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Mycoplasma Infection Link To Autoimmune Diseases

ToddZ

By ToddZ
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ToddZ Newbie
ToddZ
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Celiac and other autoimmune diseases like Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Sj

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Fiddle-Faddle Community Regular
Fiddle-Faddle
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Interesting.

Do you think that this is only related to non-celiac gluten intolerance (like Lyme would be), or do you think this is a potential cause with possible treatment/cure for celiac?

Mtndog Collaborator
Mtndog
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Todd- Please explain. As someone who has mycoplasma (bacterial) I'd like to know more!

littlelymie19 Rookie
littlelymie19
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I have mycoplasma AND lyme...and I do believe that this is correct. I think my mycoplasma makes me even sicker than the lyme does. I don't think people give mycoplasma enough credit! It's a doozy of an infection.

I'd like to see information on how you'd go about treating a mycoplasma infection. I've been on cordyceps for months now which is supposed to help, but I'm wondering if anyone knows of a specific herb or protocol that specifically addresses it.

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Mother of Jibril
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I have autoimmune hypothyroidism... how do you know if you have a mycoplasma infection?? :huh:

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Rachel--24
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I have autoimmune hypothyroidism... how do you know if you have a mycoplasma infection?? :huh:

This page has some info. on mycoplasma testing...

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Its a common infection found in certain conditions in which the immune system is compromised.....its a common co-infection of Lyme.

ShayFL Enthusiast
ShayFL
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There is a Dr. Brown who has been successful treating mycoplasma infection with an Abx called Minocin. A lot of doctors support this treatment. Google it.

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Mtndog Collaborator
Mtndog
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There is a Dr. Brown who has been successful treating mycoplasma infection with an Abx called Minocin. A lot of doctors support this treatment. Google it.

That's what my doctor is using to treat mine.

ShayFL Enthusiast
ShayFL
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Is it helping you Beverly?

Mtndog Collaborator
Mtndog
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It is helping slowly but surely!

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ShayFL
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This is an interesting article:

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Mtndog Collaborator
Mtndog
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Thanks Shay!

ToddZ Newbie
ToddZ
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Todd- Please explain. As someone who has mycoplasma (bacterial) I'd like to know more!

Here's some links on the topic. I need to get tested myself for this.

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Another very good comprehensive link:

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I certainly will not be surprised if I have this bugger!!!

ToddZ Newbie
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Interesting.

Do you think that this is only related to non-celiac gluten intolerance (like Lyme would be), or do you think this is a potential cause with possible treatment/cure for celiac?

I'm not entirely sure about that but it wouldn't hurt to get tested for it and treated if found. According to Dr. Nicholson, if you are infected with one or various species of mycoplasma you run the risk of auto-immune disorders among other things. The list of disorders encompassing this bug is very disturbing. List can be found here: Open Original Shared Link

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Its a common infection found in certain conditions in which the immune system is compromised.....its a common co-infection of Lyme.

Rachel, or anyone else: Do any of you know anything about mycoplasma infection diagnosed alone, i.e., not apparently a co-infection?

In the 90's (of course I will admit I was symptomatic of celiac then without knowing it) I became really ill with massive fevers and chills, cold clammy sweats and total exhaustion. After a visit to the emergency room at the urging of an R.N. I was treated by an infectious disease specialist and told it was a mycoplasma infection (don't know which type, didn't know then there were more than one). Besides massive doses of iboprofen and tylenol I was given a course of an unremembered antibiotic for four weeks only. It did seem to go away and I have never had a recurrence of those symptoms. Then two months ago my massage therapist gave me an article about the connection between mycoplasma and AIDS, Gulf War Syndrome, CFS, Crohn's and "various arthritides". The article said mycoplasmas can change the normal functioning of an invaded cell and that they can even cause RNA and DNA mututation of the host cells, linking them to cancer for this reason and that once inside a white blood cell, mycoplasmas can travel throughout the body and even cross the blood/brain barrier and into the central nervous system and spinal fluid. It also stated that due to its ability to either activate or suppress the immune system, it is now being considered one of the culprits of many autoimmune diseases. I found it very interesting.

I have not gone online to check the link, but it was printed from Open Original Shared Link

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