What I’do if I get autoimmune disease Rheumatoid Arthritis; Psoriasis

 

i.      Background

In autoimmune disease the body’s immune system starts attacking its own cells.

There are about 121 documented autoimmune diseases.

(Google search with “list of autoimmune diseases – Wikipedia”)

Examples: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Type 1 Diabetes, Leucoderma, Psoriasis, Asthma.

 

ii.     Investigation

About a dozen blood tests are done for autoimmune disease. The physician suspects which of the 121 diseases is the patient suffering from. He/she orders that suspected disease tests for immunity. In some diseases like psoriasis there is no specific immunity test. For RA (gathiya) the immunity test is Rose-Waaler test. Even this is not positive in all RA patients. The dozen blood tests start from ESR, CBC, ANA etc. In RA patients Xray, scanning may be needed.

 

iii.     How mainstream doctors are managing autoimmune diseases

There is no cure for any known disease in allopathy. Diseases including autoimmune diseases are managed. Medicines include:

·        Immune system depressants e.g. injection scapho for psoriasis,

·        UDC – 300 if autoimmune liver disease suspected,

·        Methotrexate to lower immunity,

·        Vitamin E to boost immune function,

·        For pain Tab SAAZ or Sulfasalizine,

·        Vitamins etc. folic acid, calcium, vitamin D, B-complex, Vitamin E.

 

Since management involves suppressing immunity patient may get TB, Malaria, Pneumonia, Herpes Zoster. So, treatment for T.B. is given to prevent it from happening and vaccine for prevention of Herpes Zoster, Malaria, Pneumonia.

 

iv.         What I would do for myself:

·        Get ESR, CBC, Rose-Waaler test done

·        Dispirin

·        Hot fomentation

·        Diet with fresh fruits, vegetables; dal chawal roti sabji

·      Life style changes e.g. exercise – walking/ static cycling (indoor) anytime during the day, walking half an hour daily, static cycling start with 5 minutes and reach up to 15 minutes in weeks to months.

·        Meditation for stress relieving

·     I will not take any other medicines prescribed by mainstream doctors (as outlined above).

·        RA goes through remission-recurrence on its own.

 

Paramjit Singh

M.S. (Ortho)

P.S. All patients have to take their own decisions after consultation with their doctors.