Guest guest Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew if achalasia is an auto-immune disease, or if there was any link between them. I was diagnosed with A. two years ago, had a sucessful surgery, and then 10 days later started having neurological problems. Two months ago I was diagnosed with Hashimoto Thyroiditis (hypo-thyroid). I just was diagnosed with MS. It seems strange to have 3 things diagnosed in two years, two of them auto-immune. Why do the nerves die in our esphogus, could it be auto- immune as well. I would love to hear from anyone with any information or experiences with this. Thank you, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_autoimmune_diseasesnothing mentioned here....AndyOn 25/02/2008, melj916 <melj916@...> wrote: Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew if achalasia is an auto-immune disease, or if there was any link between them. I was diagnosed with A. two years ago, had a sucessful surgery, and then 10 days later started having neurological problems. Two months ago I was diagnosed with Hashimoto Thyroiditis (hypo-thyroid). I just was diagnosed with MS. It seems strange to have 3 things diagnosed in two years, two of them auto-immune. Why do the nerves die in our esphogus, could it be auto- immune as well. I would love to hear from anyone with any information or experiences with this. Thank you, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Hi , My son has achalasia AND Celiac's, which is an auto-immune disease. I believe some of the other board members can give you more information, but there have been studies that suggest a correlation. Vicki > > Hi, > I was wondering if anyone knew if achalasia is an auto-immune disease, > or if there was any link between them. I was diagnosed with A. two > years ago, had a sucessful surgery, and then 10 days later started > having neurological problems. Two months ago I was diagnosed with > Hashimoto Thyroiditis (hypo-thyroid). I just was diagnosed with MS. > It seems strange to have 3 things diagnosed in two years, two of them > auto-immune. Why do the nerves die in our esphogus, could it be auto- > immune as well. I would love to hear from anyone with any information > or experiences with this. > Thank you, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Melisa I was diagnosed with A at 21, I’m now 37. Currently and for the last few years I’ve had health issues..finally I have found a doctor that actually listened to me and we have discovered that I probably have Lupus and an immune deficiency of some sort!! While I have the correct # of antibodies they just don’t work like they should! If you would like to talk more let me know. From: achalasia [mailto:achalasia ] On Behalf Of melj916 Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 4:56 PM achalasia Subject: achalasia and auto-immune? Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew if achalasia is an auto-immune disease, or if there was any link between them. I was diagnosed with A. two years ago, had a sucessful surgery, and then 10 days later started having neurological problems. Two months ago I was diagnosed with Hashimoto Thyroiditis (hypo-thyroid). I just was diagnosed with MS. It seems strange to have 3 things diagnosed in two years, two of them auto-immune. Why do the nerves die in our esphogus, could it be auto- immune as well. I would love to hear from anyone with any information or experiences with this. Thank you, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 I have esophagus spasms that began back in 2001. I was diagnosed with acid reflux, gastritis and was diagnosed through a motility test with Diffused Esophageal Spasms. At the time my esophagus was spasms off the charts! I took Protonix for one year and got them under control and I went off the medication. I watched my diet and did ok unil they started acting up again about a year ago. I started having issues again with acid reflux, spasms and later feeling like food was getting stuck in my esophagus. That developed into coughing spells, pain in chest and back. Well since then I have developed different neurological problems like tingling and prickling and numbness in my legs. I also have a dizzy sensation off and on and pressure in my head. I have developed an abnormal EKG which they just discovered through a stress echo cardiogram. Never had this issue before. The echo part of the test looked ok so my doctor said he was not concerned right now. The EKG was abnormal when on the treadmill. I don't know. I had an Upper GI and Barrium done. During my barrium swallow the tablet got hung up and I had to take another drink to get it down. I told the radiologist that is exactly what happens when food has difficulty going down but he insisted there were no problems. My blood work has been normal, my nerve conduction test was normal, my EMG to test for dizziness was normal, my brain MRI just came back normal. Now we will have to check the entire spine and possibly check my circulation as well. A year ago I did not have all these symptoms, it started with the acid reflux acting up again and spasms. I believe there is some connection between my spine and my esophagus and some nerves or something, also maybe blood flow, I don't know, this is so confusing. I just hope they figure it out. I hope this helps. Orlando, Florida > > Hi, > I was wondering if anyone knew if achalasia is an auto-immune disease, > or if there was any link between them. I was diagnosed with A. two > years ago, had a sucessful surgery, and then 10 days later started > having neurological problems. Two months ago I was diagnosed with > Hashimoto Thyroiditis (hypo-thyroid). I just was diagnosed with MS. > It seems strange to have 3 things diagnosed in two years, two of them > auto-immune. Why do the nerves die in our esphogus, could it be auto- > immune as well. I would love to hear from anyone with any information > or experiences with this. > Thank you, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 A few auto-immune diseases are suspect of causing secondary achalasia (primary disease causes achalasia symptoms). One of them is Celiac Disease/Dermatitis Herpetiformis (both are gluten sensitive enteropathy). It can be diagnosed with a simple blood test. Secondary achalasia normally is characterized by atypical symptoms, such as, low preasure in the LES or inconsistant swalllowing difficulties. in Pittsburgh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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