I've been looking up a little info on Sjogren's (SS) since it appears that I may have it. Sjogren's can cause GI trouble and (if I read it right) features infiltration of lymphocytes. One article (below) states the best treatment is to test for food sensitivities and eliminate those foods that cause a reaction (in this case, they used blood tests for IgG antibodies).
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4676776/
So I guess my question is how do you distinguish SS from MC? Do you even need to? Are they different versions of the same phenomenon?
Sjogren's vs Microscopic Colitis
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I guess the answer is out there in the literature (a couple examples below). There does not appear to be a correlation between Sjogren's and Crohn's or UC.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8938869
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10573729
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8938869
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10573729
Wouldn’t it be great if the NCBI did a similar study where the diagnosis of SS was replaced with that of MC, the methods included similar food testing, and they posted results after each patient discovered their food intolerances and actually improved by avoiding them?
The GI Docs would have to take notice.
The GI Docs would have to take notice.
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