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Chronic Illness #TopicOfTheDay - OBESITY -

🌍 More than 200,000 people live with #lupus in Europe. 🚨 Some #SLE patients have physical disabilities due to the impact of symptoms like fatigue, joint pain, & organ involvement, that could make daily life and work challenging. #WorldDisabilityDay #IDPWD

ABOUT CROHN'S DISEASE & ULCERATIVE COLITIS #Crohns Disease & Ulcerative #Colitis are the two main forms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and are not to be confused with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). For example, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) does not produce the destructive inflammation found in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Although both share some similar symptoms they are very different illnesses - please be mindful of this and sensitive in your approach when sharing your experiences with others. Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) = Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis 👍 Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) = Something else 🙈 Irritable Bowel Disease = Doesn't exist 🙃 💜 @GetYourBellyOut 💜 #GetYourBellyOut provides support, education and advocacy to a global community of people affected by Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis (collectively known as Inflammatory Bowel Disease or IBD) 🥰🤗 👉 #CrohnsDisease causes inflammation of the digestive system or gut. Crohn’s Disease can affect any part of the gut, though the most common area affected is the end of the ileum (the last part of the small intestine), or the colon. The areas of inflammation are often patchy with sections of normal gut in between. A patch of inflammation may be small, only a few centimetres, or extend quite a distance along part of the gut. As well as affecting the lining of the bowel, Crohn’s may also go deeper into the bowel wall. 👉 #UlcerativeColitis causes inflammation and ulceration of the inner lining of the rectum and colon (the large bowel). In Ulcerative Colitis, ulcers develop on the surface of the lining and these may bleed and produce mucus. The inflammation usually begins in the rectum and lower colon, but it may affect the entire colon. If Ulcerative Colitis only affects the rectum, it's called proctitis, while if it affects the whole colon it may be called total colitis or pancolitis. ⭐️ Crohn’s Disease & Ulcerative Colitis are chronic illnesses. This means it's ongoing and life-long, although you may have periods of good health (remission), as well as times when symptoms are more active (relapses or flare-ups). 🙃 IBD can also affect other areas of the body not only the digestive system - these are referred to as 'extraintestinal manifestations' (such as the eyes, joints or skin etc) ❤️ You can help us and others living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease by sharing this post to raise awareness and consider making a donation via our website. Thank you!

Some critics have cartooned #MECFS as alternate science. Did you know that there have been more than 6,000 papers on ME/CFS published in peer reviewed journals and that one current and one previous member of the OMF Scientific Advisory Board are Nobel laureates? #MEAwarenessHour

A little Monday joy from @theAleppoCatmen

*TRIGGER WARNING* Last night, Action for ME CEO Sonya spoke to BBC News Scotland’s The Nine programme about the impact of ME and the need to accelerate research. Sonya appears from 10 minutes in, watch here: bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…

So true.

El lupus es una enfermedad autoinmunitaria crónica y compleja. Los síntomas más comunes son cansancio extremo, erupción malar, inflamación de las articulaciones y fiebre sin causa aparente. Obtenga más información: bit.ly/lupusespanol #LupusEnEspañol

Chronic Illness #TermOfTheDay - COGNITIVE HEALTH - Source: nationalmssociety.org/managi…

The relationship between autoimmune disorders and intracranial aneurysms in East Asian and European populations: a bidirectional and multivariable two-sample Mendelian randomization study buff.ly/3WmU9qN

Can you imagine having a disease where there is no treatment, no hope, little help and tons of misunderstanding? That's the reality of #ME #MECFS #autoimmunedisease

Being diagnosed with #PsoriaticArthritis can be confusing and worrying. For someone who has just been diagnosed, it may raise a lot of questions about the condition. Do you have any advice you can share? Drop your tips below.

The injustice in terms of money spent on #pwME as well as autoimmune disease in general is appalling. We need change. We need people to care. #MECFS #DecodeME