Sjogren’s Disease: A Menopausal Warning Sign for Women

[Menopausa/Malattia di Sjogren/Calore pungente/Malattia del sistema immunitario]If you bite your lip and bleed constantly, it may not just be from the heat. A woman often bit her mouth in her early years and often had sores in her mouth. Subsequently the prickly heat became more and more frequent. After seeking medical treatment, she finally discovered that she suffered from “Sjögren’s disease,” which often affects menopausal women.

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The presence of 2 symptoms in the body is already the beginning of the disease

The 35-year-old woman posted a warning on the social media platform Dcard, saying that she started suffering from prickly heat 2 or 3 years ago and that the damage to her mouth occurred more and more often two months. Then once a month. The victim sought medical attention for this problem, but the ear, nose and throat doctor only said that it “may be related to stress and vitamin intake.” She then searched for information on the Internet and found that it might be due to hormonal fluctuations in women during menstruation, which made her “easy to get angry and upset.” But she didn’t take it seriously. She only thought she was suffering from heat or stress, so she did not have any further tests after taking the vitamin supplements.

It is believed that heat often causes prickly heat, and Chinese medicine conditioning can slow the deterioration.

Until the beginning of this year the situation had not improved and had become increasingly serious. The victim described that “two holes will be opened at the same time, one of them will be healed and another will be broken. The long-term wound in the mouth “pains like hell.” The victim’s boyfriend noticed something unusual and said he heard a doctor say “it might not just be rabies” and suggested she go to the hospital to have blood drawn for a test.

After a round of blood tests, the victim was told during a follow-up exam that his index was abnormal. Further tests were subsequently carried out and it was confirmed that she suffered from Sjögren’s disease, an immune system disease.

The doctor read the blood test report and asked the first question: “Why do you have eyes?”, “Yes, they are very dry”; “Is your mouth dry?”, “It’s okay, it’s just a bad mouth.” ” But the next test confirmed that my saliva production had decreased. After two rounds of blood tests, MRI and dry eye syndrome tests, it was officially confirmed that I had Sjögren’s disease and the doctor told that I could apply for a serious accident card.

The female victim pointed out that women with Sjögren’s disease are 10 times more likely than men to suffer from it, but the disease mostly occurs in women after menopause. Fortunately, Sjogren’s disease has not yet affected the liver and kidneys and currently only affects the eyes and mouth. Fortunately, the condition is still under control for now. Dry eyes can be relieved by dripping artificial tears. People with prickly heat can take vitamin supplements to reduce and shorten the wound healing time, so overall it has no impact on life. . She has also begun using traditional Chinese medicine to help regulate her body, hoping to control the condition and “hopefully restore my tear ducts and saliva lines to a small extent.”

I urge netizens not to underestimate the biting heat

Many netizens left comments under the post, saying that having prickly heat is a very common thing and that the victim might simply be “suspicious” due to the pressure in his life. Some netizens also pointed out that you should seek medical treatment promptly if you feel unwell, and you should not delay it until it is already too late when you are terminally ill.

Women in menopause are at high risk

According to the Hong Kong Rheumatism Foundation, the full name of Sjogren’s syndrome is Sjögren’s syndrome, which is a chronic inflammation caused by an imbalance of the autoimmune system. This disease mainly affects the epithelial cells of the exocrine glands (such as the salivary glands and lacrimal glands). Due to lymphocyte invasion, normal secretory function is gradually lost. The cause is unknown.

There are two types of Sjögren’s disease, primary and secondary Sjogren’s disease. The former mainly presents symptoms of dry eyes and mouth, but can also damage one or more internal organs, especially the lungs, kidneys and liver. If it is accompanied or secondary to other diseases of the autoimmune system, such as lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, etc., it is called secondary Sjogren’s disease.

The incidence rate is generally between 0.3 and 0.7%. Patients are mainly middle-aged and the disease generally occurs between the ages of 40 and 50. Among patients with rheumatoid arthritis or lupus erythematosus, the incidence of secondary Sjögren’s disease is equal. from 10 to 30%. The older you get, the higher the percentage of people with secondary Sjögren’s disease. Although both men and women are affected, the number of women affected is almost 10 times that of men.

The 3 main causes of Sjögren’s disease

The specific cause of Sjögren’s disease is not yet clear, but it is estimated to be related to genetic genes, viral infections, or hormones.

• Genetics:It has been observed that groups with or without certain genes are relatively susceptible to diseases. The genes involved vary between different breeds.
• Hormones:Women with menopause or endocrine disorders have a higher prevalence rate. This may be due to the decrease in estrogen and androgen secretion in menopausal women. Studies have shown that androgens help maintain the health of glandular cells, control inflammation, and reduce the synthesis of autoimmune antibodies.
• Viral infection:Some viral infections are thought to be involved in the development of Sjögren’s disease, such as African lymphotropic virus (EBV), cytomegalovirus, herpesvirus 6, HIV, and hepatitis B or C viruses.

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