I was diagnosed with autoimmune hypothyroidism at age 21. I’m 48 now, so this has been part of my body for 27 years. What most people don’t realize is the thyroid and the stomach are closely linked in autoimmunity. When one is affected, the other often follows. There’s even a clinical name for it (thyrogastric syndrome) first described in the 1960s. A recent bidirectional endoscopy revealed autoimmune gastritis. It’s the same underlying autoimmune tendency I’ve lived with since 21, now showing u

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A cyclosporiasis outbreak has now affected more than 1,700 people and counting. More than two dozen states are investigating cases of the foodborne parasitic infection. While it’s not fatal, symptoms can include “frequent and sometimes explosive bowel movements,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The source of the outbreak is unknown; the cyclospora cayetanensis parasite can be hard to track as it can’t be reproduced in a lab and it is not always detected through food

Navigating an illness and how drastic life changes is so difficult. I had so many mean comments in my last video, telling me to get over it. Just a reminder that pain is relative, this is new, I have a needle phobia and it’s a mental battle to know this is happening because the health care system got me here (Google TSW). I share my journey to raise awareness and hope that some day when change comes and we’re finally heard, my vulnerability will have helped others or people learn. Maybe In 2 mon

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