Guest guest Posted August 26, 2002 Report Share Posted August 26, 2002 Hi, Lena. Sorry to hear about your dry mouth and chapped lips. Here's some information on Sjogren's: " Sjögren's ( " SHOW-grins " ) syndrome is a chronic disease in which white blood cells attack the moisture-producing glands. The hallmark symptoms are dry eyes and dry mouth, but it is a systemic disease, affecting many organs and may cause fatigue. It is one of the most prevalent autoimmune disorders, striking as many as four million Americans. " Source: http://www.sjogrens.org/ Other links on Sjogren's Syndrome: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sjogrenssyndrome.html http://dry.org/ http://www.rheumatology.org/patients/factsheet/sjogrens.html [ ] Re: Autoimmune Disease Checklist -- A Handy List of Symptoms That Can Point to Possible Autoimmune Conditions, to Bring to the Doctor / Thyroid Disease Information Source - Articles/FAQs > Hummm, A very interesting site to say the least. I have been having > problems with really dry mouth to the extent of chapped lips which I > can't seem to get healed up. This site listed - Dry mouth -- > Sjogren's Syndrome, Anyone tell me what that is?? > Huggs > Lena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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