will have to have my doctor's permission before I try that, and I'll run it by her the next time I have an appointment."
What people don't understand often is that our autoimmune system is on overdrive. Our system is destroying and attacking our own tissue. They want to have us "boost" our system. Also, tv has a lot of stuff to "boost your immune system." We are already boosted to the max for some unknown reason and our immune is out of control. There is not one supplement that I know of that will cure of fix us. If there is, please let me know by email and I'll run it by my doctors.
It's well knows that supplements can help certain things, or at the least, not cause undue harm. That's not necessarily the case with autoimmune disease.
Lucy
If we know little about dry eyes, it's even worse about autoimmune stuff. Not a week goes by without someone suggesting to me..."you need to take *******, or you should try ###### oil, this $$$$$$ will help your autoimmune, +++++ will give your autoimmune a boost, that's what you need."
I have finally decided that my answer to all comments (well meaning, but still wrong) is that "I will have to have my doctor's permission before I try that, and I'll run it by her the next time I have an appointment."
What people don't understand often is that our autoimmune system is on overdrive. Our system is destroying and attacking our own tissue. They want to have us "boost" our system. Also, tv has a lot of stuff to "boost your immune system." We are already boosted to the max for some unknown reason and our immune is out of control. There is not one supplement that I know of that will cure of fix us. If there is, please let me know by email and I'll run it by my doctors.
It's well knows that supplements can help certain things, or at the least, not cause undue harm. That's not necessarily the case with autoimmune disease.
Lucy
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