RE: Hashi's going into (complete?) remission after 4-8 years (Shoman, Living Well.. Autoimmune.., pbk ed. p89)

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This happens to me. My hashis doesn't always show up on my tests (didn't in

last two salivas) but I get attacks off an on. I didn't understand that

antibodies can be transient but both and the 's group

explained that to me. I don't have research but I think there are a host of

things that can send it into remission. I know with me, if I take my kombu

every day I don't get attacks. I am going to be experimenting with someone

new made from seaweed so when I have used it for a few months I will report

back the results.

Cheri

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Shoman in her book on autoimmune disease says that about 10

percent of patients go into spontaneous remission after about 4-8

years after diagnosis, along with disappearance of antibodies,

although it's not clear whether this is permanent. Does anyone know

of any research on the mechanism of WHY this happens? She says there

is evidence that treatment of subclinical hypoT will reduce its

severity and slow progressions, and selenium has been shown to reduce

antibodies - which either means it works on the immune system itself,

of it woks on the gland to reduce antigen expression, and the

antibodies just go down on their own.

Anybody researched this?

Jim

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