#autoimmunity

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[willowreader]

Immunoglobulin G complexes from post-infectious ME/CFS, including post-COVID ME/CFS disrupt cellular energetics and alter inflammatory marke

Autoimmunity is a key clinical feature in both post-infectious Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and Post-Acute Se

Jack | amatica health (@jackamaticahealth) on Threads

New research suggests antibodies from people with ME/CFS and Long COVID may directly change how cells handle energy and inflammation. The s

Posted on Threads. This post explains the article.

New research suggests antibodies from people with ME/CFS and Long COVID may directly change how cells handle energy and inflammation.

The study found these antibodies may fragment mitochondria and alter immune signals.

[hellyeahsickaf]

I think a lot of people have migraines on top of their existing chronic illnesses and just don't know. Or I'm just not in tune with my body lmao

It's so frustrating to realize how chronic mine are. Especially because if they don't hurt, I just assume it's CFS/fibro related. My thing seems to be a heavy CFS baseline with like, fluctuating migraine overlay. Makes it confusing to know if I'm crashing, having a migraine episode, or both.

I'm starting to recognize the difference and I used to think I got migraines like more than the average person yeah but not like, ALL the time. Like if something causes immediate brain fog and localized pain and nausea it's probably a migraine? That's like, most times when I get stressed?!

[bigticenergy1]

✨Dynamic disability ✨ my mobility aids and when I use them:

Living with multiple autoimmune conditions, an inflamed brain and Tourette’s makes every day different ✌🏻

(Keep in mind, mobility aids are only PART OF a treatment plan to manage a diagnosis or set of symptoms. It’s not recommended to use any mobility aid long term without professional guidance.)

[thelupuslady]

[namelessennes]

emotionally, i just don't get how people can hate stretch marks. like of course logically i can reason why, and i'm aware that this is entirely a result of my particular life experiences. but.

i've spent most of my life hungry. malnourished and slowly starving no matter how much i ate, because my body was ill and couldn't absorb enough nutrients. it was miserable, and i thought i was doomed to a lifetime of misery.

so, my new stretch marks are proof! proof that i'm alive, proof that my body wants to live and get better, because given the chance, it will bounce back from a lifetime of illness and damage in just a few years!

i'm soft now! and when i look at my body, at the stretch marks on my hips and thighs, they remind me that i survived, that i recovered. i'm better now, and i'm never going back.

(and maybe, if i'm lucky, someday i'll look back on my other illnesses, the things that make today miserable and awful, and think these same things about them. it's a small hope, but then celiac disease was considered incurable too, yet now there are dozens of treatments and even cures in development! a small hope, but not an unfounded one. and that matters.)

[livshoreart]

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