Is there actually any link between autoimmune diseases & lifestyle?

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Have you encountered any such autoimmune disease that has been resolved by lifestyle modifications? If yes then what modifications can help?

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i think there is not any direct link but there are certain things that prevent disease exacerbation like avoiding meat in psoriasis etc

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Many auto immune diseases are linked to increased inflammation in the body…chronic stress and anxiety will result in increased levels of cortisol, and this may ultimately result in autoimmune diseases.. maintaining your mental health in check is important for your physical well being as well.

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Mostly, in my opinion it is rare to have such auto immune disease to be cured.
But some disease such as celiac disease, which is immune reaction to eating gluten is been influenced by lifestyle modifications. That is gluten free diet can resolve celiac disease upto an extent.
Skin disease such as psoriasis can be manged by balanced diet by avoiding allergic foods, regular exercise and by controlling stress.
Thyroiditis, an autoimmune disease can be cured by controlling stress, balanced diet along with proper medication.
Acquiring balanced healthy diet, following exercise and meditation, quitting alcohol, smoking and drugs can bring changes or some of the auto immune disease can be managed.
These will reduce inflammation, thus helping to improve health.

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some autoimmune conditions like early-stage rheumatoid arthritis can show improvement with simple lifestyle changes—like eating a balanced diet, regular exercise, better sleep, and stress reduction—along with proper medical care.

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Yes, there is a strong association between lifestyle and autoimmune diseases.
Common lifestyle factors linked to autoimmune diseases are

  • stress
  • poor diet
  • sedentary lifestyle
  • smoking and alcohol
  • gut dysbiosis
  • sleep deprivation
    These autoimmune diseases occur when the body mistakes the self cells as foreign and attacks them.

Diseases like Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn’s Disease) can easily be managed by lifestyle modifications like

  • stress management like yoga and meditation as stress triggers flare ups of IBD
  • Dietary changes including a balanced anti-inflammatory diet which reduces the risk if IBD
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They are definitely related to lifestyle :-

  1. Saturated fats and fatty diet:- it worsen the inflammation in the body and hence triggering the systematic symptoms

  2. Mental stress :- conditions like depression is proven to actually trigger physical symptoms

  3. Exercise :- obesity and low physical health can be another risk factor for easy trigger.

  4. Environmental factors like pollutants and toxins:- this can trigger autoimmune reaction as secondary to another diseases

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