Re: Autoimmune disease and dental problems

From: Joel M. Eichen (joeleichen_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 02/06/05 

Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2005 16:51:05 -0500

On Sun, 6 Feb 2005 14:43:59 -0600, jamiegoforth@webtv.net (James
Goforth) wrote:

> I thought the steroids were to suppress my immune system and hence
>lowered my resistance to cavities.
> But the steroids gave me a voracious appetite, especially for sweets.
> In other words, I had an autoimmune disease and then a lot of tooth
>decay

This makes sense. Bacteria love sugar!

Joel