Re: Autoimmune disease and dental problems

From: Advocate147 (advocate147_at_aol.com)
Date: 02/06/05 

Date: 06 Feb 2005 20:59:38 GMT

Dr. Steve,

"Teeth do not break due to autoimmune diseases."

You are right in one respect. Perhaps teeth do not break due to autoimmune
diseases. But on the other hand, I do not think Crohns or Ulcerative Colitis
are autoimmune diseases. They are weird illnesses and are not known to be of
any certain characteristics that can be definitely called autoimmune. Crohns
is a subject of much debate, in all aspects of its many features.
It originally was probably an unrecognized illness, (still is in many, many,
instances) then named Ileitis, and also called Regional Enteritis, all part of
the alimentary canal involvement. Then as recognition of the symptoms grew,
Dr. Burrill crohns name replaced the others covering the entire spector of
symptoms.
Teeth are affected as well as any other part of the body, the weakest parts of
the body usually being the first to be affected.

Thedogzoo says he has uveitis. eye inflammation. This is a symptom of crohns
also whether the doctor realizes it or not.
Others with crohns have eye problems, including Jeff, Mary's husband, who as
Mary said has crohns and other problems that are not of the intestinal type.
Doctors did not realize those problems were crohns until later.
Nothing can be dismissed with crohns as it has no regular plan or direction of
symptoms.
I did write to Thedogzoo by email with the hope that he was helped.
crohns group is waiting for James Stein to say whether he has had surgery. I
hope he has not. That is the quickest and easiest way out, but not always
the necessary one.
One day it will be understood for what it is. a strange phenomenom that defies
science. A manmade illness.
Of course not every symptom is due to crohns. The same symptoms can be of a
real natural cause, but as Jan says, if in doubt, rule out crohns. It would
be equally unfortunate to attribute symptoms to crohns when they are not. It
is sometimes difficult to know the difference.

Gail

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