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Carla UlbrichU.S.
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I can answer questions such as "what is lupus?" (How common is it? Is it contagious? What are the symptoms? etc.). Also, I can answer questions such as "what are the available treatments for lupus?" (both standard and alternative). Really, I'll take almost any question on lupus, though. If I can't answer it, I'll be very surprised, but I'll also go find someone who can. |
Hello Bernadette- Thank you for writing in. I hope to answer your question as thoroughly and helpfully as possible. It sounds to me like you have a candida overgrowth. In fact, I'd be more concerned
Hello there- I am a fellow lupus patient (20 years) and have been getting positive ANA test results for most of those 20 years. It's a little complicated, and most doctors only get about 8 minutes
Hello again~ I read in the book "Alternative medicine" that 100% of lupus patients have food allergies! (100%?!) Doctors, unfortunately, are not trained in nutrition. It's too bad, because we have
Hello- Thank you for writing. I am a systemic lupus patient, not discoid, but I will do my best to answer your questions. Typically discoid lupus is treated with sun avoidance and also sometimes with
Hi Shelby- Thanks for writing. I can understand your concern, as you have some strange symptoms, and you've seen your Mom struggle with illness. However, I would not necessarily think "lupus" right

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