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Autoimmune disease
Auto immune Hepatitis
Cariadjw · 11/11/2017 00:05
Hi all ...have recently started blogging about my life with Breast Cancer & daughter with AIH be fab if you could follow and have a read :)))
Doing #50 things in my 50th year 💋 Thank you x
aroadlesstraveledlifeinfastlanewithbreastcancer.wordpress.com/
suepowell · 25/11/2017 17:52
By autoimmune hepatitis, do you mean, your immune system becoming hyperactive and it affects liver? If so, turning to complete alkaline diet devoid of oil and taking yogurt would help I think :)
Cariadjw · 25/11/2017 19:37
Different things work for different people . I wish it could be diet controlled.. . this is medication controlled has to be due to daughter being so poorly .. under top liver consultant in U.K. if not taken liver will fail very quickly :( x
AuldHeathen · 26/11/2017 20:30
Yeah, l’ve got something like AIH too. It does take a bit more than eating more yoghurt. 
Oral steroids and immunosuppressants are the standard treatment - as with most autoimmune conditions. Usually medication for life, or until a liver transplant becomes necessary. It’s a shit diagnosis especially because nobody’s heard of it, then people keep offering unsolicited advice. 
Having it as a child/teenager is a really shit gig. Mine didn’t happen till l was in my 30s which was difficult enough. OP, l hope you’re all okay. suepowell, if you want to know more there’s loads of info on the interweb. My particular variant gets much less mention though as it’s rarer. 
Juanflewover · 07/01/2018 19:22
Hi OP, I have AIH, was diagnosed when I was 19. Have had a read of some of your blog posts and sent it to my mom - I think a lot of the stuff will resonate with her. Hope you're all having a good new year.
I'm with AuldHeathen and will stick to the 'roids and immunosuppressants rather than the yoghurt 
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