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The medical condition named LUPUS?

Can anyone, say, in the medical profession help, My grand daughter has been diagnosed as having a condition called "Lupus" and seems to have had syptoms of every disease known to man at one time or other, the latest being problems with her hips, resulting her being a regular visitor to our local hospital, my grand daughter is 24 years of age is there a cure for this condition, she is now talking about having children, would it be advisable?

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1. Lupus is an auto immune disease where the body's own immune system is attacking itself. This can lead to a host of other diseases popping up. I am very sorry to hear that you grand daughter is only 24. My mother had this disease, and there was little doctors can do that helped. I wish the news was more encouraging,.
2. here is the uk support site address www.lupusuk.com
3. You may want to search Yahoo!Answers for this topic, as it is asked regularly, and has gotten some great answers. I asked my health food store lady, and she said lupus is relatively easy to cure. I was asking for a friend who suffers greatly from it. I don't know what the cure is, but if you e-mail me I can give you the toll free number of my health food store lady, and you can call her. She does do business by mail, I believe.
4. Here's a link to the Lupus Foundation of America website "Freqently Asked Questions" section. Question #28 deals with pregnancy and says: "unless there is moderate to severe organ involvement or if a person must take immunosuppressive/immunomodulating medications that would place the mother at risk, there is no absolute reason why a person with lupus should not get pregnant." All the best luck to her!!
5. a friend of mine died from lupus.....no cure and as she was dying my friend said she was glad she didn't have kids cause she would wish the disease on anyone else
6. I've good news and bad news. The bad news for all of us is that no one in the medical profession can help us with any of our dis-eases because the food and drug industries control the government, the media and the academia. As a result, doctors do not study the lifestyle factors, especially food, that cause most of our dis-eases. Instead all doctors do is treat the symptoms or the effects from lifestyle factors that are less than ideal. Now for the good news. Most of our dis-eases are preventable and reversible by simply changing our lifestyles, especially our diets. As a Wellness Consultant, I have worked with thousands of people and I have seen almost every so-called incurable disease, including lupus, disappear by simply making better lifestyle choices, especially with the consumption of nutrient dense foods and fasting on water or freshly made juices. Here are a few quotes from Dr. Joel Fuhrman, who I've interviewed almost a dozen times, Dr. Alec Burton and Dr. Alan Goldhamer. "If caught in the early stages, fasting will completely reverse lupus. I have so many case histories. Most of them come to me on drugs like prednisone, and I wean them off them slowly. A fast allows the body to detoxify the toxins that cause many autoimmune diseases." Dr. Joel Fuhrman "Dr. Joel Fuhrman, of New Jersey, has reported the novel treatment of fasting for lupus patients. He has fasted them, even some with fairly severe kidney disease, for up to 21 days, with excellent improvement. He cautions that this must be done only with strict medical supervision." "My experience has been similar to Joel's, fasting is the way to go with lupus and the results are especially good if the pathology is in the early phase." Dr. Alec Burton "Like all autoimmune disease, SLE is a challenge but does seem to respond to fasting and a health promoting diet." Dr. Alan Goldhamer
7. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), also called simply lupus, is a chronic autoimmune condition in which the body creates antibodies, which instead of protecting the body, attack the body’s connective tissues. This causes a variety of symptoms that are different in each person with SLE. The symptoms may flare up intermittently and then become less severe but they rarely disappear completely. There is no way of preventing lupus and no cure. The precise cause of SLE is not known, but it is not a contagious disease. It can occur at all ages, but is more common in women of child-bearing age, particularly the teens and early twenties. This is significant because one side-effect of lupus is an increased risk of miscarriage. sorry this couldn't be more positive. I've taken this from the NHSdirect website, if your in the UK you can phone NHS direct (08454647) and they will get someone to research particular questions for you for more information.
8. I wouldn't advise her to have children with that condition for it is very serious and it may harm the fetus if she does get pregnant! I have a brother who has it and for a cure, i don't believe so, i have done a study on it!! It also affects the liver i believe!! When was she diagnosed?
9. Sorry to hear about your grandaughter. A family friend has the condition and she goes 'swings and roundabouts' with her health. Currently, she's very poorly, but she does have good weeks too. She has a daughter and there are no problems with little ones health. There is no cure, but there are treatments and medicines to make her more comfortable. Unfortunately, the side effects of the medicines can sometimes be worse than the illness itself, though, so be warned. Wish could be more encouraging. There is an organisation with website for Lupus sufferers, they will definitely be able to give you more info on this. Google or Yahoo LUPUS and youll find it. Good luck
10. I have the sister illness to Lupus called Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome. There still isn't a cure for Lupus but there are medication she can take to help keep it under control such as Plaquenil. (I am on that.) With research advances and a better understanding of lupus, the prognosis for people with lupus today is far brighter than it was even 20 years ago. It is possible to have lupus and remain active and involved with life, family, and work. As current research efforts unfold, there is continued hope for new treatments, improvements in quality of life, and, ultimately, a way to prevent or cure the disease. The research efforts of today may yield the answers of tomorrow, as scientists continue to unravel the mysteries of lupus.